Gabe Paez of Autodesk joins the podcast to talk about the intersection of humans and immersive technologies, the magic of experiencing ideas together, shared reality, the difficulty of change in relation to new tools and workflows, the value of working in different ways, the (controversial) notion of having fun at work, Extended Reality (XR) as it relates to remote work, shortening the distance between an idea and an experience, experiential tools, the value of collaboration, synchronous and asynchronous work on projects, interactive and manipulatable environments, persistence of virtual environments, and more.

Links

• Gabe on LinkedIn
• Gabe on Twitter
• Autodesk on LinkedIn
• Autodesk on Twitter
• Autodesk on Instagram
• Autodesk Extended Reality (XR)
• The Wild website
• IrisVR website
• TRXL 065: ‘Designing the Designer’, with Andreea Cojocaru
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Ian Janicki of Homestead joins the podcast to talk about what architecture schools have been and still are focused on versus what opportunities exist because of recent changes in legislation (California’s SB 9), the importance of infill—especially for solving the housing crisis, why architects should consider learning real estate, how to make more developers, entrepreneurship in the architectural profession, making the case for why we should be wrapping our collective heads around the potential of architecture as product and how to scale an idea to affect change, how to protect a business to avoid what Ian calls “the lumpiness of the profession”, NIMBY-ism and YIMBY-ism, and more.

Links

• Ian’s Calendly
• Architect & Developer: A Guide to Self-Initiating Projects by James Petty AIA (Amazon)
• Otto ADU website
• California Senate Bill 9 (The California Home Act)
• Ian on LinkedIn
• Ian on Twitter
• Homestead website
• Homestead on Twitter
• Homestead on LinkedIn
• Previous TRXL episodes referenced in the conversation:
• 046: ‘The Moment’, with Ian Janicki
• 067: ‘Ignoring the Warning Signs’, with Samuel Schneider of Homestead
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Michael Ermann of Virginia Tech and Amber Book joins the podcast to talk about intuition and meaning, the necessity for architects to go deeper than ever before, how the profession is ignoring market forces, and we have a critical conversation about architectural education and practice.

Links

• Michael on LinkedIn
• Michael’s website
• Michael & Amber Book on Twitter
• Amber Book website
• Amber Book on Instagram
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Kyle Bernhardt of TestFit joins the podcast to talk about his career spanning from school to Autodesk to TestFit, leadership, communication, bridging between different groups within an organization, discussion about the unchangeable soul of an app, reducing friction in our processes, addressing unmet expectations, new chapters and new opportunities during one’s career, and so much more.

Links

• Kyle on LinkedIn
• Kyle on Twitter
• TestFit website
• TestFit on LinkedIn
• TestFit on Twitter
• TestFit REX (Real Estate Execution Model) blog post
• Clifton Harness (CEO of TestFit) on TRXL
• TRXL 005: ’BIM is a T-Rex‘, with Clifton Harness
• TRXL 048: ‘How it Started; How it’s Going’, with Ian Keough and Clifton Harness
• TRXL 067: ‘Ignoring the Warning Signs’, with Samuel Schneider (Financial approach in architecture reference)
• Archispeak 279: An Indictment of the Built Environment (Heatherwick article reference)
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Doris Sung of DOSU Studio Architecture joins the podcast to talk about her research and entrepreneurial forays into smart materials and more specifically her work with thermal bi-metal, her journey creating building products that don’t require electrical or mechanical infrastructure, teaching in architecture and the upcoming USC undergraduate degree for entrepreneurialism, and more.

Links

• Doris on LinkedIn
• DOSU Studio on Twitter
• DOSU Studio on Instagram
• DOSU Studio website
• TBM self-shading window systems
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guests Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck lead two NYC-based firms: DXA Studio and Liv Connected. They join the podcast to talk about using prefab modular as a strategy for the delivery of productized architecture, how architecture can save people’s lives, the ‘volumetric modular’ system they’ve developed, the benefits of prefab, the value of their tight collaboration with a dedicated and experienced fabrication outfit, the importance of creating a sense of purpose in their work, and more.

Links

• Jordan on LinkedIn
• Wayne on LinkedIn
• DXA studio website
• DXA studio on LinkedIn
• DXA studio on Instagram
• Liv Connected website
• Liv Connected on LinkedIn
• Liv Connected on Instagram
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guest Paul Wintour of Parametric Monkey joins the podcast to talk about his description of the gap that exists in the profession between innovation and adoption, just how far behind we really are and how much work there is to do to catch up, technical debt in architectural practice, the reality that most digital tools that are developed in firms are incomplete and unused, transactions versus relationships, recalibrating practice, and more.

Links

• TRXL Episode Database (TED)
• Paul on LinkedIn
• Parametric Monkey website
• Parametric Monkey on LinkedIn
• Parametric Monkey on Twitter
• Technical Debt: Architecture’s Ticking Time Bomb by Paul Wintour
• Incomplete and unused: Design Technology’s dirty secret by Paul Wintour
• Why Companies Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation by Steve Blank (Harvard Business Review)
• Donald Rumsfeld’s quote on known unknowns (goodreads)
• TRXL 093: ‘Continuous Improvement Culture’, with Matt Wash
• Metric Monkey
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guest Adam Wilbrecht of ConcertVDC joins the podcast to talk about the new AIA 2022 digital practice documents that now allow for digital media to be accountable, model to manufacturing, digital delivery, the larger life of data and how it can push into the full project lifecycle, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), blockchain, right of reliance, ISO 19650, and more.

Links

• tect.com/join - Help Evan and add your name to the list
• Adam Wilbrecht on LinkedIn
• ConcertVDC website
• r/architecture (Reddit)
• Non-fungible token (NFT) (Wikipedia)
• TRXL 027: ‘Turning Validation into Actuation’, with Adam Wilbrecht
• The New Economics of Design (Concert blog)
• AIA 2022 Digital Practice Documents
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) (Deloitte)
• Blockchain (Wikipedia)
• Dusty Robotics website
• ISO 19650
• Marlon Blackwell’s Lawsuit Sets the Bar for Design Copyright by Phil Bernstein, FAIA
• TRXL 033: ‘What Other Dials Do You Have to Turn’, with Phil Bernstein
• The Future of the Professions by Richard and Daniel Susskind (Amazon)
• Architecture | Design | Data by Phil Bernstein, FAIA (Amazon)
• Randy Deutsch’s website
• TRXL 004: ’What Else You Got‘, with Randy Deutsch
• TRXL 042: ‘When You Zoom Out’, with Randy Deutsch
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guest Platt Boyd of Branch Technology joins the podcast to talk about how the company began, their purpose, working with robotics, cellular fabrication, parametric design and design freedom, their cross-disciplinary team, innovation through collaboration, stewardship, leadership and core values, focus, what’s next, and more.

Links

• Platt on LinkedIn
• Platt on Twitter
• Branch Technology website
• Branch Technology on LinkedIn
• Branch Technology on Twitter
• Branch Technology on Instagram
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guest Nat MacDonald of TestFit joins the podcast to talk about how Nat defines what he calls the people-process-problem, what it means to be a product manager at TestFit, the evolution of TestFit as a generative platform from parking all the way to residential subdivision (what they call “from towers to town homes”), the magic of the software, the future of a better feasibility ecosystem with their upcoming REX product, some real talk about the fragmentation of the industry and how messy the problem really is, and more.

Links

• Nat on LinkedIn
• Nat on Twitter
• TestFit website
• TestFit on LinkedIn
• TestFit on Twitter
• TestFit on Instagram
• OVERKILL (AutoCad command)
• Nat’s Twitter thread
• The Hustle Architect on Twitter
• TestFit REX - Building A Better Feasibility Ecosystem: The Real Estate Execution (REX) Model
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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