The Grimshaw Podcast

The new Grimshaw Podcast City Series looks at the future of cities through the eyes of ten city-shapers from across the world. Hosted by Grimshaw Cities Group Lead, Dr Tim Williams, the podcasts have engaging and insightful interviews with architects, city planners, developers and leaders from the creative and cultural sectors such as urban innovator Jonathan Rose (NYC); Sue Lloyd Hurwitz, CEO of one of Australia’s biggest and best developers, Mirvac; Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate, Rob Stokes, Minister for Planning, NSW Government; Wei Yang, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute; Jess Scully, Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney and Lisa Havilah, CEO of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, The Powerhouse who leads the development of two new cultural precincts in Sydney. An impressive and balanced list. 

Tim Williams, prior to joining Grimshaw this year, was formerly Head of Cities for Arup. Between 2011 and 2017 he was CEO of the Committee for Sydney, Australia’s leading urban policy thinktank and capital city business advocacy group. Prior to coming to Australia in 2010 Tim had been special adviser on urban policy and planning to five consecutive UK Ministers and helped to create the Homes and Communities Agency, now Homes England. He advised Lend Lease on the London Olympic Village. He is an independent advisor, for both Cardiff and Canberra, on the future of their cities. He leads Grimshaw's Cities Group providing advice and strategic urban directions for global cities.

Grimshaw was founded by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in 1980 and today operates with studios in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Sydney and Melbourne employing over 650 staff. Grimshaw's international portfolio covers all major sectors and has been honoured with over 200 international design awards. The company's work is characterised by strong conceptual legibility, innovation and a rigorous approach to detailing, all underpinned by the principles of humane, enduring and sustainable design. The practice is dedicated to the deepest level of involvement in the design of its buildings in order to deliver projects which meet the highest possible standards of excellence.