Rice Architecture Tête-à-Tête

An interview with Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, and Ahmed Belkhodja. Fala Atelier, their architecture practice based in Porto, Portugal, utilizes playful graphics to develop and represent the joy and lightness embodied by their work. Fala Atelier is the winner of the 2019 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Award.

An interview with Brittany Utting and Daniel Jacobs of HOME-OFFICE. In this episode, Brittany and Daniel discuss their latest projects and how architecture overlays with labor, ecology, and the politics of collectivity.

An interview with artists and architects Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Minneapolis-based creative practice Dream the Combine. In this episode, Jennifer and Tom discuss the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration and share their thoughts on the need for change within the architectural discipline.

An interview with Deborah Berke, founder of the New York-based firm Deborah Berke Partners and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. In this episode, she discusses the active role that listening can take in the pursuit of an equitable and iterative design process.

An interview with Carlos Jiménez, Rice Architecture Professor and founder of Carlos Jiménez Studio. In this episode, he discusses the temporal nature of architecture, the process of constructing images, and the importance of valuing local contexts.

An interview with Helen Leung and Elizabeth Timme of LA-Más, an urban design non-profit organization known for its multidisciplinary and contextual approach to engagement, public policy, and design. Helen and Elizabeth discuss how they've adapted their practice in response to COVID-19, potential solutions to the affordable housing crisis in LA, and how they work to actively include the voices of community members.

For those who could not attend in person, please enjoy this recording of Kristian Koreman’s lecture titled, “City of Permanent Temporality.” Koreman is the founding director of ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles), a multidisciplinary firm practicing in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design. The lecture was given on October 3, 2019 as part of the Fall 2019 Lecture Series presented by Rice Architecture and Rice Design Alliance.

The Tête-à-Tête team will be taking a break from producing additional episodes this season. We look forward to sharing future episodes with you in the fall featuring conversations with Frank Barkow of Barkow Leibinger, 2020 RDA Spotlight Winner Fala Atelier, and more!

An interview with Rob Rogers, FAIA, founding partner of ROGERS PARTNERS Architects + Urban Designers and a Rice School of Architecture alum. The second installment of this two-part alum spotlight mini series focuses on Rogers’ work on campus and his experiences as a Rice student.

An interview with Rob Rogers, FAIA, founding partner of ROGERS PARTNERS Architects + Urban Designers and a Rice School of Architecture alum. The first installment of this two-part alum spotlight series focuses on Rogers’ work in the public realm.

An interview with Jeannette Kuo, co-founding partner of Zurich-based Karamuk Kuo Architects and Assistant Professor-in-Practice of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design. The conversation focuses on Kuo’s interest in a pedagogy-praxis model and her time spent on campus during the pre-design process for Rice Architecture’s Cannady Hall.