Talking Architecture & Design
Now celebrating its 8th year (Season 9), Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals. Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.
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Episode 180: Jan Kwak, MD of Hatch on how sustainability, housing affordability and mining are connected
Jan Kwak is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch.com, an award-
winning multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development projects in the metals, energy and infrastructure industries.
Jan oversees an estimated 1000 staff on more than 200 projects, and has managed every aspect of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of large-scale mines over 25 years.
Jan has been a vocal advocate for building sustainable communities around mines. He explains how building such communities can improve the quality of life of mine workers and their families, as well as provide long-term economic benefits to the local area.