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Archispeak
Hosted by Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen // Gābl Media · EN
What’s it really like to work in architecture? The hosts of Archispeak know, and they’re here to share real-life experiences. Since 2012 architects Evan Troxel and Cormac Phalen have been podcasting their brand of real talk on everything from design, tools, and work/life balance to generational differences, mentoring, job hunting, and more. Probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unique insights have grown their audience and become a weekly ritual for students and seasoned professionals alike. To join the conversation or learn more about the hosts, visit archispeakpodcast.com
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#287 - 42 Degrees North Latitude
Dec 5, 202200:46:48Tap to summarizeSaying goodbye to a house, spaces that evoke memories and emotion, personal experiences of working (and living) remotely, mentoring emerging professionals, and how the architectural profession has been the model for Elon’s recent email to Twitter employees (except for the severance option).LinksElon Musk demands Twitter staff commit to ‘long hours’ or leave: Read the email (CNBC)
Transcribe →#286 - Skyhooks Are Real
Nov 28, 202200:52:29Tap to summarizeWe discuss the different types of architectural degrees offered and why one might pick one type over another (To B.Arch or not to B.Arch? That is the question.) based on an #askarchispeak question from a listener, and Cormac toured the Exchange Tower that’s currently under construction in Detroit. It’s being built… differently. LinksWith Exchange, LIFTbuild Delivering First Top-Down Project in the US Since the '70s
Transcribe →#285 - What the Monterey Design Conference is All About
Nov 21, 202201:14:24Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss Deborah Berke FAIA’s presentation and James Wines’ interview from the 2022 Monterey Design Conference which recently happened at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in California. We get into the adaptive reuse typology as well as environmental art and architecture. LinksMonterey Design Conference (MDC) 2022 websiteAsilomar Conference Grounds by Julia Morgan (Wikipedia)Deborah Berke Partners websiteNXTHVN projectAdaptive Reuse projects and white paperJames Wines SITE websiteBEST Products Company BuildingsGhost Parking LotWhen Art, Architecture and Commerce Collided: The BEST Products Showrooms by SITE (ArchDaily)Listen and Subscribe to Archispeak
Transcribe →#284 - Through the Lens of Others
Nov 14, 202200:46:27Tap to summarizeCormac talks about his recent attendance of a lecture about architectural ornamentation from yesteryear in Detroit while Evan is speaking at the inaugural EntreArchitect Annual Meeting in Austin.LinksWirt C. Rowland (Wikipedia)Corrado Parducci (Wikipedia)Albert KahnThe Life of Albert KahnAlbert Kahn (History of Detroit)Guardian Building (History of Detroit)Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City • By Jeff MorrisonGuardians of Detroit on InstagramMillard Sheets (Wikipedia)
Transcribe →#283 - Injured by Architecture
Nov 7, 202200:26:19Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss various mental, psychological, and physical injuries sustained from architectural (or construction) projects.LinksArchispeak 31 - Architecture Will Kill You
Transcribe →#282 - Realistic Sandwich
Oct 31, 202200:46:43Tap to summarizeThis episode is about communication in our profession. Are you elevating or dumbing down the conversation? Is anybody listening? We also talk about wasting time in “valuable” “meetings”, how when the size of teams grows the lines of communication and complexity grows at a larger rate (Brooks’s Law), and more.LinksBrooks’s Law (Wikipedia)
Transcribe →#281 - Little Glasses of Hindsight
Oct 24, 202200:44:55Tap to summarizeIt’s a “rantiversary”! We have some fresh follow-up on a 2-year-old episode about a Twitter thread on why one individual was sounding the alarms and contemplating leaving the industry — who then did leave — and hasn’t looked back. The conversation then ties into additional follow-up from a more recent topic about accountability for predatory and toxic educational and workplace environments kindled by the SCI-Arc Basecamp “How to be in an Office” panel discussion.LinksArchispeak 186 - Why I’m Likely LeavingArchispeak 260 - How (not) to be in an OfficeMaryanne’s Twitter threads: how it started vs. how it’s goingEvan’s Twitter thread about why talent is leaving the industryListen and Subscribe to Archispeak
Transcribe →#280 - We’re So Apathetic
Oct 17, 202200:34:31Tap to summarizeWe discuss how Evan’s recent talks about the future of the practice were received by two different audiences: architects and CFO’s. One group is much more excited about where we’re going… can you guess which one?LinkLamy Safari fountain pen (Amazon)
Transcribe →#279 - An Indictment of the Built Environment
Oct 3, 202200:52:25Tap to summarizeWe discuss a recent rant by Thomas Heatherwick about boring architecture, emotional responses to the built environment, the fabric of the city, what community is, cool scars, and more.LinksAdd your name to the list at Tect"We're living through an epidemic of boringness" says Thomas HeatherwickListen and Subscribe to Archispeak
Transcribe →#278 - A Lower Rung on the Ladder of Architectural Significance
Sep 26, 202200:43:31Tap to summarizeEvan is delivering a keynote titled ‘Disruptive Technology in Architecture, and You’ at the 2022 AIA Kansas Annual Conference, rural architecture and architects, presentation skills, communication, and more.LinksJohnny America ‘zine websiteAIA Kansas 2022 Annual Conference
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