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Original Thinkers PodcastFiona DuninThe Architects: Fiona Dunin is the Director of FMD Architects, a renowned Melbourne-based architecture firm known for its innovative and sustainable designs. Merging her interior design and architecture expertise, Fiona brings a holistic approach to her projects, ensuring a seamless and harmonious integration of spaces from the inside out. FMD Architects specialises in crafting residential, commercial, and public spaces that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally responsible. Their collaborative approach and dedication to design excellence have earned them a reputation as one of Australia’s leading architectural practices."I think we have a huge role to play. I...2024-05-2637 min
Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull# 20 3 Award Winning World Architecture Festival ProjectsIn episode 20 of Think Big Podcast, I share three award-winning projects from the World Architecture Festival using persuasive language examples from episode 19. The episode is full of vocabulary to describe buildings, houses, and landscape architecture projects and persuasive language techniques to inspire and convince you to find out more.
In the episode, we discuss:
✨ 3 Award-Winning World Architecture Festival Projects
✨ Why I believe you should find out more about these projects
✨ Real Business English examples for architecture and design that you can use at work or university.
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Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull#8 Why Great Communication is about Connection Not Perfection with Saneia NortonIn Episode 8 of Think Big, I speak to Saneia Norton, landscape architect and host of Dig Beneath Design - a podcast where her along with her guests, share stories and insights about design communication. Saneia Norton believes that clear communication gives designers
⚡REAL POWER ⚡
As a landscape architect, she has often seen great projects fall over before they reach completion because ideas weren't explained clearly or the audience didn't understand the idea.
Saneia helps professionals to prepare for critical project meetings, presentations and reports that really have to hit the mark. Through her work, she hopes to empower designers with langu...2021-08-1252 min
Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull#6 Adopting an Efficiency First Approach to Sustainable Building Design with James GoodletIn today's episode of Think Big, I speak to Australian building designer James Goodlet from Altereco in Melbourne, Australia. I'm currently working with him and his team to design, document and execute the landscape design for two of Altereco's projects, so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take advantage of this and share more with you about what they do.
James founded Altereco Design in 2006 and has grown and led his practice through 12 years of building and design services. In today's episode, I wanted to know from James how he works with the client...2021-07-1547 min
Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull#3 How to Use Storytelling to Connect to Your Clients - Fiona Dunin, FMD ArchitectsIn this episode, I spoke to Australian architect and interior designer Fiona Dunin from FMD Architects about her Melbourne-based practice.
Fiona is an architect who trained initially as an interior designer. She speaks about how this training has helped her and her practice to hone in on the interior details seeing them as just as necessary as the overall design of spaces.
In today's episode, I wanted to know more about how Fiona and her team use storytelling in the design process, as it's something that stood out to me as being important to their...2021-06-1737 min
Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull#2 Why it's Important to Know Your Values & How to Apply Creative, Critical ThinkingKnowing what you value is important as a designer but how can we connect to them? In Episode 2, I mentioned the book - Think Like an Architect by Randy Deutsch and today I'll share 6 important lessons from his book as well as 1 quote of my own to help you think more critically and develop creative and collaborative thinking skills as well as up-levelling your architectural English.
I discuss:
✨ Why it's important to be connected to what you value as a designer
✨ 6 quotes from Think Like an Architect, Randy Deutsch
✨ 1 quote from a famous arch...2021-06-1739 min
Think Big - English for Architects with Tara Cull#1 How to Build Your English Confidence: for Architects and Built Design ProfessionalsWelcome to Think Big - I'm your host, Tara Cull, Neurolanguage coach®, English teacher, and landscape architect. And I'm bringing all these passions and interests together to help people in the built design profession, who speak English as a second language, to build outstanding communication skills, to help them find their voice and to speak up. In the very first episode of the Think Big Podcast, I explain the podcast project that I've been working on for the last few months, who I am and how you can use the podcast to help you as an architecture professional trying t...2021-06-1637 min
Another Architecture PodcastCLT House with Fiona Dunin of FMD ArchitectsIn this episode I talk to Fiona Dunin, founder of the Melbourne based architecture studio, FMD Architects. We talk about her recently completed project CLT House.The project is a reconfiguration of an existing building to create a multigenerational home. It takes its name from the material used for its construction, Cross Laminated Timber, which has been celebrated in this house, for its versatility, being used both as a structural material and as the main interior surface finish.The distinctive feature of the house is the sawtooth profile of the main roof, which creates a...2020-12-1057 min
The Doyenne Interviews02 02 04 - Fiona Dunin | Architecture, Interiors and PlaceIn this episode we chat to Melbourne Architect and Interior Designer Fiona Dunin about her experience and background, and her current role leading her own practice, FMD Architects. We discuss her design thinking, and how she responds to place.2020-08-1729 min
The Doyenne Interviews02 02 04 - Fiona Dunin | Architecture, Interiors and PlaceIn this episode we chat to Melbourne Architect and Interior Designer Fiona Dunin about her experience and background, and her current role leading her own practice, FMD Architects. We discuss her design thinking, and how she responds to place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-1729 min
Talking DesignFiona Dunin, FMD Architects - Talking Design 2018 Ep 18Fiona Dunin graduated in Interior Design at RMIT University before going on to study architecture. Establishing her own practice FMD architects 12 years ago, she takes a holistic approach in her residential projects. Instagram account @fmdarchitectsFacebook Account: @fmdarchitectsFMDWebsite: www.fmdarchitects.com.au2018-10-2618 min