Archispeak

By Evan Troxel & Cormac PhalenBusiness Technology Arts Careers Design

Archispeak episodes

March 15, 2021 #216 – The Two Things Architects Hate
We discuss some comments that have been made about Evan moving to a new job and how some of the fundamental problems in our industry aren't attractive but still need to be solved.
44 min
March 11, 2021 #215 – A Forced Release
In this episode Evan and Cormac discuss a bit of nostalgia and how it can shape the future of our workplace.
27 min
March 08, 2021 #214 – It Was At A Zoo
We reminisce about the first concerts we attended and link those experiences back to architecture, space, and how they have the ability to affect people.
23 min
March 01, 2021 #213 – Ch-Ch-Changes
Special guest Bob Habian joins Evan and Cormac in this marathon episode to talk about a new venture poised as a fantastic solution for the AEC industry, and reveal Evan's latest news.
Links
TectApp
2 hr
February 25, 2021 #212 – Detail Suppository
We discuss consultant coordination issues, some benefits and trappings of BIM, and raise the question of who is going to get us out of our own purgatory.
23 min
February 22, 2021 #211 – The Way You're Wired
We discuss Evan’s new mountain biking YouTube channel and why having something creative to do that’s non-architectural in your life is important. Everyone go subscribe to the channel and follow along on the adventures!
Links:
Evan’s TRXL MTB YouTube channel
27 min
February 15, 2021 #210 – ‘Architect to Builder‘ with Lance Cayko and Alex Gore
The founders of F9 Productions and the Inside the Firm podcast join Archispeak to talk about their practice in Colorado, transitioning to developer/builders, and their new course to help architects make the transition.
Links
Watch this episode on YouTube
F9 Productions (Lance & Alex's firm website)
Inside the Firm podcast (Lance & Alex's podcast)
Lance and Alex’s Architect to Builder course
1 hr 22 min
February 11, 2021 #209 – ”Changes” ”Happened”
We discuss what happened between the original and actual submittal dates for Cormac's project, how to more successfully communicate design intent with owners in VR versus 2d drawings, and the correct number of design options to show clients.
29 min
February 08, 2021 #208 – Reinventing the Wheel
We compare the size, scope, and purpose of a set of modern drawings to historical examples, how architects are seemingly happy reinventing the wheel, and who is to blame when something goes wrong.
Links
Evan was a guest recently on Context & Clarity LIVE (YouTube), and the topic was How is technology changing the architectural profession?
25 min
February 04, 2021 #207 – I Had A NordicTrack
We discuss the newly released renderings of Amazon's proposed headquarters in Virginia & the resemblance to certain emoji, Tatlin's tower, that we should be paying attention to architects in the middle of the US (not just the coasts), & a McSweeney's article featuring some choice archispeak.
Links
Pile of Poo emoji 💩 (Emojipedia)
Soft ice cream emoji 🍦 (Emojipedia)
NordicTrack (Wikipedia)
Marlon Blackwell Architects
Amazon's next offices in Virginia (MSN)
Tatlin's Tower (Wikipedia)
I AM THE DESIGNER OF THIS RESTAURANT’S OUTDOOR SEATING SPACE, AND THIS IS MY ARTIST’S STATEMENT (McSweeney's Internet Tendency)
22 min

About Archispeak

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Archispeak is one of architecture's longest-running podcasts — 383 episodes of honest, unfiltered conversation about what it's actually like to work in the profession. Since 2012, architects Evan Troxel and Cormac Phalen have been exploring design, career, firm culture, tools, work/life balance, mentoring, generational differences, and job hunting — everything that comes with building a life in architecture.