Side of Design

You’ve heard the phrase “too many cooks in the kitchen spoils the broth.” Do too many stakeholders in the planning room spoil the design? That depends on how you approach the challenge.

Hosted by: 
Matt Gerstner - BWBR Podcast Host and Producer

Guests:
Stephanie McDaniel - BWBR President, CEO
Nathan Roisen - BWBR Senior Project Planner

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Siberian Summer by Sunny Fruit
DuDa by Ian Post

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The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness each year. And yet, only about half of those who need treatment actually receive it. For this episode of Side of Design, host and BWBR principal Melanie Baumhover sat down with a roundtable of the firm’s behavioral and mental health designers to talk about how design can play a role in combatting the crisis.

Hosted by: 
Melanie Baumhover - BWBR Principal

Guests:
Devan Swiontkowski - BWBR Project Planner
Ellen Konerza - BWBR Senior Project Architect
Jessica Norton - BWBR Senior Interior Designer

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Siberian Summer by Sunny Fruit
DuDa by Ian Post

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Designers bridge very different worlds — creative, technical, and consultative — and there can be an air of mystery about the process and the various roles within it. For the latest episode of Side of Design, we invited some of the BWBR team to clear things up, including Sam Griesgraber, Senior Interior Designer; Craig Peterson, Principal, as well as Design Leader and Director of Design; and Steve Busse, Architect and Design Leader.

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR AV Production

Guests:
Sam Griesgraber - BWBR Senior Interior Designer
Craig Peterson - BWBR Principal, Director of Design, and Design Leader
Steve Busse - BWBR Architect and Design Leader

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Siberian Summer by Sunny Fruit
DuDa by Ian Post

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If you live in an urban area, you may take for granted that you can call emergency services and have someone on the scene within minutes or hop in the car to reach a hospital before a bad situation gets worse. That’s not the case for the tens of millions of Americans who live more than an hour away from the nearest trauma care center. Fortunately, Critical Access Hospitals are there to step into the gap, there to keep care accessible and local, so long-distance transportation isn’t a barrier to care.

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR AV Production

Guests:
Brad Krump - BWBR Principal, Director
Scott Kirchner - BWBR Principal, Leader of Omaha Office

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Interior design has a massive impact on the way we interact with the spaces around us. It involves macro-level factors (like layout) all the way down to the details (like the finish on drawer pulls). 

That’s a lot to take on, and it takes talented, dedicated professionals to make it work.

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR AV Production

Guests:
Lisa Miller - BWBR Senior Interior Designer
Sara Biedenbender - BWBR Interior Designer

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When you think about healthcare, you might think about doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who work tirelessly to save and improve lives. You also might think about all the equipment involved — MRI and Xray machines, CAT scanners, high-tech hospital beds, heart monitors, etc. But what about how it all fits together and flows in space? For this episode of Side of Design, host Jarett Anderson spoke with some of BWBR’s talented healthcare planners to learn about this incredibly important role.

Hosted by: 
Jarett Anderson - BWBR Project Manager

Guests:
Brian Zabloudil - BWBR Principal and Senior Healthcare Planner
Sophia Skemp - BWBR Project Planner
Scott Holmes - BWBR Principal and Senior Healthcare Planner, retired

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Today, we're so excited to recognize the achievements and talent of the recipients of BWBR's second annual equity scholarships. We had the chance to sit down with our recipients for a conversation about their backgrounds, their winning projects, and their vision for the future of architecture and design. It was a fascinating conversation that gives us even more hope for the future of our industry.

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR Podcast Producer

Guests:
Saylee Bhogle - Master of Science in Architecture Student at Illinois Institute of Technology
Nicole Niava - Master of Architecture Student at Yale University

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Interior design and architecture are often described as perfectly blending art, science, and technology. Part of the beauty of that blend is being able to craft spaces that look aesthetically pleasing and yet also have a lot going on behind the scenes, with every element meticulously planned to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. Perhaps nowhere else does that blend matter more than when designing spaces specifically for the science and technology sector. 

Hosted by: 
Jarett Anderson - BWBR Project Manager

Guests:
Chris Fischer - Design Leader
Kat Lauer - Interior Designer

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When you say the word “design” to 100 people, they’ll likely picture 100 different things. Design is deeply subjective and personal. Still, we can get a sense of what design looks like by asking the people who live it every day. For our most recent episode, we sat down with 13 BWBR team members to ask them: How did you know you wanted to be in the design field?

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR Lead AV Producer

Guests:
Chan Scholz - Project Manager
Whitney Martin - Senior Project Architect
Bryan Desma - Construction Administrator
Abbie Zeien - Senior Project Manager
Andrew North, Jr. - Architectural Intern
Amanda Aspenson - Senior Project Manager
Doug Wild - Principal
Sam Griesgraber - Interior Designer II
Tre'mon Collins - Architectural Intern
Miranda McNamar - Interior Designer II
Ross Baker - Job Captain
Rachel Slette - Senior Graphic Designer
Richard Stuerman - Senior Project Manage

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The Dawn of a New Era by Brander

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High-quality design demands a unique blend of art and science — plus a constant, renewable source of inspiration. Without inspiration, the outcomes are rote, derivative, and dull. Put another way, how can you expect to create spaces that inspire without being inspired yourself? For our latest podcast we sat down with a diverse group of employees from BWBR and asked each of them the same question: Where do you find inspiration for your work?

Hosted by: 
Matthew Gerstner - BWBR Lead AV Producer

Guests:
Craig Peterson - BWBR Principal
Daniel Treinen - BWBR Design Leader
Ellen Konerza - BWBR Senior Project Architect
Greg Fenton - BWBR Principal and Director
Jason Nordling - BWBR Principal and Director
Jackie Peck - BWBR Senior Project Manager
Mark Baumhover - BWBR Senior Project Architect
Nathan Roisen - BWBR Project Planner
Laura Flynn - BWBR Design Leader

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Adventure of a Lifetime by Campagna
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Earth and Heavens by Sémø

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