[090] – Madame Architect: Work, Family, and Everything In Between
Who are the leaders behind Madame Architect?
In our season 4 finale, we invited senior editor Amy Stone to join us in an interview. This week we invite Amy back to learn more about her career, her MBA studies, and her work at Madame Architect.
[089] – Entrepreneurship in Practice: Taking Risks to Create Value
What does it take to launch, build, and grow an architecture firm?
This week we interview the founding principal of brick. Rob Zirkle and the managing director of business management, Lynn Chock.
[088] – Latina Voices in Practice
“Why is it that the largest community of color within the US still makes up such a small percentage of the profession?” ~ACSA Hispanic & Latinx in Architecture
Four leaders in the profession share their diverse perspectives on race, equity, and architecture.
Practice Disrupted is committed to elevating conversations on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to teach, empower, and build greater awareness across the industry. Building from prior diversity conversations, this week we learn about Hispanic & Latinx in Architecture.
[087] – Designing New Workplace Policies
If you launched an architecture firm with the goal of designing workplace policies above and beyond the baseline, what would those policies look like?
This week we discover how the desire to lead with better policies informed the creation of Saam Architecture, a mid-size practice based in Boston.
[084] – Understanding the Architecture Labor Movement
About the Episode About the Episode Who is the Architectural Workers United? The Architectural Workers United is organizing towards making architecture more equitable, the profession more just, and our built environment more resilient. Join us as we interview Andrew Daley (AWU, organizer) and Jess Myers (RISD, faculty) to learn more about the architectural labor movement, unions, and the history […]
[080] – Season 4 Finale with Madame Architect
Why is visibility of female leadership important in the profession of architecture?
While the seeming lack of women in architecture has been well-documented, women are, and have been, making waves in all levels of the field.
[078] – Leading on Climate Action for a Positive Future
How can architects address the challenge of global warming?
Planetary warming is one of the biggest disruptions of our time. In this special crossover episode focused on climate action, our friends from Design the Future podcast will join us to discuss the evolution of the sustainable design movement and where it is heading.
[069] – A Case Study on Leadership: Expanding Established Design Practice to New Locations
What does it take to help an established firm set up a new office in a new location?
This week we host a panel interview featuring three architects representing three award-winning design firms to learn about their individual experiences of helping each of their practices expand into a new location.
[067] – Architecture And: The Future of Workplace
How can technology simplify workflows for both clients and designers?
As CEO of CANOA, Federico Negro is building the first end-to-end platform for designing, procuring, and managing low-carbon, reconfigurable interiors in the workplace. What does that mean in simple terms? Clients and designers can design, purchase, and completely furnish the office space without touching CAD or going through a dealer.
[058] – A Case Study Practice: RIOS
The Practice of Architecture was founded on the basis that for architects to remain relevant, we must seek opportunities to increase our careers and firms beyond traditional services. RIOS is a firm that is doing just that, collectively working beyond boundaries and not only seeking out but diving head-first when it comes to embracing the moment to try and pursue something new.