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The tables have been turned in this special episode of TRXL. Architects Cormac Phalen and Bob Habian join Evan to discuss some fundamental problems in the AEC industry and a solution that has led to a new career direction.

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Thanks to our sponsor this week for helping make this episode possible. ArchIT offers Complete IT Solutions for Architecture, Design, and Engineering firms. Tired of dealing with generic IT providers? Visit www.getarchit.com and schedule your free consultation. Technology is your competitive advantage.

Special guest Dr. Daniel Davis, Senior Researcher at Hassell, joins the podcast to talk about the control Autodesk has over the industry and the lack of incentive to address architects' concerns, systemization and blurred service lines as examples of the future of the profession, vertically vs. horizontally integrated companies, and more.

Links

• Daniel on Twitter
• Daniel's website
• Hassell
• Daniel's articles:
• Modular architecture is Back. Is it better?
• Architects vs Autodesk
• What ‘The Future of The Professions’ Reveals About the Future of Architecture
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsor this week for helping make this episode possible. ArchIT offers Complete IT Solutions for Architecture, Design, and Engineering firms. Tired of dealing with generic IT providers? Visit www.getarchit.com and schedule your free consultation. Technology is your competitive advantage.

Special guest John Turner of Gafcon joins the podcast to talk about digital twins and their value proposition in the total building lifecycle, who is—and who isn't—involved (that probably should be) in digital twins, risk aversion & business models, the internet of things & the internet of actions, the 'digital thread', and more.

Links

• Digital Twin Consortium
• Gafcon's Digital Twin/Cyberbuild Approach
• Lean manufacturing (Wikipedia)
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Special guest Phillip Bernstein joins the podcast to talk about teaching his pro practice course that encourages architecture students to push beyond the traditional business model, value propositions of architecture, encouraging collaboration when working in isolation, and much more.

Links

• Phil Bernstein on Twitter
• Phil’s ARCH 2230b course at Yale School of Architecture entitled Technology and Practice – Exploring New Value in Design Practice
• Architecture | Design | Data – Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip Bernstein
• Evan’s YouTube videos mentioning Phil’s inspiration Paper Drawings Need to Die! (Digital Built Week Seattle 2019) Architectural tech, practice, and education in Charleston!
• Phil’s articles that elaborate more on the topics in this episode: Phil Bernstein Shares Ten Thoughts on the Future of Practice Why the Field of Architecture Needs a New Business Model
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Special guest Anthony Hauck of Hypar joins the podcast to talk about making the mark you want to make, pursuing something that feels more valuable, shared goals and value propositions in AEC, and more.

Links

• Calamityware Mugs
• DBEI (BiLT Conference)
• Disruptive Technologies in Architecture – AIA Palm Beach Presentation – Nov 2020 (YouTube)
• Architecture - Design - Data: Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip Bernstein
• TRXL episode 003 with Ian Keough, CEO of Hypar
• TRXL episode 028 with Brian Ringley, Construction Technology Manager at Boston Dynamics
• Spacemaker
• Book recommendations: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
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Special guest Kat Dovjenko, a consultant to Google's Idea Workshop for the Built Environment and Spatial Syndicate joins the podcast to talk about ongoing observations and changes in the workplace, space as a product, collaboration, distraction and the high cost of switching modalities, and more.

Links

• Kat's website
• Kat on Twitter
• Spatial Syndicate
• Google's Idea Workshop for the Built Environment
• Evan's Architechie Twitter list
• MrBeast Burger, and the launch video (YouTube)
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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Special guest Violet Whitney of Columbia GSAPP and Sidewalk Labs joins the podcast to talk about influencing, enabling, and measuring how people interact with space using the internet of things (IoT), the potential of dynamic systems, twitter bot poetry, generative design, and much more.

Links

• Disruptive Technologies in Architecture – AIA Palm Beach presentation (YouTube)
• Architechie
• Columbia GSAPP Courses:
• IoT – Measuring the Great Indoors
• Simulation – Data Mining the City
• Sidewalk Labs Delve Project
• Violet on LinkedIn
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
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Special guest Dave Fano of Teal joins the podcast to talk about what led to the founding of Teal, what it's become since launching just over a year ago, job searching, compensation, designing your career, and so much more. Dave previously taught at Columbia GSAPP, founded Case Inc. which was later sold to WeWork where he became the Chief Growth Officer before starting Teal.

Links

• Teal website
• Teal Job Tracker
• Teal's Job Tracker on Product Hunt
• Teal on Twitter
• Dave on Twitter
• Dave on LinkedIn
• WeWork Acquires Case Inc. (Architect Magazine)
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In this inaugural TRXL Holiday Spectacular episode, special guest Brian Ringley joins me to talk about the path he took that led to Boston Dynamics where he helps bridge the gap between designers & the trades on construction sites using Spot, the agile mobile robot.

Links

• Boston Dynamics
• Spot
• Brian on Twitter
• Brian on Instagram
• Brian's Linktree
• Woods Bagot
• Pratt Institute
• University of Cincinnati DAAP
• Roomba (Wikipedia)
• Westworld (Wikipedia)
• Hypar
• Hyundai takes control of Boston Dynamics in $1.1B deal (The Verge)
• Beyond the Master Builder: How Robots Can Really Transform the Role of the Architect (Architect Magazine)
• Designalyze Podcast with Zach Downey and Brian Ringley
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
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Special guest Adam Wilbrecht of Concert Blockchain joins the podcast to talk about the impending skilled labor decrease, custody of information, the various ways in which blockchain can help architects have more agency, and so much more.

Links

• Adam Wilbrecht on LinkedIn
• ConcertVDC website
• Cuningham Group website
• Blockchain (Wikipedia)
• Master Builder (Wikipedia)
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
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