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The first episode of the new Design Speaks Weekly podcast has been released today. Produced by Architecture Media and supported by the Australian Institute of Architects, Design Speaks Weekly explores the biggest stories in Australian architecture and design.
Editorial director at Architecture Media Katelin Butler commented, "Design Speaks is a brand that most people in our industry are familiar with as an event series of symposiums and other smaller seminars. We're really overwhelmed with the industry's response to these events […] but we're also very conscious that there are only a select group of people who are actually in the room at any one of those events."
"We've been thinking about ways to bring that content to a wider audience, and one of those ways is through a podcast. Each episode will take a deep dive into a particular theme, but will always be paired with up-to-date news," Butler added.
In the podcast's first episode, host Georgia Birks is joined by Stuart Vokes of Vokes and Peters, and Daniel Burnett of Blok Modular, whose joint project Blok Three Sisters recently claimed the title of Australian House of the Year at the 2025 Houses Awards.
Vokes and Burnett discuss their collaborative journey in modular design and prefabrication, as well as the myriad advantages of this approach, including material and cost control, reduced construction time, and high adaptability. The conversation also delves into how modular design and prefabrication may offer solutions for two of the greatest contemporary challenges: the housing crisis and the climate crisis.
A fresh episode of Design Speaks Weekly will be delivered every Tuesday. You can listen to it on major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts.
