Building Tradition

Host Peter H Miller interviews Mac White, partner in the San Antonio Texas firm Michael Imber Architects. Mac is a recipient of TRADITIONAL BUILDING'S Raphael Award 2023 which celebrate the "art of the architect." His winning entry is a hand-drawn mountain house. In this episode, Mac talks about the beauty and importance of hand drawing and watercolor rendering. He says "architecture is about creating beautiful places. To see, interpret and draw something beautiful is a good way to communicate the romance of a project to the client."

Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Elizabeth Graziolo, founder and principal of Yellow House Architects. Trained in open-minded, creative problem solving, Graziolo gives her architecture career mentors much of the credit for her success. In turn, she acts as a mentor to other young designers, especially women who "must work harder, to prove themselves."

Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Bunny Williams who talks about her new book "Life in the Garden", her garden, and her interior design philosophy, developed over a 50-year career. She gives emerging professionals good advice about career advancement and is particularly enthused when discussing her volunteer work with Project Sage, a women services support organization.

Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA tells the story of Master Builder, joiner and millwork craftsman John Hemmings, an African American slave who helped build and maintain Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

What is the building and design industry forecast for the new year? What are the trends driving our business? National Association's economist Danushka Nanayakkara chats with host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA about what to expect in 2024.

What is the building and design industry forecast for the new year? What are the trends driving our business? American Institute of Architect's economist Kermit Baker chats with host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA about what to expect in 2024.

David Heit, AIA,NCARB designs churches, libraries, museums and master plans on the prairies of Topeka Kansas. Listen in host Peter H. Miller chats with Mr. Heit about how churches, universities and public buildings span beyond the current time to embody traditions of the past and to make memories for future generations.

Listen as Host Peter H. Miller chats with practicing architect and professor of Architecture at Notre Dame Duncan Stroik. They cover Stroik's award-winning sacred spaces, his building artisan collaborators and his clients: the priest, the president and the parishioners.

Listen as host Peter H Miller interviews architect Gil Schafer III who completes his trilogy with a new book titled HOME at LAST: ENDURING DESIGN for the NEW AMERICAN HOUSE. Since his last two books, Gil Schafer has become a husband and stepfather which gives him new insight into the "messiness of life" with kids, pets and the pandemic. Mr. Schafer reflects on how his new life influences his work. 

Architect Peter Pennoyer and Historian Anne Walker have written a book about their own work: CITY COUNTRY, a 304 visual feast feauturing 19 of Pennoyer's projects, including 304 photos, drawings and plans. The " City" work includes an Italianate town house in Greenwich Village. "Country" projects include an Arts and Crafts house in Ohio. Listen as host Peter H. Miller chats with Pennoyer, covering his approach to design, from apartment interiors to country estates, and talks about his newest book, CITY COUNTRY published by Vendom Press.