{"podcast":{"title":"Design Speaks Weekly","slug":"design-speaks-weekly-7434039","podcast_index_feed_id":7434039,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/designspeaksweekly/feed.xml","website_url":"https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21022891/hero-graphic_2048x2048.jpg","author":"Architecture Media","episode_count":50,"summary":"Design Speaks Weekly brings you the biggest stories in Australian architecture and design. Produced by Architecture Media, each episode explores a key theme shaping the built environment, paired with the latest industry news and analysis. As an extension of the Design Speaks event series, this podcast opens up vital conversations to a wider audience, wherever you are.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T18:18:38.036702+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039"},"episode":{"title":"Are cafes the new office? | Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill","slug":"are-cafes-the-new-office-mark-simpson-and-damien-mulvihill","published_at":"2026-06-01T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/are-cafes-the-new-office-mark-simpson-and-damien-mulvihill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039","url":"https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com/e/are-cafes-the-new-office-mark-simpson-and-damien-mulvihill/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e72pm23wru6sw88w/EP38_MS_DM.mp3","summary":"Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill, established their multi-disciplinary practice Design Office in 2008. The studio works across a wide range of project scales and typologies, with designs that seek to challenge and explore the qualities that determine a space for hospitality, a space for work or a space for living. In today’s episode, InteriorsAu editor Cassie Hansen, speaks with Mark and Damien about the unique influence of hospitality design in the workplace. Further reading: The Commons Richmond by Design Officehttps://architectureau.com/articles/the-commons-richmond-by-designoffice/ 2025 Australian Interior Design Awards: Retail Designhttps://architectureau.com/articles/2025-australian-interior-design-awards-retail-design/ Mark Simpson’s advice to the next generation of designers and architectshttps://architectureau.com/articles/mark-simpsons-advice-to-the-next-generation-of-designers-and-architects/ Design Office’s new Melbourne Headquartershttps://architectureau.com/articles/designoffices-new-melbourne-headquarters/ Intimate volume: Higher Groundhttps://architectureau.com/articles/higher-ground/ 2017 Australian Interior Design Awards: Hospitality Designhttps://architectureau.com/articles/2017-australian-interior-design-awards-hospitality-design/ My Catwalkhttps://architectureau.com/articles/my-catwalk/ Nishi display suite interiorhttps://architectureau.com/articles/nishi-display-suite-by-designoffice/","meta_description":"Mark Simpson and Damien Mulvihill, established their multi-disciplinary practice Design Office in 2008. The studio works across a wide range of project sc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1205,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/episodes/are-cafes-the-new-office-mark-simpson-and-damien-mulvihill/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/are-cafes-the-new-office-mark-simpson-and-damien-mulvihill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}