Spaces Podcast
Discussing architecture, design, and construction of spaces we occupy every day & their effect on society throughout history & into the future!
Episodes
In this special episode, we had a LIVE conversation from the expo floor of A'23, the AIA Conference on Architecture.
We're joined by Patrick Chopson, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of cove.tool, a cloud-based software that helps design teams optimize energy, cost, and carbon emissions for buildings.
We had a great conversation discussing the state of the climate and a surprising silver lining to recent climate news. The financ...
Tomas Osinski, artist, architect, and industrial designer joins us to discuss the Invisible House in Joshua Tree, a 5500 square foot, 4 bed and 4 bath privately owned home that is available for rent for filming, photography, intimate events, and larger outdoor experiences.
The home is designed as one long, continuous, narrow space with a 100-foot-long interior pool as its centerpiece. Intended to appear as it has lightly landed in t...
Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular, joins the show to discuss offsite construction and the processes of FullStack Modular. This is a wide-ranging conversation that you don't want to miss. We discuss the best process for design and construction, insights from a developer's perspective and how developers should rethink their approach, some of the missteps Katerra had and the subsequent perception of modular/offs...
John Marx AIA, Co-founding Principal and Chief Artistic Officer at Form4 Architecture, joins the show to discuss placemaking in the metaverse. We discuss our understanding of the metaverse today, the elements of placemaking, practical uses for the metaverse, and so much more!
Form4 Architecture | Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn
Black Rock City Virtual Burning Man Experience | BRCvr
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Sanjay Raghavan, Head of Web3 Initiatives and Geoffrey Thompson, Chief Blockchain Officer at Roofstock join the show to share their insight into a recent real estate deal that sold a home as an NFT. We breakdown the components of the technology for novices to understand, discuss the technological and business insights behind the deal, explore what it could mean for the real estate and building industry in the future, and so mu...
Dena Prastos, AIA joins us to highlight a trailblazing new category in the architecture industry. Dena is the first "waterfront architect," and her design firm, Indigo River, has a unique focus on progressive waterfront architecture, resiliency, and climate adaptation. In this conversation we discuss the typologies involved, jurisdictions that oversee the work and their motivations, the unique blend of design, technology, engineeri...
Dr. Mani Golparvar, CTO and co-founder of Reconstruct, joins the show to discuss their service. Reconstruct, a Software-as-a-Service company, integrates reality modeling, building information modeling (BIM) and project scheduling to visually track progress, analyze productivity, and proactively detect potential delays using predictive analytics; in turn empowering construction companies to keep their projects on schedule ...
Eugene Colberg, Principal at Colberg Architecture shares his experience in bank design to explore the evolution of design and ponder what's next for banking.
Colberg Architecture | Website
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Behind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionar...
Anthony Winston III, Owner & Principal Engineer of Winston Engineering and Roy Walters, Civil Designer at Winston Engineering, join the show to discuss the role of civil engineering, design processes, why you should have a civil engineer on your project, and much more!
Winston Engineering | Website
Show Music:
Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by Soundroll
Outro - "Fight On," by Pro Reese
Nitin Govila, Engineer, Meditation Trainer, and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Serge Ferrari, joins the show to discuss the importance of considering noise when designing and building spaces and the effects that it can have on your mental wellness. We also explore the difference between sound and noise, design solutions for mitigating noise, and much more!
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Serge Ferrari | Website | LinkedIn
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In this episode, Catarah Coleman and Shoneji Robison, co-owners of Southern Girl Desserts, join Dimitrius to share the story behind the buildout of their second location, designed by Dimitrius. From pre-design to the turn over of keys, you'll hear about all the nuances of designing and building this bakery. We discuss Southern Girl Desserts backstory, complexities of designing a tenant improvement, a unique design configuration cal...
Hannah Walker, RCDD, CCNA, Chief Operating Officer at Sinclair Digital, joins the show to discuss innovative building energy systems - energy storage, digital electricity, and power over ethernet - and share insights into transition from architecture to networking and energy systems.
You’ll hear about transitioning electrical components from high voltage to low voltage DC, power over ethernet (PoE), digital energy, DC micro grid sy...
Farah (Ahmad) Qadeer, architect and sustainability specialist, joins the show to discuss sustainability and share insights into her role as a public sector architect.
You’ll hear about the nuances of her work and tips to follow a similar path, her thoughts on the industry's and public's acceptance of energy code changes, her thoughts on the state of energy policy, insight on getting involved in climate action, the sustain...
In this episode, Chris Adams, President and Founder of Balancing Act, joins the show to discuss their innovative simulation tool that is helping local governments engage with their constituents to collaboratively address complex housing challenges.
You’ll hear about how the tool works, use cases, benefits for governments to co-design with their communities, the potential to change the conversation around NIMBYism, and much more!
In this episode, Steve Shpilsky, CEO and Co-Founder of Stay Open, joins the show to discuss Pod Hotels, a type of hotel that features many small bed-sized rooms known as pods or capsules. They typically provide affordable, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require or who cannot afford larger, more expensive rooms offered by more conventional hotels. Stay Open takes a unique spin to the concept, creating pod hotel ...
In this episode, Luke Pinkerton, President/CEO and Founder of Helix Steel, joins the show to discuss ways to revolutionize the construction industry, particularly through the lens of structural engineering and concrete design. We also discuss Helix® Micro Rebar®, Helix Steel's flagship product and an alternative to traditional rebar reinforcement.
You’ll hear about how the industry is constrained by the prescriptive nature of struct...
In today’s episode we discuss telling your story in the building industry. Tyler Campbell, host of the Construction Brothers podcast and Owner and Chief Storyteller at Storybuilder Creative, joins the show to share how he's helping construction companies tell their stories online.
You’ll hear about industry deficiencies in messaging, differences between marketing and professional jargon, the need to get people excited in the industr...
In today’s episode we explore the evolution and design of Libraries with Maria Lopez Calleja, architect and Senior Associate at MVRDV. As a design team leader for the firm, Maria will provide unique insight as we also highlight the Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, China, designed by MVRDV and Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute. Maria discusses inspirations for design, the design process, we touch on a unique criticism of...
As an architect or engineer, how exposed are you or your firm to risk? For example, is there a prevailing parties' clause in your contract? Do you know what that is?
If you’re an architect or engineer with decision making power in your firm, have your own practice, or are eyeing the opportunity to move up or start your own practice one day, you’ll want to listen to this entire episode. Most people tune out when they hear the word in...
More than half of the owner-occupied homes in the U.S. were built before 1980, with around 38% built before 1970. Many of these homes are not equipped to handled modern energy demands, climate changes, or goals for efficiency. In this episode, Lauren Salz, Co-founder and CEO of Sealed, joins us to share how Sealed is helping homeowners modernize their homes with the latest HVAC, weatherproofing, and smart home technology to make ho...
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