Peter Blank, co-founding partner of milehimodern, joins the show to share why he is not a normal real estate broker. He talks about the genesis of his passion for design growing up in Brazil, his circuitous journey to mid-century architecture and founding milehimodern, his experiences working with some of the best designers in Colorado (I ask him who his favorite Colorado architect is, listen for his answer), his hatred of barn doors and his projections for the future of Denver architecture. With his close relationship to residential clients and design trends, Peter occupies a unique role within the design process and shares his insights into the role of an architect and the possibilities of architecture.

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Marc Swackhamer, the Chair of Architecture at the University of Colorado Denver and co-founder of HouMinn Practice joins the show to discuss discovering architecture at the University of Cincinnati and setting up a thesis at Rice that would plague/challenge him the rest of his career. We talk about issues of inclusion and equity within the profession and academia, winning the national search to be the Architecture Chair at CU Denver, explorations with his partner Blair Satterfield at HouMinn and LoDo Labs, and experiments that borrow strategies from nature to produce unexpected results like a Nursepod that can repopulate forests after fires.

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Christy Headlee, founder of Be.Studio and Be.Women, joins the show to talk about starting her firm and social platform during the pandemic, her beginnings in small town Kansas, discovering design at the University of Nebraska, developing her skills at Oz and Gensler and working to better combine family and children with the professional design environment.

After the credits we swap advice about starting a firm and Christy talks about the future of Be.Women.

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John Rowland and Sarah Broughton, founders of Rowland+Broughton Architecture, share their experiences running their Aspen/Denver based firm. They talk about their education at CU Boulder, working in New York, building a strong design team, engaging with the art and design community and receiving the AIA Colorado Firm of the Year Award.

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Harry Teague, founder of Harry Teague Architects, joins the show to talk about his origins growing up in a family of designer, attending Yale in 1969 during the birth of post modernism, Black Panther trials and burning of the school, developing the architectural fabric of Aspen for the last fifty years and his advice to the next generation of architects.

After the credits we have an extended conversation about his experience jointly designing the first group up building in Denver’s Taxi development with Will Bruder and David Baker.

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In this first live, public recording of Architect-ing during Denver Design Week, Adam is joined by Stephen Dynia of Dynia Architects, Kevin Nguyen of Regular Architecture, and Joana Emhof and Hans Osheim of ArcDen Studio.

This episode, which consists of an introduction by Adam, 5 minute Pecha Kucha-style introductions by each guest, panel discussion and audience Q&A, revolved around this brief: Every company has its beginning. The impetus to go it alone, embracing all the autonomy such a choice brings, is often met with excitement and clarity—as well as an unavoidable dose of trial and tribulation. What does it take to build a business from the ground up? How does a founder balance creative vision with the practicalities of professionalism?

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Paul Andersen, founder of Independent Architecture, joins the show for a long conversation about his top five buildings in Colorado, the meaning of “good” within architecture, his beginnings at UCLA with Greg Lynn, his times teaching at Cornell, Harvard and UIC, how he started his own firm, and his experience co-curating the US Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.

After the credits we have an extended conversation where we swap our best architecture school review stories (he does a spot-on Peter Cook impression). He talks about what community means to him, traveling between Denver and Chicago, and we talk more about the idea of “good”.

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Rob Pyatt and Janna Ferguson, principals at Pyatt Studio, join the show to give a window into the life of their tight knit firm.

Rob had a winding path to find architecture before studying at the University of Colorado and then starting Pyatt Studio. He was one of the early instructors at CU’s Colorado Building Workshop as well as the Executive Director of the Building Collaborative at the Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative (NASHI) and a Board Member of AIA Colorado.

Janna, who began as one of Rob’s students at CU, went on to earn a Masters degree from Portland State and study under Glen Murcutt at the International Master Class. She has stayed with Pyatt Studio her entire career but also works closely with NASHI, AIA Colorado and a number of other organizations.

In this episode we talk about the genesis of their firm and core principals as well as their work and community-based design philosophies with Native American communities.

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Ignacio Correa-Ortiz, Senior Architect and Urban Planner, joins the show to give us the stories of his varied experiences and talk about how he is working to make Denver a more equitable environment.

Ignacio grew up in Columbia but studied in Belgium and then Wisconsin. He worked for firms such as CCY, SOM, HDR, and OZ before joining RTD in 2011. Beyond these offices, Ignacio engages in many community organizations and volunteer roles such as serving as a Planning Board Member for the City of Denver, the Denver Director for AIA Colorado, a Board Member for the Denver Architectural Foundation and the Co-Chair of the American Planning Association EDI Committee. We talk about his personal theory of Regenerativism as well as his current research into Troglodyte Architecture.

After the credits we discuss a recent burglary that occurred in his home and his thoughts on the roles that zoning, social housing and accessory dwelling units can play within the city.

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Adam Harding, principal of Roth Sheppard Architects, joins the show to talk about his uniquely Colorado career and the new path he has been plotting since taking over leadership at Roth Sheppard.

We talk about his art-influenced background through his education at the University of Colorado. Out of school, Adam started at Roth Sheppard and has never left, becoming a principal in 2016. Adam creates goals and relentlessly drives towards them. He was awarded the AIA Colorado and AIA Western Mountain Region Young Architect of the Year Awards in 2015 and the AIA National Young Architect of the Year in 2021. He is heavily involved in creating a better community and giving architects a stronger voice in his multiple roles at AIA Colorado. He navigated the pandemic as the president in 2020.

This episode also includes a bonus segment where we talk about the larger goals Adam has for Roth Sheppard, the office’s Department of Curiosities, and the development of their Denver Rabbit House.

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