We turn back the clock – but just a little – for this week’s podcast when we look at the weirdest and wackiest questions asked and problems presented on the Flat Chat Forum in recent months.And we have a long chat with Kathlyn Loseby, President of the NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects as well as COO of Crone Architects.She’ll be talking about the importance of good architecture – and what architects can bring to a building that no other professional can.Listen HereFirst up, though, it’s our cavalcade of chaos starting with a strata manager who won’t let an owner even nominate for election to the committee because the resident has taken a complaint against the owners corp to Fair Trading and NCAT.Then there’s the owner who put a video camera on common property outside his front door without permission. When the owners corp complained, he attached it to a peephole inside his front door – which is still common property.We recently had someone ask if they could post on their notice board pictures from their security camera of people who had buzzed every apartment in the middle of the night until they found the one they were looking for.And there are a lot more example on the podcast, all results of people not knowing how to behave, or not caring.One bunch of people who do tend to care are architects, and we talk to Kathlyn Loseby about why architects are often employed to help get approval for building projects, and then their reputation is used to sell the apartments, but they are cut loose when things get tricky, especially when developers want to cut corners.NSW is about to bring in legislation that means any building over two stories high must be designed by an architect. But Kathlyn gives a compelling case as to why architects should be locked into projects until they are complete.As she says, a problem that costs $1 to fix during the build cost $15 to fix after completion and $45 once people have moved in.And there is only one profession that understands all the elements that go into a whole building – and that’s the architects.Oh, and we ask her for her favourite apartment building in NSW and she choses the 1948 International Modernist No 17 Wylde St (pictured above, featured here). Definitely a stunning example of inspiring architecture.You can hear Kathlyn in conversation with Jimmy and Sue or read the transcript below.Transcript in fullHere is a trancript of the podcast. Broad strokes by a computer, fine lines by an endlessly patient human.Jimmy 00:00It’s that time of year, when you start looking back on the previous year, and obviously a lot of it is to do with; if it isn't Donald Trump, it's COVID. But in strata, we trundle on, doing what we always do. I've been looking back at some of the weird and not very wonderful questions that have been asked on the Flat Chat forum.Sue 00:24That should be interesting.Jimmy 00:26Later on, we're going to talk to Kathlyn Loseby, who is, Sue?Sue 00:30The New South Wales President of the Australian Institute of Architects, and the CEO of Crone Architects.Jimmy 00:38Okay.Sue 00:40She’ll be talking about design and the latest in design of apartments.Jimmy 00:44Okay. I'm Jimmy Thomson.Sue 00:
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Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.
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