Architecture, Design & Photography

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Ellie Alexander, Senior Designer and Art Director at Life Time Creative.

Background: Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, worked his way up from junior designer to CEO of HOK, a global architecture, engineering, and planning firm, where he worked for 50 years. Since 1955, HOK has designed hundreds of major projects including the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in DC, Apple’s first major campus in Cupertino, the George Bush Presidential Library in Texas, Orioles Baseball Park in Baltimore, the expansion of Saarinen's Dulles Airport, the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport, DFW Airport in Dallas and re-imagined Laguardia Airport. A self-taught executive, MacLeamy loved designing a firm just as much as he did designing buildings. He is best known in the design industry as the creator of the “MacLeamy Curve,” which advocates front-loading effort during the design process to catch errors early. A pioneer in leveraging technology to support design quality, he is currently chairman of buildingSMART International, where he pushes tirelessly for the global implementation of building information modeling (BIM). He is also an author. His new book - Designing a World Class Architecture Firm: The People, Stories and Strategies Behind HOK, was just released by Wiley and is now widely available.

Drew Hodges is the founder of Spot Design, in 1987, which was followed by the launch of the full service New York City advertising agency SpotCo, and most recently DrewDesignCo.  Drew has created branding and advertising campaigns that span three decades of theatrical shows and art institutions.  He has helped launch many iconic titles such as “RENT”, “Hamilton” and “Chicago” just to name a few.  We were honored to sit down with Drew to pull back the curtain on his storied career.

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Jeannette Schram, Executive Director for AIA Maine and Jessie Carroll, Associate Principal at Whitten Architects for a conversation around the AIA Maine Design Awards.

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Gabriel Keith Sutton, Furnituremaker, Designer and Craftsman located in Biddeford, ME.   Gabe is a  self-taught furniture maker and designer that hails from a long line of craftsmen. His great grandfather was a gunsmith and furniture maker in Southern Ohio, his grandfather was the head of Industrial Technology at Kent State University, and his father was a cabinetmaker.   Gabe began building furniture in a small shop 19 years ago with a  passion to create unique furniture that lasts for generations. A lot of Gabe's early work and current inspiration comes from the clean lines and elegant proportions of antique Danish furniture and the simple beauty of Japanese architecture. 

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Gabe Reuben, Photographer, Filmmaker and Co-Founder of ROVE Lab.   We discuss how Gabe got his start as a filmmaker and the experience he had working for VICE.  We also talk about is passion for being out in the ocean and how that informs his fine art photography.  

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down our good friend Pascal Molenat, Principal & Chief Marketing Officer at OTJ Architects.  We take a look behind the curtain of a large architecture firm and how they make informed decisions about photographing spaces and choosing the right photographers to work with.  Throughout the interview we ask questions from our Instagram audience.  How is video impacting your marketing efforts?  How should new photographers reach out to an architecture firm?

Our conversation is wide ranging and aimed squarely at architecture photographers interested in growing their skill set and further refining their marketing efforts.   

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Joanna Shaw, Principal Architect at Winkelman Architecture.  

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Heidi Kirn, former Art Director at Maine Home & Design who currently works as a  Commercial Lifestyle & Architectural Photographer.  We discuss her background working in a editorial environment and how that has informed her approach to photography.