Archispeak

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Archispeak episodes

November 16, 2020 #196 – Foot In Mouth Disease
What delightful information comes to light when a project team member — hypothetically — thinks they've hung up from a call, but they actually haven't*?
* not a hypothetical
Links:
Live stream happy hour with the Life of an Architect podcast on Nov 19th, 4:15pm PST (YouTube)
24 min
November 12, 2020 #195 – Wordsmithing the Process
Being that it's Veteran's Day in the USA, we discuss war stories from the trenches... both from Cormac's time serving in the Army and from architectural practice. Oh, and don't forget the off-the-shelf, range-extending missile parts.
Links
Evan's temporary service interruption tweet
Veteran's Day (Wikipedia)
Scud missile (Wikipedia)
Patriot missile (Wikipedia)
Gulf War (Wikipedia)
25 min
November 09, 2020 #194 – Ad Nauseam
We discuss current 2d project delivery challenges and opportunities, how application templates aren't one-size-fits-all, reincorporating lessons learned on projects into standards, and how architects are really damn good at dealing with levels of abstraction.
23 min
November 05, 2020 #193 – Extra Helping of Cheddar
We discuss how brick and mortar-based architecture firms are dealing with the changing landscape of remote work due to COVID-19 and all the nuance that comes along with it. And Cormac breaks the news that Sean Connery died, so we talk about Bond movies, of course.
Links
Sean Connery
James Bond
George Lazenby
The Prisoner
Death Race 2000
Roger Moore
The Car
Duel
19 min
November 02, 2020 #192 – Awards Season
Following the last episode's topic of professional 'conference season,' we transition into the topic of architectural 'awards season' to discuss the positives and also how they could be so much better.
Links
Advancing Computational Building Design Conference
Day 1 agenda including Evan's presentation
TRXL podcast on Gābl Media
25 min
October 29, 2020 #191 – Looking Beyond Property Lines
We discuss the October architectural conference flurry—including one that Evan is speaking at—and recap architect Jeanne Gang's keynote presentation at the 2020 Architectural Record Innovation Conference.
18 min
October 26, 2020 #190 – Understanding The Grimaces
We discuss the new world of communication and physical barriers that many people are adapting to, and many who are not.
21 min
October 22, 2020 #189 – Pull The Motor
We follow-up on Cormac's double-jointed, shadetree mechanic adventure and wax nostalgic on Haynes manuals. And then, somehow, bring it back to architecture.
20 min
October 19, 2020 #188 – We Keep Forgetting That's An Option
We discuss taking ideas from other industries — like auto manufacturing — and applying them to architecture.
24 min
October 16, 2020 #187 – V.E. is Neither
We discuss ways to deal with last-minute changes on projects, which is something that never really happens.
19 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.