Laura Marion, founder of Flight Architecture, joins the show to talk about how architects should respond to their natural environment and the responsibilities they have to the needs of the people who inhabit their designs. She talks about the lineage of architects in her family, how they influenced her design philosophy, and how she plans to practice architecture moving forward. She also explores the concept of “love” within her creative process, both for the natural world as well as architecture.

After the credits they discuss the shared challenges of starting a firm, gathering clients, and balancing the realities of being a working architect with the desire to create meaningful design, as well as the shared desire for more collaboration between different firms and architects.

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Josh Oqueli, founder of Bonsai Design Build, joins the show to talk about growing up in LA, his time in the Marine Corp, his career switch from engineering to architecture, his pursuit of becoming an architect as developer, the challenges of starting a new firm, and his passion for delivering good, affordable architecture to more people.

After the credits they talk about how Architect-ing started, the dreams and challenges of development work, and then geek out on Passive House design and building performance.

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Dana Crawford, the powerful development force behind Union Station, Larimer Square and many other Colorado landmarks, joins the show to talk about her childhood growing up on Kanopolis Lake in the middle of Kansas to gaining a full ride scholarship to Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She talks about her early days in the oil-booming-times of Denver and the drive that pushed her to purchase a “skid-row” block of LoDo when she had four children under eight years old. Dana shares about her newest pursuits in Idaho Springs and Trinidad, Colorado and gives advice to aspiring developers.

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Christian Butler, founder of Studio Limited, joins the show to talk about his exposure to building and architecture through Habitat For Humanity, his graduate school experience at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, and his entrepreneurial journey as an architect/developer/builder in Denver. Christian is a wealth of knowledge and an inspiration to those of us curious about practicing architecture outside of a traditional model. 

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Kevin Hirth, director of KEVIN HIRTH Co. & Assistant Professor at UC Denver CAP, joins this live show recorded at CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning to talk about his architectural education at University of Virginia and Harvard Graduate School of Design, a few of his foundational mentors, and his appreciation and embrace of drawing as a representational form.

In our live Q&A Kevin responds to questions regarding staying focused, his early interest in physical making, engaging in architectural history and theory, and what’s on the horizon for his practice and pedagogy.

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Michael M. Moore, Founder of Tres Birds, joins the show to talk about his unique design-build model and creative interests. We cover topics that include his path to Denver and architecture via Crested Butte and UC Berkley, in addition to enlightening conversations on energy flow in cities, mass timber, creativity driven by moon cycles, and his incredibly interesting thesis centered on Peter Zumthor and regionalism. Michael and his team are doing brilliant work in Colorado so please enjoy this peak into his creative genius.

After the credits we talk about how to design without site or program, raising kids as an architect, making the most of life, and living life guided with Astrology. To learn more about these astrological principals, check out his wife, Stacey Chamberlain’s, website https://www.aquariusrisingastrology.com/.

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Mike Blea and Breton Lujan, co-founders of Raw Creative, join the show to talk about their shared Colorado upbringings and their initial disinterest in architecture before finally “drinking the Kool-Aid” and diving in to found their design and fabrication firm. They talk about the early days of Raw, which started at CU Denver and the Colorado Building Workshop, and the moments they have since learned and grown from.

After the credits we talk more about our shared struggle with “imposter syndrome”, a secret Aspen house, and how to deal with the feeling of being addicted to stress.

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Stacy Passmore and Diane Lipovsky, co-founders of Superbloom, join the show to talk about their relatively new Landscape Architecture firm. We dive into their varied backgrounds living and working in locations such as Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Vancouver, Telluride, Ghana and Nigeria before both attending Harvard (a decade apart). Stacy and Diane met at Civitas and after a fortuitous camping trip, Superbloom was formed in 2021.

We talk about running a firm as a partnership, hiring employees, winning projects, and building community. After the credits they flip the table and ask Adam questions about his influences, they talk about their favorite Architect-ing episodes, and their experiences reviewing architecture students.

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Bob Binder, Principal and Denver Studio Director at DLR Group, joins the show to talk about growing up in Colorado, encountering architecture at an early age, studying at Montana State University and working summers in the oil fields. Bob has sat at every seat in DLR, starting as an intern and progressing to Studio Director. We talk about the benefits (and shortcomings) of a large firm, and his goals and desires for the future.

After the credits we talk Broncos football (at the time of this interview we thought Aaron Rodgers might be the next quarterback, but we are now both happy with landing Russel Wilson) and work life balance within the profession.

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Adam Harding, @rothsheppardarchitects, Joseph Montalbano, @studiotrope, Nicole Nathan, @jnsarchitecture, and Rebecca Stone, @ozarchitecture, join the show for a live interview at the School of Environmental Design at University of Colorado Boulder. Each panelist presents a project from their academic past, a few recent professional projects, and discuss the journey in between. See all the slides from their presentations on our website: www.architect-ing.com.

They talk about the importance of establishing a strong project concept, strategies for clear communication, and preparing for job interviews. Afterwards, they take some written-in and audience Q&A from the CU EVD students.

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