Mike speaks with Elizabeth Farrelly, co-curator and moderator of the State Library of NSW’s Talking Architecture series and host of the Substack Make Me a City.

The 2026 series explores architecture, urban design and their impact on cities and communities through lively panel discussions and diverse perspectives.

The 2026 Series includes :
1. Thursday 22 October: The Beauty Thing: is beauty a luxury or a human right? (Dalia Nassar, Isabelle Toland, Nick Hollo, Tim Greer)
2. Thursday 5 November: Architecture as Marketing: Is Style a Dirty Word? (Mark Raggatt, Hannah Tribe, Roy Green, Timothy Alouani-Roby)
3. Thursday 19 November: Drawing the Line: Do Architects Still Draw? Should They? (William Smart, Barbara Flynn, Ed Lippmann, Angelo Candalepas)