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161. Pierre Jeanneret and the Chandigarh Vernacular with Manu Sobti

Today, we are joined by Manu Sobti who is a senior lecturer at the University of Brisbane in Australia. We talk to Sobti today about his research on Pierre Jeanneret and

160. Modernism's Magic Hat with Ijlal Muzzafar

Today, we are joined by Ijlal Muzzafar who is a professor at RISD and author of Modernism's Magic Hat: Architecture and the Illusion of Development without Capital. The b

159. Devising Theater with Jeffrey Fracé

Today, we are joined by Jeffrey Fracé who is the chair of acting at the University of Washington. Fracé discusses his background of the arts through Shakespeare, improvis

158. Jean Louis Cohen and the Transurbanism of the Modern City

"Architecture and culture operate in a porous manner through the construction of ideas…Trotsky reading Henry George, who had an impact on Frank Lloyd Wright in the U.S. w

157. Life is a River, A Conversation with 2018 Pritzker Prize Winner BV Doshi

At age 90, Balkrishna Vithaldas (B.V.) Doshi's journey in architecture has spanned 70 years, starting from Indian independence in 1947, to the vicissitudes of postmoderni

156. Modernism, Utopia, and Living the Catastrophe with Anthony Vidler

As we kick off our new season on ArchitectureTalk, we are bringing back our conversation with Anthony Vidler: Modernism, Utopia, and Living the Catastrophe. Anthony Vidle

155. Homelessness is a Housing Problem with Gregg Colburn

Today we are joined by Gregg Colburn who co-wrote "Homelessness is a Housing Problem". Colburn also shares with us his findings about causes of homelessness, his views on

154. Alternative Futures with SB Divya

Today we are joined by SB Divya who wrote the science fiction novel Meru and helps us think about potential futures on Earth. Meru as we discuss in this episode is a futu

153. Decolonizing Archives with Martien de Vletter

Today we are joined by Martien de Vletter who is the associate director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) and gathers archival material dedicated to rethinkin

152. Songs of Protest and Sorrow and Connecting Civilizations with Sumangala Damodaran

Today we are joined by Sumangala Damodaran who teaches in the Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, trained economist, dedicated her life t

151. Soft Data and Common Wares with Afroditi Psarra and Audrey Desjardins

Today we are joined by Afroditi Psarra and Audrey Desjardins who talk about building alternative technologies that respond to and critique the world of data, and their pr

150. Before and After Our Wars with Eliyahu Keller

Today we are joined by Eliyahu Keller who shares with us the relationship between war, war technology, architectural thinking, the climate crisis, the post-COVID era, and

149. Architecture as the Rearrangement of Relationships with Neelkanth Chhaya

To kick off the new year, today we are joined by Neelkanth Chhaya who is a professor in India. Chhaya discusses forms and contingence of south Asian aesthetic theory, he

148. The Promise. Architect B.V. Doshi with Jan Schmidt-Garre

This week, we are joined by Jan Schmidt-Garre, who directed the film The Promise. Architect B.V. Doshi which was shown at the ADFF (Architecture Design Film Festival). Th

147. Moby Dick and Modernism with Ayad Rahmani

Today we are joined with Ayad Rahmani who teaches architecture at Washington State University. Rahmani's love for literature and architecture leads us to today's conversa

146. Modernism, Utopia, and Living Catastrophe with Anthony Vidler

As we kick off our new season on ArchitectureTalk, we are bringing back our conversation with Anthony Vidler: Modernism, Utopia, and Living Catastrophe. Anthony Vidler (1

145. The Cyberfeminism Index with Mindy Seu

This week we are joined by Mindy Seu who published The Cyberfeminism Index electronically and physically. What we focus on is how the index is gathered, organized, and sh

144. Towards a Post-Punk Gothic Architecture with Phillip Thurtle

This week we are joined by Phillip Thurtle, who is the director of the Comparitive History of Ideas (CHID) program at the University of Washington Seattle. Thurtle talks

143. Robotic Architecture with Mahesh Daas

142. Phantom Hands with Deepak Srinath

This week, we are joined by the founder and CEO of Phantom Hands Deepak Srinath. Phantom Hands creates chairs and other various furniture pieces, and also brings attentio