The BD Weekly Podcast

Peter Bishop on London's Great Spaces, temporary spaces and future spaces

RIBA vice president practice Jane Duncan previews this week's conference and talks about the issues facing small practises, aswell as the institute's decision to scrap the fee graph in the latest client's guide.

This week Piers Gough joins the show to give his characteristically outspoken take on the week's big stories.

Glenn Howells is in the studio hot seat, and we speak to David Chipperfield at the opening of his new exhibition.

Ben Derbyshire, MD of HTA, joins the show to talk about what Kevin McCloud's HAB scheme means for the wider industry, and why RIBA should be taking a lead on architectural ethics. Up for discussion in this week's edition, hosted by editor Amanda Baillieu, was a look at the news that Kevin McCloud's HAB has finally got planning permission for a 42-home scheme in Swindon. Will the star dust factor lead to the volume house builders taking a greater interest in green building? Or is it just a grand design gone wrong? Next, as politics enters the Stirling Prize with the £20,000 prize tied up with a donation to Amnesty International, we ask what stance the RIBA should take on ethical issues. And lastly, we talk to American sculpture and designer James Wines about architecture in the age of austerity.

DSDHA's Deborah Saunt joins the show to discuss what's happened to promises that young firms would be involved in the Olympics, and her take on Will Alsop's move to RMJM. Web editor Emily Cadman also reports from the Young Architect of the Year shortlisting party. She hears from Architecture Foundation director and judge Sarah Ichioka on the qualities firms need to make the shortlist.

Deputy leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Daniel Moylan is this week's special guest, speaking about why the Commonwealth Institute redesign deserves the go-ahead, Richard Rogers' resignation and Euston arch. Also this week, BD talks to French architect Anne Lacaton of Lacaton & Vassal, the key note speaker at this week's RIBA's Changing Practices symposium, about how architects should engage with politics and economics.

Stirling Prize nominee Eric Parry joins the show to discuss the future of mega practices and Cabe's 10th anniversary party. Also, reporter Anna Winston investigates London's last remaining Roman amphitheatre underneath the Guild Hall.

Architect David Rosenberg of Velorose joins the show to talk about whether the Carbuncle Cup has gone to a worthy winner and what the future holds for the Lighthouse. Also, we talk to Victoria Thornton, director of Open House, about plans for this year's event.

AHMM's Simon Allford joins the team to discuss Chelsea Barracks and Will Alsop's announcement he is quitting architecture for painting, and reporter Anna Winston learns how cloud computing could affect office design

This week the BD team is joined by Rab Bennetts of Bennetts Associates to discuss design audits, the Stirling shortlist and the decision to reject RSHP's British museum extension.

Architect and developer Roger Zogolovitch joins the discussion on what renegotiation of tender bids means for architects and his memories of HT Cadbury-Brown

This week the BD team is joined by Brian Waters of the ACA to chew the fat over the continuing Commonwealth Institute saga and the recently unveiled 7/7 memorial by Carmody Groake

The BD team talks to Peter Cook about why architecture schools need to show in London, the need for more colour in architecture and the RIBA’s efforts to boost its membership.

This week, a new survey of Robin Hood Gardens' residents challenges demolition, architects' anger after Crossrail boss questions value of good design and to round it all off there's the opening of the Architecture Foundation's new HQ.