{"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":"Building as an act, not an object | Níall McLaughlin","slug":"building-as-an-act-not-an-object-n-all-mclaughlin","published_at":"2026-04-20T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/building-as-an-act-not-an-object-n-all-mclaughlin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039","url":"https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com/e/building-as-an-act-not-an-object-niall-mclaughlin/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t7yev6ue2434h8un/EP32_NM.mp3","summary":"Níall McLaughlin founded his London-based practice, Níall McLaughlin Architects, in 1990. Over three decades, the studio has developed a reputation for elegant detailing and thoughtful material exploration. This careful, consistent approach shapes a diverse body of work across a wide range of typologies. Underpinning it all is McLaughlin’s belief that building is “an act, not an object.” Following the announcement that Níall McLaughlin Architects has been appointed to design a new Catholic cathedral in Sydney, ArchitectureAu editor Lucia Amies speaks with McLaughlin about his studio’s philosophy, process and evolving approach to architecture. Further Reading Australia’s first new cathedral in over a century planned for Sydneyhttps://architectureau.com/articles/australias-first-new-cathedral-in-over-a-century-planned-for-sydney/ 2026 RIBA Gold Medal won by ‘humble visionary’https://architectureau.com/articles/2026-riba-gold-medal-won-by-humble-visionary/","meta_description":"Níall McLaughlin founded his London-based practice, Níall McLaughlin Architects, in 1990. Over three decades, the studio has developed a reputation for el…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/episodes/building-as-an-act-not-an-object-n-all-mclaughlin/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/building-as-an-act-not-an-object-n-all-mclaughlin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}