In this episode, our host Sally Hsu interviews architect HY Willian Chan who is a registered architect and councillor at the City of Sydney. William discusses his background working as an architect before becoming a councillor and how his architectural knowledge informs his work in the planning, regulatory, and community engagement process. Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Sally Hsu and our guest architect HY Willian Chan, architect and councillor at the City of Sydney. Thank you so much for sharing your stories about how an architecture background can help shape our cities, we can’t wait to see more of your projects in the future. Our sponsor Brickworks also produces architecture podcasts hosted by Tim Ross. You can find ‘The Art of Living’, ‘Architects Abroad, and ‘The Power of Two’, at brickworks.com.au or your favourite podcast platform. If you’d like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app. If you want to know more about what the Australian Institute of Architects is doing to support architects and the community please visit architecture.com.au This is a production by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. The Institute production team was Madelynn Jenkins, and Claudia McCarthy, and the EmAGN production team was Sally Hsu and Daniel Moore. This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.