Description

Around the globe, architects and designers are reimagining housing with bold, inventive solutions - from sprawling multi use compounds in Indonesia to compact cooperative models in Europe. 

These global experiments offer fresh perspectives on affordability, sustainability and community. But could they work in Australia? In this episode, we explore what local housing can learn from international innovations - and how these ideas might be adapted to fit our unique social and environmental context.

Guests in this episode:

• RealRich Sarjeif - Architect, RAW Architecture (Jakarta)
• Penelope Dean - Professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois Chicago.
• Gerard Reinmuth -  Director, Terroir Architecture; Professor of Practice, School of Architecture, UTS
• Marisa Jahn - Director of Integrated Design, The New School; Collaborating Artist, Carehaus
• Anne Romme -  Associate Professor, Institute of Architecture and Culture, Royal Danish Academy.

Production assistance this week by Rachael Bongiorno and thanks to Anthony’s ABC International Culture By Design program for supplying additional audio.