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- Bonus BS: AM vs EV
In this free-wheeling and sciency bonus episode, Brian and Sam imagine the Great Chicago Potato Massacre, revisit some fifth-grade physics lessons about radio waves, debate some recent controversy regarding electric vehicles, and offer some new features for automotive designers to consider.
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
48 min - 05. Corporate Landscapes: Where Architecture Meets the Automobile
What do cars have to do with buildings? In Part 02 of this double episode, Brian focuses in on the General Motors Tech Center to see how the architect's team solved construction and design problems with an unlikely alliance - collaboration with General Motor’s automotive engineers. These innovations would go on to literally change the face of architecture, and are still used today!
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
33 min - 04. Corporate Landscapes: Branching Out
In Part 01 of this double episode, Brian digs into the origins of the corporate campus and how it impacts the architecture of business today. Find out why businesses started to leave the city for greener pastures.
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
40 min - 03. Blame It on the Rain
Sam goes solo to explore the surprising origins and advancements of the raincoat.
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
38 min - 02. Molding the Modern World
Listen in as Sam details the artistry and elegance of Jell-O molds, and Brian unravels the history and significance of the plastic lawn chair.
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
44 min - 01. What's White and Red All Over?
In our first episode, Brian explores the gruesome origin story of barber poles, along with the intertangling history of barber surgeons. And Sam dives into the history of a similarly striped sweet: candy canes.
Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.
Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @FormingFunctionPodcast and visit our website to suggest a topic at FormingFunctionPodcast.com.
Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.
32 min - Introducing: Forming Function
Join Brian and Sam as they explore the impact of design on everyday lives.
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About Forming Function
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A design podcast for everyone. Join Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown as they explore the stories of how design impacts our everyday lives.