THE RENEWING CITY

Episode 8 is a fascinating conversation with Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, CEO of one of Australia’s most significant developers Mirvac. She is also Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia and is passionate about sustainability and social inclusion – running her company accordingly. Susan discusses the way in which Mirvac was able to pivot their business operations as a result of the pandemic and how remarkably resilient her team and the wider business was in the face of this unforeseen challenge. She is an advocate for innovation within the real estate sector, and voices her belief that work is what you do, not where you are. Susan and Tim also dissect how people will use their workspaces moving forward and the concept that cities are very much in the process of remaking themselves, with CBDs perhaps reframing to a more mixed use, 24/7 city or even, as some think, a ‘central experience district’. They also touch on the housing affordability crisis of such significance in most cities today. At the same time this episode launches, one of Mirvac’s buildings, Olderfleet, designed by Grimshaw, has been selected as the winner of the Office – Completed Buildings category at the World Architecture Festival 2021 Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.