Episode 221: Amanda York from Grimshaw on design authenticity & designing specifically for place

Episode 221: Amanda York from Grimshaw on design authenticity & designing specifically for place

Author: Architecture & Design September 9, 2024 Duration: 31:50

Amanda York is a highly accomplished Interior Designer with over 20 years’ experience and is currently the Interiors Lead for Grimshaw Architects.  

Amanda has been responsible for delivering a wide variety of award-wining projects throughout Australia including public/cultural, hospitality/hotel, retail, sports, education and workplace.  Most notably she was the Interior Design Lead for Optus Stadium Perth and Marvel Stadium Melbourne where she played a key role in the design of the team facilities, function rooms and hospitality offerings across the general admission and premium product spaces.

Amanda explains how design-related issues, specifically the use of custom add value, design authenticity, and help with designing for place.

This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial proud sponsors of our 2024 Commercial series of podcasts.


For nearly a decade, Talking Architecture & Design has served as a direct line to the conversations shaping Australia's built environment. Born from the country's most popular architecture magazine, this isn't a theoretical discussion held at a distance; it's a practical, industry-focused dialogue. Each episode digs into the real issues-from material innovations and regulatory shifts to the evolving challenges of sustainability and wellbeing-that architects, building designers, and related professionals navigate daily. The strength of this podcast lies in its consistent, digestible format, offering a regular audio briefing on the matters that truly impact practice and projects. By focusing on the business and professional landscape, it provides a unique resource for those who design and construct our surroundings. Tune in for candid insights and straightforward analysis that connects directly to the work happening on the ground.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Talking Architecture & Design
Podcast Episodes
Episode 286: Reviewing 40 Years of Architecture with Ed Lippmann [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:21
Known for his thoughtful, context-driven approach to design, acclaimed Australian architect Ed Lippmann, owner and founder of architectural practice, Lippmann Partnership, has a design portfolio that spans decades of civ…