Most Podern Podcast

How to Go From Architecture to Tech: Libo

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Libo is a Data Engineer at Meta. He trained as an architect and worked in a wide variety of roles across different companies. In this conversation, we discuss his move from design into technology, the motivations and challenges in career transitions, and the relationship between a title and one’s identity.


  • 8:45 Transitioning from design into “tech”
  • 12:15 The culture shock of going to WeWork
  • 18:05 Working in a Revit forward design environment
  • 21:08 The newness of BIM
  • 22:05 Data and BIM as a medium of communication
  • 25:30 What was WeWork good at at?
  • 31:10 Labeling oneself as an architect
  • 33:50 Learning from Meta
  • 37:40 Respecting the challenge of a transition
  • 39:10 The three threads of change in the digital/physical environment
  • 43:00 The most modernist version of the future



    • References and Links

    • KPF

    • CAZA

    • WeWork

    • The Shed

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