Shaping Logics

Philip Auchettl - RAD Lab

Philip Auchettl is CEO and co-founder of RAD Lab. We speak at length about their breakout project Quartyard and how it propelled his career from student to Architect. Phi

Ted Smith

Ted Smith is an architect and he is also a developer. He is one of the early pioneers of the architect as developer model; were you design, build, and own your buildings.

Jim Brown - Public Architecture & Planning - Friendship Park, Bread & Salt, & Early Career Projects

Jim Brown is an architect, with an interest in community driven projects. In this episode we discuss his current architecture projects, his involvement with  Bread & Salt

In Praise of Shadows - Essay Discussion

A quick discussion on the essay, 'In Praise of Shadows' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. 

From One Architecture Office to Another

One of us recently switched jobs and so we thought it wise to look at the thought process behind this decision and some of our experiences having worked at different arch

Chris Puzio - Artist - Public Sculpture, Yoga, and Burning Man

Chris Puzio is an artist whose medium is metal. His public metal sculptures can be seen throughout San Diego. In this episode we discuss; how he came to create in metal,

Michael Dulberg – BN Builders – Virtual Reality, Unreal Engine, and Hackathons

Michael Dulberg is Senior BIM / Innovation Enginner at BN Builders. In this episode we touch on interesting threads concerning technology and how new technologies get int

Anya Gallaccio - Artist - Exploring Antartica, Networking, and the image of California

Anya Gallaccio is an artist as well as a professor at UCSD. Her work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world, most recently in Sydney, Australia. In this episo

Hector M. Perez – De-Arc – Training for the Olympics, The RED Office and Community Involvement

Hector is owner/principal at De-Arc, an associate professor in the Masters of Real Estate Development program of Woodbury in San Diego, as well as a member of The RED Off

Colin Lowry - CLAD, Inc. -- Networking, business practices, and designing your own title block

Colin is a former co-worker of ours. Former, because around 2 years ago he started his own architecture firm, called CLAD. We were excited to catch up and hear about his

Software - Virtual Reality, iPad Pro, Jeff Bezos and China's Housing Surplus

In this episode we discuss how software is used by architects and designers. We touch on new technologies like Virtual Reality, and the iPad Pro. We question how these te

Hector Aramburo & Miguel Reyes - ohms architects

We have co-hosts; Hector Aramburo and Miguel Reyes as ohms architects to discuss their multi-family project in Carlsbad, currently under construction. The discussion focu

John Shannon - Hybridize Reside

John is co-owner of HyR along with Talyssa D'Avila. Their company focuses on design drafting, and real estate services. In this episode we discuss how the company go

Catherine Herbst - Principal at Rinehart/Herbst

In this episode we sit down with Catherine Herbst. Catherine is owner/principal at Rinehart/Herbst,  she is also a faculty member at Woodbury San Diego. We touch on a wid

Jose Parral - Chair of Woodbury University in San Diego

Jose Parral was recently named the Chair at Woodbury University in San Diego. We sit down with Jose in this episode to discuss his early career in landscape architecture,

Quotes, Texts, & Pet Theories

In this episode we discuss a variety of topics, from the socio-economics of small ketchup packets, to poetry about our homes. We tried something different with our format

Andrew Wagner - Illustrator & Graphic Designer

Andrew Wagner is an illustrator / graphic designer.  In this episode we sit down and discuss his professional trajectory as a recent B.Arch graduate. He shares with us th

Miki Iwasaki - Artist, Designer, Educator

Miki Iwasaki is a designer, artist, and educator. In this discussion we cover the trajectory of his career from undergrad, grad school, to his time at SOM, and now owning

Moonlighting aka Side-Gig

In this episode we discuss the intricacies of moonlighting aka side-hustle aka the side-gig. What are the positives and negatives of taking on extra work. What are the et

Interview w/ Luis Madrigal

We sit down with Luis Madrigal who is a designer at Safdie Rabines Architects. We discuss the types of projects they work on and the scope of his involvement in managing