Architecture Archive Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/architecture-archive An archive of cultures and technologies in architecture. © Architecture Archive d2288843-8d67-5610-8660-de54f231a35c yes Peter Besley en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:38:09 +1000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:48:10 +1000 https://img.transistorcdn.com/5u705DQM3VO4Orn4gG70oODhVOmx-tVinQRmC4-HK6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Nzgz/ODQ4MWVlYTgzN2Y3/ZGEwMWM5YmUxMTM0/OTM3Zi5wbmc.jpg Architecture Archive episodic Architecture Archive An archive of cultures and technologies in architecture. An archive of cultures and technologies in architecture.. Architecture, Design, Materials, Planning, Economics, Politics Peter Besley No No The Australia Institute | ...and the value of Nothing 2 2 The Australia Institute | ...and the value of Nothing full 840ea3c4-edd7-4cf8-ab4d-100719884c7c https://architecturearchive.transistor.fm/episodes/the-australia-institute-by-design In this episode we speak with Matt Grudnoff, a senior economist at The Australia Institute in Canberra. He explains how today's high house prices are not a physical design problem that can be solved by architects, but a problem of wealth concentration caused by tax law. Our discussion unpacks this, and how wealth concentration has affected architecture and urbanism in Australia. We talk about the levers for change and how new legislation on this is imminent. We also discuss a key role for architects in housing, but in a space which is currently getting little focus in the profession.

The Australia Institute

]]> In this episode we speak with Matt Grudnoff, a senior economist at The Australia Institute in Canberra. He explains how today's high house prices are not a physical design problem that can be solved by architects, but a problem of wealth concentration caused by tax law. Our discussion unpacks this, and how wealth concentration has affected architecture and urbanism in Australia. We talk about the levers for change and how new legislation on this is imminent. We also discuss a key role for architects in housing, but in a space which is currently getting little focus in the profession.

The Australia Institute

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:20:47 +1000 Architecture Archive Architecture Archive 2770 In this episode we speak with Matt Grudnoff, a senior economist at The Australia Institute in Canberra. He explains how today's high house prices are not a physical design problem that can be solved by architects, but a problem of wealth concentration caused by tax law. Our discussion unpacks this, and how wealth concentration has affected architecture and urbanism in Australia. We talk about the levers for change and how new legislation on this is imminent. We also discuss a key role for architects in housing, but in a space which is currently getting little focus in the profession.

The Australia Institute

]]> Architecture, Design, Materials, Planning, Economics, Politics No Peter Besley Matt Grudnoff Sean Tran | By Hand 1 1 Sean Tran | By Hand full f8fab82c-e6e6-4d9c-814b-2a7b043a621b https://architecturearchive.transistor.fm/episodes/sean-tran-making-architecture-and-clothes Sean Tran is the founder of his eponymous design studio in Sydney. He is a former architect who over a decade migrated away from buildings toward designing and making garments. The studio has become successful, with its third showing in Paris and distribution of its 11 collections internationally. All items are painstakingly handmade by a small team in the Sydney studio. The evidence of Sean’s architectural leanings are everywhere in his work, from the meticulous drawings to the exploratory and dialectical relationship with materials, and an obsession with craft and detailing. Sean is also an interesting example of creative people in architecture taking their trajectories into their own hands, as well as a timely reminder of the rich contribution that immigrant families make to the life of the city.


Website of the atelier: Shhorn
Instagram: @ateliershhorn

]]> Sean Tran is the founder of his eponymous design studio in Sydney. He is a former architect who over a decade migrated away from buildings toward designing and making garments. The studio has become successful, with its third showing in Paris and distribution of its 11 collections internationally. All items are painstakingly handmade by a small team in the Sydney studio. The evidence of Sean’s architectural leanings are everywhere in his work, from the meticulous drawings to the exploratory and dialectical relationship with materials, and an obsession with craft and detailing. Sean is also an interesting example of creative people in architecture taking their trajectories into their own hands, as well as a timely reminder of the rich contribution that immigrant families make to the life of the city.


Website of the atelier: Shhorn
Instagram: @ateliershhorn

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:58:35 +1000 Peter Besley Peter Besley 3959 Sean Tran is the founder of his eponymous design studio in Sydney. He is a former architect who over a decade migrated away from buildings toward designing and making garments. The studio has become successful, with its third showing in Paris and distribution of its 11 collections internationally. All items are painstakingly handmade by a small team in the Sydney studio. The evidence of Sean’s architectural leanings are everywhere in his work, from the meticulous drawings to the exploratory and dialectical relationship with materials, and an obsession with craft and detailing. Sean is also an interesting example of creative people in architecture taking their trajectories into their own hands, as well as a timely reminder of the rich contribution that immigrant families make to the life of the city.


Website of the atelier: Shhorn
Instagram: @ateliershhorn

]]> Architecture, Fashion, Making No Peter Besley Sean Tran