What does good design even mean? | Lee Hillam

Lee Hillam is a seasoned design critic. Her experience as a principal of Dunn Hillam, as a reviewer for national publications such as Architecture Australia, and as chair of the State Design Review Panel for the Government Architect NSW has sharpened her eye for what makes a successful architectural outcome.

In this episode, Lee unpacks how we justify a project's merit and explores the tension between subjective and objective evaluation in design.

Further reading

Lee Hillam on how to improve the competition systemhttps://architectureau.com/articles/lee-hillam-on-how-to-improve-the-competition-system/

Green Square Public School and Community Spaces by BVNhttps://architectureau.com/articles/green-square-public-school-and-community-spaces-by-bvn/

Murrin Bridge Preschool Community Hub by CD Studio, Supercontext, GFA2, Fake Industries and University of Technology Sydneyhttps://architectureau.com/articles/murrin-bridge-preschool-community-hub/

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre Sutherlandhttps://architectureau.com/articles/the-pavilion-performing-arts-centre-sutherland/

Music, desert and sky: Cobar Sound Chapelhttps://architectureau.com/articles/cobar-sound-chapel/

Architecture as storytelling: Quay Quarter Laneshttps://architectureau.com/articles/quay-quarter-lanes/

An act of civic pride: Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centrehttps://architectureau.com/articles/gunyama-park-aquatic-and-recreation-centre/

Third-gen city-making: 44A Foveaux Streethttps://architectureau.com/articles/44a-foveaux-street/

The architecture of interdependence: Escarpment Househttps://architectureau.com/articles/escarpment-house/