Podcasts by Talking Cities
Do you live in a city and wonder why it works the way it does? Talking Cities accesses the leaders creating, shaping and improving the cities we call home. Through candid conversation, find out how they are improving our economic, cultural and social epicentres.
Further podcasts by AECOM
Podcast on the topic Reisen und Orte
All episodes
2020: so, what did we learn? from 2020-12-22T05:00
As we wrap up Talking Cities for 2020 we look back and ask; what great lessons can we take into 2021?
To jog our memories and help us plan for next year we look back at the challenge...
Listen
Behind the scenes at the PSIC Awards Night Ceremony from 2020-11-04T18:30
Come behind the scenes at the PSIC Awards Night Ceremony to discover more insights about the competition entries, the judging process and the next steps that will follow this brilliant initiat...
Listen
Listening to Country with Jefa Greenaway and Amanda Healy from 2020-10-22T06:30
Today we have a very special episode with two highly influential Indigenous Australians, Amanda Healy, Executive Officer of Warrikal and Managing Director of Kirrikin, and Jefa Green...
Listen
The making of architecture: evolving through pandemics and infrastructure'boom's from 2020-10-06T05:00
SEQ 2040 with Renaye Peters and Barton Green from 2020-09-22T05:00
The South East Queensland region has it all, stunning beaches, a sensational climate and economic diversification. With a projected population growth to 5.3 million by 2040, how do we keep pac...
Listen
Resilient Cities with Claire Ferres Miles and Michel Masson from 2020-09-08T05:00
We are joined by Michel Masson (CEO of Infrastructure Victoria) and Claire Ferres Miles (CEO Sustainability Victoria) to hear what are the most important focus areas to ensure we are well equi...
Listen
Alex O'Mara discusses the key ingredients for a great public space from 2020-08-25T05:00
Join us for our next episode of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Alex O'Mara, group deputy secretary of Place, Design and Public Spaces at the New South Wales Department of Planning, In...
Listen
Big cities versus regional cities in the'with-COVID'era, who wins? from 2020-08-11T05:00
We hear from Bernadene Voss, Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Trevor Budge, Strategic Development leader at the City of Greater Bendigo on why the COVID-19 pandemic has many talking and t...
Listen
Robyn Dowling discusses the benefits of collaboration in the design of public spaces from 2020-08-04T05:00
Join us for our next episode of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Robyn Dowling, juror for the Public Space Ideas Competition, discuss the the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration...
Listen
Is this the death of cities? from 2020-07-28T05:00
Join Stuart Mosley (CEO of the Victorian Planning Authority) and Distinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti (RMIT, Director of the Urban Futures Group) in conversation with Tim O'Loan (your ho...
Listen
Susan Lloyd Hurwitz discusses the importance of public space and the launch of the Public Space Ideas Competition from 2020-07-23T05:00
Join us for our first episode of Season 5 of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Susan Lloyd Hurwitz, CEO and Managing Director of Mirvac and a juror for the Public Space Ideas Competition...
Listen
Meet the people leading our cities to a brilliant, equitable and resilient future from 2020-07-21T09:00
Join James Rosenwax and Tim O'Loan this season as they cover the Committee for Sydney's Public Space Ideas Competition and examine how our cities will change in the face of the COVID-19 pandem...
Listen
Signing off for 2018 from 2018-11-27T07:00
Who would you like to hear from on Talking Cities in 2019? Who has been your favourite guest over the past four seasons? As we wrap up Season 4 and plan our escape from the city to the beach, ...
Listen
Live from Boomtown. Western Sydney is not just building an economy, its building a society. from 2018-11-20T07:00
Western Sydney is experiencing an unprecedented boom, will there be a bust? Live from the Boomtown conference we explore Australia’s fastest growing economy, Western Sydney...
... Listen
Mayor Lianne Dalziel believes governments are not always the best at leading the way. from 2018-11-13T07:00
If you could redesign your city, where would you start? After a devastating earthquake in 2011 Christchurch had this unique opportunity. Lianne Dalziel became Mayor of Christchurch in 2013 and...
Listen
Anna Chau discusses how she helps take the politics out of infrastructure. from 2018-11-06T07:00
Did you know you make economic decisions daily? Anna Chau, Acting Chief Executive at Infrastructure Australia appreciates that society has unlimited needs but with limited resources they need ...
Listen
The Hon. Rob Stokes wants to start the education system again. from 2018-10-30T07:00
What would you change about your city’s education system? If the Hon. Rob Stokes, MP, NSW Minister for Education had a magic wand he would start again. Hear why on this episode of Talking Citi...
Listen
Roma Agrawal wants design to reflect the whole population. from 2018-10-23T07:00
Did you know 91% of engineers in the United Kingdom are male? Roma Agrawal, associate director at AECOM in London has been using this insight to inspire girls to become engineers. She was rece...
Listen
Julie Mitchell knows technology will radically change transport. from 2018-10-16T07:00
How would you solve a city’s biggest transport challenges with only two days to brainstorm? Julie Mitchell, Deputy Director General for Policy, Planning and Investment for the Department of Tr...
Listen
Zac Jordan believes electric vehicles are the solution to electricity outages. from 2018-10-09T08:00
What would you do without access to water for 100 days? Wellington’s primary water supply lies on a major seismic fault. Zac Jordan, deputy Chief Resilience Officer for Wellington discusses ho...
Listen
Toby Kent&Mike Gillooly don't want us wait for a crisis before we fix our cities. from 2018-10-02T07:00
Did you know that Mexico City only has 5 years of water left or the second highest threat to Melbourne’s GDP is a cyber-attack? Toby Kent and Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officers for Melbo...
Listen
Jason Twill doesn't want governments to sell public land, ever. from 2018-09-25T07:00
Would you live in a micro apartment, give up your car and share a laundry if it meant you were close to work and all a city has to offer? Jason Twill Founder and Director of Urban Apostles dis...
Listen
Sneak Peek, Jason Twill's solution for global nomads. from 2018-09-20T14:00
Coming Soon Jason Twill doesn't want governments to sell public land, ever. Enjoy this sneak peek of season 4 of Talking Cities today. Subscribe now so you do not miss out on upcoming episodes...
Listen
Which episode has been your favourite this season? James discusses his personal highlights and looks ahead to season 4. from 2018-06-05T07:00:36
Closing out Season 3, James shares his highlights from our local and international guests and gives a flavour of what to look out for in Season 4.
Listen
Dr Catherin Bull and James explore subtropical cities, open space and the appeal of a beach in a CBD from 2018-05-29T07:00:42
Whilst in Brisbane James has the pleasure of meeting Dr Catherin Bull, landscape architect and urban design extraordinaire. They discuss designing and planning cities for the long term, Brisba...
Listen
Peter Droege talks about renewable energy, low carbon vs carbon neutrality and the dirty truth about fossil fuels from 2018-05-22T07:00:27
James chats with award winning author, international urban sustainability expert Professor Peter Droege about renewable energy technology advancements and Sydney’s path and its prospects for r...
Listen
Melinda Cilento, CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, explains the three Ps of growth - population, productivity and participation - and their impact on our cities from 2018-05-15T05:00:24
In Melbourne, James and Melinda discuss how Australia's 20% population growth between 2006 and 2016 needs to be balanced with liveability, transport, infrastructure and housing affordability s...
Listen
Guillaume Arth tells us how Best Mile's cloud-based technology platform is optimising the flow of vehicles through cities using modelling and simulation to understand supply and demand from 2018-05-08T05:00:38
While in London, James catches up with Guillaume Arth to discuss how technological improvements and a consumer-oriented approach to services (such as transport) are revolutionising the way we ...
Listen
Kayvan Karimi and Chris Choa, architects and urban designers from London, debate the walkability, wayfinding and experience of organic street networks vs. Cartesian grids from 2018-05-01T05:00:52
Barcelona, London and New York are often singled out as some of our favourite places to live and visit. They share a number of common traits such as being described as a connection of distinct...
Listen
Following an esteemed career as a landscape architect, Saneia Norton now specialises in helping designers articulate their ideas to stakeholders and decision makers from 2018-04-23T05:00:01
This week, James returns to Sydney to meet with Saneia Norton who spent her early career working on public projects for the public good at the NSW Government Architect's Office and now focuses...
Listen
Peter Murray, chairman and co-founder of New London Architecture, talks design excellence, tall buildings and the role of the green belt as London densifies from 2018-04-17T05:00:57
Chairman and co-founder of New London Architecture, Peter Murray, meets with James to discuss new ideas and solutions to the challenges facing London and the built environment, including the n...
Listen
David van der Leer and Stephen Engblom discuss the key issues arising from the hOUR City student ideas competition from 2018-04-10T05:00:06
Talking Cities is in London this week for the hOUR City student design competition, presented by AECOM and Van Alen Institute with 100 Resilient Cities - Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundatio...
Listen
We return with one of London's most influential architects and makers, Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Architects from 2018-04-03T05:00:53
James meets Ken Shuttleworth in London to discuss how collaboration, curiosity and an equal sense of ownership, where every employee is a maker and partner in the business, uses design meritoc...
Listen
Season 2 draws to a close as James discusses some of his personal highlights and hints at what's to come in Season 3! from 2018-02-13T05:00:16
That's a wrap - James discusses the international and local guests we have featured on Season 2 of Talking Cities, then hints at a couple of exciting topics to be covered in Season 3.
Listen
Cities like Auckland shouldn't play catch up, they should be looking to leap frog the competition, according to Auckland design champion Ludo Campbell-Reid from 2018-02-06T05:00:20
Ludo Campbell-Reid discusses the transition of Auckland from a city that was "shut" to a walkable, mixed use waterfront city that emphasises its unique natural attributes, embraces people-focu...
Listen
Dr Tim Moonen from The Business of Cities describes how innovation, collaboration and competition are essential ingredients driving successful cities today from 2018-01-30T05:00:09
We are joined by Dr Tim Moonen, Managing Director of The Business of Cities, to learn how insights and data analysis tools they use can help city leadership, global firms and organisations to ...
Listen
Tom Dallessio, CEO of nextcity.org, shares insights into the importance of storytelling, community engagement and civic leadership from 2018-01-23T05:00:55
Tom Dallessio joins us in Australia to explore how Newcastle, a post-industrial city, is rapidly re-inventing itself to align with the innovation economy and the fourth industrial revolution. ...
Listen
Zoning Vs Strategic planning - New South Wales Planning Supremo, Gary White, says planners need to be bolder from 2018-01-16T05:00:33
Gary White, Chief Planner for New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment leads the team that balances the strategic planning system with broader government goals and community nee...
Listen
REA Group chief economist, Nerida Conisbee discusses the power of data when it comes to the real estate market from 2017-12-19T05:00:24
Property is Australia's number one obsession! What is the special sauce that drives demand and interest in a particular suburb or market? REA Group chief economist, Nerida Conisbee, shares her...
Listen
New infrastructure the answer to the woes of all major cities? Philip Davies talks infrastructure prioritisation from 2017-12-12T05:00:56
A chartered engineer, Philip Davies has worked in the infrastructure sector for over a quarter of a century in the UK and in Australia. His mandate as Chief Executive of Infrastructure Austral...
Listen
Dr Tim Williams adds to the population debate discussing affordability and city governance from 2017-12-05T05:00:37
Dr. Tim Williams is currently CEO of the Committee for Sydney. Before coming to Australia Tim was CEO of the Thames Gateway London Partnership, where he played an important role in attracting ...
Listen
In London we go underground where Simon Bennett&Mark Raiss divulge the secrets of Crossrail including the 3,000 skeletons uncovered. from 2017-11-28T05:00:09
Crossrail is one of the largest infrastructure projects underway in London and you have access to Simon Bennett, Head of Learning Legacy at Crossrail and Mark Raiss, Director of Engineering at...
Listen
Chris Ward transports us to New York to discuss the World Trade Centre redevelopment from 2017-11-21T05:00:17
Chris Ward served in Mayor Bloomberg’s first administration and more recently led the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He is currently Chief Executive of AECOM’s Metro New York busin...
Listen
We meet successful entrepreneur Dick Smith and debate population growth in Australian cities from 2017-11-14T05:00:44
Season two kicks off with a true blue Aussie legend, Dick Smith. After dropping out of tertiary studies he opened a small store, known today as the retail chain Dick Smith Electronics. Recogni...
Listen
That's a wrap... James discloses his season1 highlights and reveals what's in the pipeline for season 2 from 2017-09-26T10:00:47
A brief shout-out from James Rosenwax, the host of Talking Cities to wrap up season 1. In this series James gets to know the people focused on the many challenges facing the world’s rapidly gr...
Listen
Mr Olympics, Bill Hanway, reveals the right way to hosting the world's biggest sporting event and how technology is taking game day to the next level from 2017-09-19T01:00:42
Bill Hanway is arguably the world’s leading sport stadium and precinct planner. Some of his project highlights include the Rio and London Olympic Games and the recently opened Golden 1 Centre,...
Listen
...goes global. Andrew Bui&David De Rosa discusses living in downtown LA, hyperloop and mobility as a service from 2017-09-12T10:00:56
James is in Los Angeles, the home of over a dozen freeways. He discusses movement with two of AECOM’s leading thinkers, Andrew Bui and David De Rosa. An experienced city and transport planner...
Listen
Stephen Engblom on the value of urban analytics and virtual reality for city planners from 2017-09-05T01:00:32
Stephen Engblom leads AECOM’s cities practice and is based in San Francisco. A qualified architect Stephen and his team are dedicated to innovative urban policy and development strategies that...
Listen
Housing affordability and health - Mark Steinert reveals his solution to two of Sydney's biggest issues from 2017-08-29T01:00:05
Mark Steinert has been the CEO of Stockland since 2012, making a switch to property from his previous career in investment banking. Today, Steinert heads a team working on $20 billion of proje...
Listen
David Pitchford lifts the lid on mega project delivery in cities from 2017-08-22T01:00
David Pitchford currently Principal of the Right Pitch Consultancy was until recently Chief Executive of UrbanGrowth NSW. UrbanGrowth NSW’s mandate is to focus on large-scale urban transformat...
Listen
Clare Gardiner-Barnes talks automated vehicles, walkability and metros from 2017-08-17T10:00:42
Clare Gardiner-Barnes is the Deputy Secretary, Freight, Strategy and Planning at Transport for New South Wales. In her current role Clare is focused on delivering a safe and efficient transpo...
Listen
David Borger&Justine Kinch predict the future for Western Sydney, Australia's third largest economy from 2017-08-15T01:00:48
David Borger and Justine Kinch endorse Western Sydney all the way. David is the Western Sydney Director for the Sydney Business Chamber. Prior to this he served as a NSW State Government Mini...
Listen
Ms Lucy Turnbull on being an urbanist and the importance of the female city from 2017-08-08T01:00:36
James interviews Lucy Turnbull, successful Australian businesswoman and philanthropist with a longstanding interest in cities, technological and social innovation. In 2015 she was appointed Ch...
Listen
Meet the people creating, shaping and improving the cities we call home from 2017-07-25T18:02:27
Based in Sydney Australia, James Rosenwax, an unashamed urbanist and passionate place maker gets to know the people who are focused on the many challenges facing the world’s rapidly growing ci...
Listen