Building Tradition

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews James C. McCrery, AIA, NCARB of McCrery Architects. Listen in as they discuss church design, enlightened clients, the enduring importance of beauty, and the often-overlooked truths behind building a successful architectural practice.

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Luebke FAIA, Secretary of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. Listen as Luebke explains the meaning behind national monuments, their historical context and the important mission of the U.S Commission of Fine Arts.

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Lenore Winters, of Lenore Winters Studio, an architectural artisan who serves designers, builders and their clients. Listen in as Winters tells the stories behind her artwork and shares advice for students, emerging professionals, craftspeople and building artisans who create beautiful spaces.

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Richard Sammons, of Fairfax and Sammons Architects, one of the most important and accomplished classical design firms in the country.  Listen in as Sammons

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl Elefante, FAIA,  principal emeritus of the award-winning firm Quinn Evans Architects. Listen in as they discuss traditional design, adaptive use, historic preservation, sustainability and practical solutions for the future of our built environment.  

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol. Austin talks about how the historic preservation work he manages helps "inspires future generations," while inspiring him at work every day. 

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA sits down with Nancy Berry, Palladio Awards producer and editor of TRADITIONAL BUILDING. Berry shares her insight about who wins Palladio Awards and why, how the jury deliberates and what makes this national award the most coveted in the traditional building practice. 

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl R. Lounsbury, professor of History at the College of William and Mary, who served as the Senior Architectural Historian for Colonial Williamsburg for over twenty-five years. Listen in as professor Lounsbury discusses his research and his discoveries of American life in the 18th century. 

Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Historic Preservationist Kathryn Brown of Building Conservation Associates. They discuss her work on the U S Capital, the Jefferson Memorial and Harper's Ferry, collaborating with the National Park Service and the stone masons, engineers, and architects who preserve our architectural history.

Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Christina Rae Butler, Dean, Professor of Historic Preservation and the Education Chair at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. They discuss craftsmanship and the building arts and the opportunity to close the skills gap in the construction and historic preservation field.