Detailer

Water, water, everywhere... David meets up with Jude Barber of Collective Architecture in Canary Wharf's Eden Dock to talk about swimmable cities, waterfronts and port histories, publicly owned private spaces, who 'owns' the Clyde and the Thames, rivers gaining 'human rights'...and the 'water of life' - whisky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David meets urbanist, placemaker and strategist Nabil Al-Kinani on his home patch - the 'best place in the world' - the Chalk Hill Estate in Wembley. They talk about histories and narratives, place-naming and the Empire, commemorating and celebrating stories, communities, 'The Authors of the Estate' film, books, the Royal Docks, abolishing interest rates - and the inherent good in people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David sits in a shady corner of the new Queen Elizabeth II garden in Regent's Park with its designer, James Lord of HTA, to discuss its inspiration and sustainable lessons for cities faced with climate change, 'slow gardening', hedgehogs, Jamie Oliver, dyslexia, and Lord's own journey into landscape, a discipline growing in importance in development and urban environments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the third of a series of Salons for furniture firm Sixteen3, David talks to entrepreneur and author Arthur Kay, Natasha Reid of Matter Space Soul and Lauren Davies of Arup about their thoughts on how - and what kinds of - radical changes might be needed to stave off environmental calamity and make the world a better place Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David sits down in a restaurant on the South Bank to chat with Bell Phillips director Jay Morton about her decision to stand as RIBA president, being a 'forever campaigner' knocking on doors with Ed Miliband, banging the drum for city architects and the public to use architects more, whether she would advise her son Wren to go into the profession, Bognor, Butlins, the Bartlett... and how, perhaps, 'quiet lasses get 'nout' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with engineer Sinéad Conneely of Simple Works at UKREiiF in Leeds to talk about personal and professional challenges, being a business owner in tough times, purpose-driven development, being a B-Corp, designing monasteries - and her hopes for the ultimate project: a velodrome Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Deborah Saunt of DSDHA to walk through Somers Town, a hidden corner of London where her practice has stitched back the urban fabric between King's Cross' mega-projects based on play and popular green spaces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murray 4 Mayor. David catches up with Peter Murray to quiz him about his ambitions to be London Mayor in 2028. Why is he doing it? What are his main policies, aside from 'GSD' (Getting Stuff/Shit Done)? How much will it cost? And why does he think London has lost its way? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David chairs a panel on the subject of loneliness at the Sixteen3 Showroom in Clerkenwell London with Alex Lifschutz of Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, Nicola Bacon of Social Life, and James Teatum of Noiascape. How can the built environment help reduce the impacts of this silent killer? Are new models of residential development the way forward? And is the modern world of screens and social media helping, or hindering? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David meets up with founding partner of engineers Heyne Tillett Steel, Mark Tillett, to chat about the journeys both personal and professional in 20 years of practice, the image of the engineer in society, collaboration, cycling, low carbon, high energy, the stresses of being a business leader, a 6/10 optimism rating - and letting kids into the building to smash things up in exchange for sweets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David takes a walk and talk with UKREiiF managing director Nathan Spencer through Westminster and St James' Park to discuss the past, present and future of the show; his humble origins, selling an Xbox to fund a job interview journey; diversity and inclusion; disrupting MIPIM; destination Leeds - and beyond; his ambitions on becoming an inward investment force...and his love of collecting Pokemon cards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with John Nordon, creative director of Igloo, in Cannes in the south of France to celebrate cycling and 'bikepacking' there for MIPIM from Rome, the 20th anniversary of the Club Peloton charity ride from London and the friends and business ventures it has spawned, 'whatever works' and new approaches to development - and the time when Rafael Vinoly nearly torched a university on John's behalf... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David travels to City Island in London to talk to Stevan Tennant, managing director, development, at Ballymore, about getting the ingredients right for regeneration, his hopes for Camley Street in King's Cross, housing, ballet and other cultural magnets - and how his vinyl music collection is perhaps a bit like creating places with authenticity and heart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Place recruitment guru and bundle of energy Tamsyn Curley to discuss architecture, candidates and applicants, the firms and people she admires most, gym workout sessions at dawn six days a week...and her love of all things Ibiza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David travels to a showflat in Clapham Quarter to meet Andrew Whiting of Hût Architects (its designer) and Jamila Saha of Haworth Tompkins to discuss 'Build the Way', an entry-level architecture traineeship providing an alternative and accessible route into the built environment professions that Whiting has helped develop and Saha has enjoyed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David sits down with the Lord Mayor of Westminster Paul Dimoldenberg in his splendid office overlooking Buckingham Palace to talk through his role - 'the best job he has ever had' - balancing apoliticism with his political past and nature, 'homes for votes', gold chains, robes, being the walking mayor and proud father of YouTube sensation Amelia - interviewer extraordinaire from Chicken Shop Date Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of 'Detailer - Live!' to kick off 2026 and the new season, David chairs a 'salon' at Sixteen3's Clerkenwell showroom and chats to author and journalist Emma O'Kelly about Wild Saunas, Jennifer de Vere-Hopkins of Jestico + Whiles about 'Loos, Lobbies and Lifts' and Russell Brown of Hawkins\Brown about creating his own 'Curious Places for Conversation' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David travels to Manchester's Mayfield project to catch up with landscape architect Pete Swift and chew the fat about 'Cyan Lines' and all things blue/green infrastructure, designing stadia including Everton's astonishing new home (even as a Red), keeping tradition and heritage alive, growing up against the background of the Toxteth riots, and the mindfulness that comes from riding his bike... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Xavier Brice, CEO of the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, to discuss his role in creating London's cycle superhighways, road pricing, post-Budget, LTNs, building better cycling provision, the cautionary tale of Paris' experience, trains, trans, getting busy-mind-relief through riding long distance...and crashing into stray badgers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Arthur Kay, co-author of 'Roadkilll - unveiling the true cost of our toxic relationship with cars', to discuss the rise of the motor car, the sleight of hand and environmental problem that is the electric version, the philosophy of the good life, the keys to better-designed cities, horrific statistics on Halloween child deaths - and being a serial entrepreneur on the back of a business built on the waste from coffee beans... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.