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Ben Uyeda
Hosted by Ben Uyeda · EN
The Ben Uyeda show is weekly podcast where Ben shares his unique wisdom and insight surrounding a variety of topics. Ben Uyeda is an architect, designer, and founder of HomeMade Modern, a YouTube channel sharing modern simple DIY designs to 1.6 million+ subscribers. Ben Uyeda stepped away from the award-winning architecture firm he co-founded, as well as an Ivy League teaching position, to develop media companies that deliver affordable designs to the masses. In this podcast, Ben will share experiments, thoughts, ideas, and techniques he learns and collects through making and designing. Please leave your questions and comments below, and they will be complied into topic discussion for future episodes!
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Who are my FAVORITE designers? | Enzo Mari
Jul 22, 202300:32:25Tap to summarizeThis is the first episode in a series where I discuss my personal favorite designers. What is so unique and unusual about Enzo Mari is that his work is not incredibly remarkable or clever. What influenced me so greatly was his career as a whole and the ideals that drove his publishing methods. When I learned about Enzo Mari as an undergrad I was astonished by how basic his work was. It was his broader ideas about distribution that greatly influenced the way I approach sharing my own DIY designs with the masses. While I do not share most of his values, the structure of HomeMade Modern benefits directly from this legendary designer; in that, like me, he designed for people who couldn’t afford to hire him directly. Expect to learn about my underlying philosophies about craftsmanship and distribution, and how you can adapt and apply elements of this counterintuitive approach to improve your creativity and publishing methods and reach more people. Links to books discussed in this episode:Hammer and Nail: Making and assembling furniture designs inspired by Enzo Mari - Erik Eje Almqvisthttps://a.co/d/97ViXQrAutoprogettazione - Enzo Marihttps://a.co/d/9UGPgb1DIY and Build videos are on Ben's main channel HomeMade Modernhttps://www.youtube.com/user/HomeMadeModernHome Building projects are on the Modern Home Project https://www.youtube.com/@TheModernHomeProjectfollow Ben on instagram for project updates: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminuyeda/?hl=en
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Is Architecture School worth it? | BEN UYEDA Q and A
Jul 12, 202300:55:19Tap to summarizeThis week Ben discusses what he has learned from his experience attending Architecture School and if it is worth it these days. With such a complex question, context matters. Ben also discusses the topics of artificial intelligence, the architecture job market, developing technical acumen, design software, as well as how to adapt and apply the skills one learns in university to other interests and careers, for example, the power of presenting your ideas and receiving criticism. Please comment down below with questions surrounding any topic you would like Ben to discuss. We will archive the most interesting questions and answer them weekly!
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I was HOMESCHOOLED what was it like?
Jul 12, 202301:30:13Tap to summarizeWhat was it like being Home Schooled? In this episode Ben talks about his experiences as a home schooled kid from kindergarten to 11th grade. Ben talks about the challenges home schooled kids face when trying to get into college and socializing with peers.
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