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Light, Cities + Architecture.

Justine Costigan and Antony DiMase

Exploring how the history of design and the built environment shapes our present and future. Join Justine Costigan and Antony DiMase as they dive into the ideas and issues that matter today. From design and architecture to environmental consciousness and storytelling in the media, we cover it all to help you stay informed. Discover the challenges and opportunities in creating a better-designed world by reflecting on the works that have shaped our present. #DesignPodcast #Sustainability

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00:31:16

Season 4: Ep 4: Jane Jacobs and the challenges of...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2025/09/30

In this episode of Light Cities and Architecture, we explore the legacy of urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and her 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.Jacobs’ work challenged the planning ideologies of her time—rejecting top-down zoning, soulless high-rises, and sweeping expressways in favour of cities shaped organically by the people who live in them.Her ideas have influenced generations of urban planners and architects, but do they still have relevance today?

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00:32:09

Art Deco and the Architecture of Shanghai, China.

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2025/06/15

Welcome back to Light Cities and Architecture, where we explore the ideas behind the buildings and people and that shape our built environment.In a change of approach this time, we invite you on a personal journey as Justine Costigan shares her firsthand account of a recent visit to Shanghai — and the city’s remarkable Art Deco legacy.In this episode, Antony steps into the role of interviewer, exploring Justine’s passion for Art Deco architecture, fashion, and furniture. Her love for travel,

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00:33:39

Season 4: Ep 2: Learning from Le Corbusier

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2025/04/07

Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation in Marseille remains one of the most polarising architectural landmarks of the 20th century. A bold experiment in modernist housing, it envisioned a radical new way of urban living, one that was both efficient and communal. While celebrated by many architects for its innovation, it has also faced criticism for disregarding the social and cultural complexities of real cities.In this episode of Light Cities Architecture, writer and editor Justine Costigan and

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00:39:04

Season 4: Ep 1: Ayn Rand and the architect as hero

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2025/02/05

Ayn Rand’s philosophical novel The Fountainhead is one of the most-read and most and quoted books of the 20th century. Dismissed and loved in equal measure, it polarised critics and readers. The Fountainhead expressed Rand’s strong beliefs about the role of the creator, the need for freedom, and the moral imperative of self-interest. One of the few novels dedicated to the profession of architecture, The Fountainhead’s ideas about architects and architecture continue to influence how we think about

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00:30:43

Season 3: Ep 3: NIMBY V YIMBY

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2024/06/23

Join architect Antony DiMase and writer and editor Justine Costigan as they discuss the rise of NIMBYs and YIMBYs and how these groups reflect the growing dissatisfaction with the way our cities are planned. We welcome your feedback, questions and topic suggestions. To get in touch email lightcitiesarchitecture@gmail.com Referenced in this episode: Tom Cowie’s story about the Thornbury

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00:31:32

Season 3: Ep 2 The impact of war on cities

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2024/05/13

Join architect Antony DiMase and writer and editor Justine Costigan as they explore the impact of war on cities and the people who live in them. From current battlegrounds in Gaza and Ukraine to historical conflicts, they discuss what happens to cities when buildings and infrastructure is destroyed, the different approaches to rebuilding, and why we need to be talking about this right now.We welcome your feedback, questions and topic suggestions for discussion.To get in touch

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00:34:04

Season 3: Ep 1 Melbourne's Housing Commission Towers

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2024/04/23

In a new format for Season 3 - Antony is joined by writer Justine Costigan. Together they explore the recent announcement by the State Government to demolish the Housing Commission Towers in Melbourne. Justine and Antony discuss how this announcement goes against the trend of retrofitting projects here and around the globe, the implications for the people living in the towers, and the project's place in the wider housing discussion.We welcome your feedback, questions and topic suggestions for

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00:39:44

The Circular Economy & Office Fit-outs with Andrew Egan

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2023/11/28

"For people with a passion for sustainability there's never been a better time to be alive." - Andre Egan.This podcast our guest is Andrew Egan, who, fascinatingly, operates a commercial asset management company that focuses on circularity. Have you ever thought about the lifespan of office furniture? How many chairs, desks, cubicles and kitchens exist in offices worldwide? And, crucially, how many materials were mined, forged and sewn together to make a single chair, only for modern

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00:49:27

Cities: Power & Public Health with Brendan Gleeson

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2023/09/05

Author, Professor and recently, Poet Brendan Gleeson joins LCA to discuss the gravitational power and development of cities, with a focus on Melbourne. With a background in geography and urban planning, Brendan is interested in the human relationships developed through planning and architecture. He is a member of the Melbourne Centre for Cities within the University of Melbourne and is the author of 14 books, most recently Records of The Loss Property Department of Gardiner Reserve. I am excited to

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01:02:01

Migrant Housing with Mirjana Lozanovska

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2023/06/06

This episode I invite esteemed author and Professor of Architecture Mirjana Lozanovska, a good friend of mine on to the podcast to talk about post-war southern European migrant housing in the 50's and 60's. Mirjana's extensive expertise sheds light on the architectural landscape of Melbourne, particularly the houses in our local neighbourhoods. Migrant housing holds a personal connection for me, as my parents moved to Mildura from Italy after World War II, and Mirjana's research

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00:44:05

Design More to Consume Less with Damien Wright

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2023/03/21

From this episode onwards, we are introducing a new discussion point on which we will invite speakers to contribute - Design More to Consume Less. This topic will introduce and interrogate the concept that design can aid us in reducing how much we consume. Whether that be through well produced items that last a lifetime to scrutinising the supply chain of everything we buy, can design and designers be the authorities on consumption? Can we truly consume less and design more? In this episode we

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01:07:50

Light & Space Movement - Robert Irwin, Helen...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2021/09/21

After a hiatus of 8 months Jackson and Antony are back talking Light, Cities and Architecture. In this episode they talk about The Light and Space movement emanating from California in the 1960’s. Together they discuss the work of Robert Irwin, Helen Pashgian and James Turrell. With obvious links to architecture these artists redefined art in the 20th century to be a sensory experience that broke free of the boundaries of the canvas and became installation pieces in different locations around the

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00:34:55

Beyond Alvar Aalto - The future of natural light...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2021/01/10

In this bonus episode Jackson and Antony depart from Aalto that was discussed in last episode and discuss the role of daylight design in contemporary buildings. We venture into the meaning of architecture, the art of daylighting and the rise of electric lighting to satisfy people’s needs for light and control in spaces. The future of daylight might be less obvious as lighting design and lighting controls give greater certainty to lighting outcomes. But can electric lighting ever give us what

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00:34:10

Alvar Aalto - A master of natural and electric light...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2021/01/03

In this episode Jackson and Antony look at the work of Alvar Aalto. Specifically, we look at his library buildings and the relationship to lighting design and daylight. Aalto’s work spans over 5 decades and each of his library buildings we see an evolution of the way he uses daylight to create spaces. Weexplore the influences of luminaire design on his architecture and howhe created a model of nature and the environment that inspired his interior architecture.

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00:57:00

24-hour cities: Disappearance of the night-time sky.

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2020/08/12

In Episode 5 Antony and Jackson delve into the delights and mysteries of the night time sky and the impact that light pollution is having on our connection to the stars and colours of the sky at night. Since the advent of electric lighting and urbanisation of our cities we have slowly filled our cities with more and more outdoor electric lights. Increasingly we rely on lighting, advertising, technology for entertainment, human connection and storytelling. However, our evolution has for millennia

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00:42:46

New York City's Fight for Light - Urban Planning and...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2020/04/22

In episode 4, we explore the daylight in the urban context of big cities and the backlash that happens when we build tall buildings in closeproximity. The urban realm at ground level is compromised and the effects are felt for generations. New York has progressively tried to provide planning regulations to limit theeffect of daylight at ground level and the storyof New York involves those who wish to see development thrive and those who want to see the public realm retainedas a livablehealthy place

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00:32:48

Christmas Lighting Special

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2019/12/20

Podcast 3 explores the origins of Christmas lighting. There are many interpretations of how the Christmas tradition evolved, and what most of these versions have in common is that Christmas came about as a way of bringing people together during the coldest & darkest days of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In this episode Antony and Jackson discuss how the traditions have been adopted by different communities all over the world, the rivalries between neighbours that play out during this time,

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00:52:14

Richard Kelly, Mies Van de Rohe & Philip Johnson -...

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2019/11/13

Podcast 2 ventures into the birthplace of lighting design. Antony and Jackson discuss three important figures in the history of Lighting Design. Mies Van de Rohe, Philip Johnson and Richard Kelly. With the arrival of glass boxes in the mid 20th Century – lighting faced some new difficulties and challenges. How exactly does one light a glass box reveals the importance of lighting design to solve problems that architects had previously never encountered before. While the work of Mies and Johnson is

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00:47:11

A Brief History of Light in Cities and Architecture

Light, Cities + Architecture. ·

2019/08/25

Hi and welcome to first LC&A podcast presented by Antony DiMase and Jackson Stigwood. In this episode we start at the very beginning and explore the historical relationship between light and architecture. The journey then continues through the introduction of electricity to cities and the commercialization of the incandescent bulb. Moving into the 20th century we discuss various forms of lamp technology and the social impact it has had on cities around the world. We conclude by taking a brief

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