Michel Virlogeux is a structural engineer and bridge specialist whose career spans more than 50 years, including work on the Normandy Bridge and Millau Viaduct.

During a recent visit to New Zealand for the Bridge and Geotechnical Conference 2026, Michel sat down with Peter Nunns, General Manager – Strategy at Te Waihanga, to reflect on his career and how bridge engineering has changed over time.

They discuss what it takes to design infrastructure that is both practical and beautiful, the importance of designing for place, and the capability governments need to be effective infrastructure owners.

In this episode of the ‘Infrastructure for a better future’ podcast series, Professor Jim Hall, Institution of Civil Engineers Past President and chair of the Enabling Better Infrastructure steering group in the UK, speaks to Geoff Cooper, Chief Executive at the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, about some of the long-term trends he’s seeing in infrastructure around the world. The series is produced by Te Waihanga.

In this episode of Infrastructure for a better future, Jessie Lea, Special Advisor – Asset Management at Te Waihanga, speaks to Stacey Marsh, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.

Jessie and Stacey speak about their career journeys into asset management, the challenges and opportunities of asset management in the health sector, and the need to lift hospital investment for an ageing population – one of the priority areas for the decade ahead in the National Infrastructure Plan.