Lineweights Over Coffee

Lineweights Over Coffee

A Student Resource For Becoming an Architectural Professional.From our studio to yours, we are here to discuss lineweights over coffee; in other words, the challenges that architecture students face entering the professional world and the not-so-obvious opportunities that are available to young architects. Weekly podcasts with architects from around the globe, tutorials and courses to streamline your design process, information about Masters programs, both local and foreign...let us help! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

October 12, 2018 28 mins

Our guest, Michelle Tam, guides us through her experience working for a pioneering real-estate development company in Hong Kong, Swire Properties.


After spending over 10 years in the industry as an architectural designer working as varying sized firms including Henning Larsen Architects, Michelle is now an assistant project manager at Swire Properties.


In this episode we cover:

  • The experience of a project from the other si...
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This episode is all about challenging your preconceptions - trying to think beyond our current understanding of how things are done, realizing that nothing is impossible and the importance of reaching out to other disciplines to achieve our goals.


In cities such as Dubai, buildings account for around 80% of the total energy consumption. How can designers and architects begin to change the way we think in order to mitig...

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Founding principal of Studio Gang and MacArthur Fellow, Jeanne Gang joins us this week to offer her advice and tips to architecture students to achieve a great studio design project.


Jeanne Gang was awarded the 2017 Louis Kahn Memorial Award for "individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of architecture." She was also the 2013 Cooper Hewitt Design Museum's National Design Award Winner and was named the 20...

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In this episode of the Lineweights Over Coffee Podcast we are talking about materiality, in particular, the importance of architecture students to be connected to the materials around them to understand their qualities and constraints with our guest Gaetan Kohler.


In this episode we discuss:

  • the student perception of what an architecture career is
  • Gaetan’s experiences in architecture school-don’t stay safe – experime...
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In this episode of the Lineweights Over Coffee Podcast, we cover 8 great tips that can help you build your portfolio.


A portfolio is like an ambassador, it represents you in places you cannot go physically and embodies your design skills, qualifications, aspirations and dreams. The design of a portfolio is as critical as the content within it and should always be seen as a design project in an of itself: the challenge of how a p...

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February 7, 2018 35 mins

7 ways to avoid burnout this semester

Do you at times feel exhausted, unproductive, and uninterested in your studio work? Chances are you might be burned out! But don't worry, I've been there before, it's not pretty, and there is way out, I promise. 


As a podcaster, I love listening to other podcasts and am always on the lookout for great content that I can share with architecture students. One of my favorite podcasts is Lea...

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In this episode of the Lineweights Over Coffee Podcast we cover some of the best free and paid online resources with the co-founder of ThinkParametric, Arie-Willem de Jongh.


In this episode we discuss:


  • the best free resources to learn parametric tools and other software


  • the importance of a strong digital foundation after you graduate school


  • how having a strong computational desi...
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On this episode of the Lineweights Over Coffee podcast we interview Francesco Cingolani, Director of the Design By Data master's program at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, ParisTech.

We discuss: -the changing nature of the AEC industry -the dissolving of boundaries between disciplines -Data as the new design material that architects must adapt to -what kind of skills are you looking for in an applicant -what kind of job...

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On this episode of Lineweights Over Coffee we have a conversation with architect and permaculture designer, Kendrick Henry.

We discuss: -influences on Kendrick's entrepreneurial spirit -saving money by reusing and recycling materials -operating vending machines -building rooms that he would rent to offset his own rent -planting avocado seeds -starting a nursery from nothing but an idea

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Hugh Dutton, founder of Hugh Dutton Associates in Paris, about sketching tips for architecture students.

We discuss: -the role of sketching in the design process -the importance of training your brain to draw in three dimensions -the 'codes' of sketching -when you sketch, you are drawing light -the importance of color -hand sketching vs. computer sketching

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October 22, 2017 50 mins

In this episode of The Lineweights Over Coffee Podcast we interview Jose Cruz, a young alumnus in New York City. We discuss what is an architecture student's career path after graduation and advice to students on how to prepare for the industry.

In this episode, we discuss: The value of work and finding opportunities The strengths of an architecture education What is construction management? Advice for preparing yourself for the in...

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In this episode, we catch up with architecture photographer and educator Erieta Attali in Paris.

We discuss her recent works, her approach to photography and advice for students on how to use photography as a design tool.

Show notes for this episode available here: http://lineweights.coffee/blog.html#!/posts/S1E3_Architecture-Photography-with-Erieta-Attali/9


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In this episode, we speak to Oneil Howell, a video game level designer at Avalanche studios in New York York City.

We discuss:

  • Oneil's love for video games as a child
  • How this passion stuck with him through design school
  • The 'gaminess' of his school architecture projects
  • His thesis on how architectural design can improve the video gaming experience
  • What is a Level Designer and what he does day-to-day
  • The importance of und...
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Hi everyone, welcome to the first episode of the Lineweights Over Coffee podcast!

From Our Studio to Yours.

In this episode, we cover the seven reasons how every student can benefit from this podcast:

1. Interviews with young alumni 2. Careers outside the architecture industry 3. Skill-based interviews 4. Studio Culture 5. Masters Programs 6. School events 7. Ask your questions here

More details on our website:

http://lineweights...

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