Conscious Design Podcast™

Interview with Ryan Shindler of CoShape on Conscious Architecture


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Today Ian welcomes Ryan Shindler from triARC architecture and design and founder of CoShape. Ryan shares a bit about his background and what brought him to the career of an architect. Ian comments how the methods of building houses have not changed and Ryan explains how many buildings are constructed to fit the budget and not to enhance human experience and feelings. Ryan also talks more about how focusing on human experience would be very beneficial for houses and other structures we live and work in. Ian and Ryan both talk a bit about the impacts of architecture and how it can personally affect the people and Ryan provides a few examples of how housing spaces could be made to be more experience comfortable. Ryan also explains how past cultures did architecture and why people admire buildings from ancient eras. Ryan and Ian talk more about how shopping centers have been capitalizing on changing up small details that make the customers feel a certain way. Ryan concludes the episode by sharing some final thoughts on the topic.

Parts:

  • Guest Intro (0:07)
  • Old Methods Die Hard (2:28)
  • Focus on Experience (11:33)
  • Impact of Architecture (19:08)
  • A Lesson From the Past (22:50)
  • Small Changes Matter (30:00)
  • Final Thoughts (38:14)
  • About Ryan Shindler: Ryan is passionate about elevating the built environment to a layer that inherently supports and improves our lives. With his background in both architecture and research, he takes a multi-scale systems thinking approach in bringing this dream to life. His approach synthesizes building planning, research, design, and construction to foster better outcomes. Quantifying the impact space has on the human experience and applying design strategies grounded in science and research is a huge part of his work. "Let’s choose to ask more from our surroundings." 

    You can find Ryan and CoShape here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-shindler-48b06663/ https://www.coshape.space/


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