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Sam Caradus: This CHANGES HOW YOU THINK About Your Entire House | #CrossonArchitects #Podcast

What if a beautiful home isn’t actually a good piece of architecture? In this episode of TALKdesign, Adrian Ramsay sits down with New Zealand architect Sam Caradus (co-f

Paul Clarke—The 30-YEAR SECRET to Homes That Feel Like They Belong

How do 30 years of practice, listening to the land, and prioritizing people over prestige create homes that truly belong? In this episode of TALKdesign, host Adrian Rams

Michael Cleghorn: 3 Design Shifts CHANGING EVERY HOME by 2026 | #Podcast #HomeDesign

How Global Instability & AI Are Shaping the Future of Interiors with Michael Cleghorn What if the way we design our homes is being secretly shaped by global economic shi

Ingrid Spencer—How 9 Homes REDEFINED Residential Architecture | #AIAAustinOpenHomesTour2026

On this edition of TALKdesign, host Adrian Ramsay sits down with Ingrid Spencer, Executive Director of AIA Austin, for the 40th anniversary of the AIA Austin Homes Tour.

Elizabeth Alford: Why GOOD SPATIAL PLANNING MATTERS MORE Than Square Meters | #AIAAustinHomesTour

On this special AIA Austin Homes Tour episode of TALKdesign, Adrian Ramsay catches up with architect Elizabeth Alford, co-founder of Pollen Architecture & Design. They ex

Vani Singal—How This Architect Added 1,000 Sq Ft WITHOUT Raising the Budget | #AIAAustinHomesTour

What does it take to expand a home by 1,000 square feet mid-build for four generations on a fixed budget? In this AIA Austin Homes Tour edition of TALKdesign, Adrian Ram

NINE AIA Austin Homes Tour Picks: What the Photographer Saw with Rob Gómez | #AIAAustinHomesTour

How does an architectural photographer see a space when they step through the front door? Ahead of the AIA Austin Homes Tour on 24–25 October, I sat down with photograph

Murray Legge: How This 800 Sq Ft Home Added 3 Stories USING CORK! | #AIAAustinHomesTour2026 #AIA

In this AIA Austin Homes Tour episode of TALKdesign, I sit down with architect Murray Legge, FAIA, to walk through his South 3rd Street project in Austin, Texas. We talk

Michael Hargens & Tyler Frost: The Brick Home That CHANGES with the LIGHT | #AIAAustinHomesTour2026

In this AIA Austin Homes Tour edition of TALKdesign, host Adrian Ramsay sits down with Michael Hargens, AIA, and Tyler Frost, Associate AIA, co-founders of Agenda Archite

Dianne Kett: This Cliffside Remodel CHANGED EVERYTHING (1970s House Makeover) | #AIAAustinHomesTour

How do you transform a dark 1970s house into a light-filled cliffside sanctuary? Licensed architect Dianne Kett of DK Studio joins host Adrian Ramsay on TALKdesign to unp

1920s HISTORIC HOME REMODEL: 3 Apartments Into 1 with Carina Coel, AIA | #AIAAustinHomesTour2026

Can strict historic preservation rules actually unlock better design? On this special AIA Austin Homes Tour edition of TALKdesign, I sit down with architect Carina Coel

Inside Austin's MOST RADICAL Rammed Earth House with Davey McEathron, AIA | #AIAAustinHomesTour2026

Join me on TALKdesign as architect Davey McEathron shares key design insights and creative problem-solving techniques from Terraluz, an exceptional highlight of the AIA A

Design a HIGH-END Family Remodel Using Simple Materials | David Webber, AIA & Stefan Bader, AIA

Great design is often defined by what you do not see rather than what you do. In this special AIA Austin Homes Tour episode of TALKdesign, host Adrian Ramsay sits down wi

Wenna Privé: How 5 Days of Slow Travel Can Rebuild Your Creative Spark

What if the way most of us travel—rushing between crowded landmarks and snapping quick photos—is actually preventing us from connecting with the true soul of a place? In

Building This House Made Him a Better Architect—Mark Fazerhurst

What drives an award-winning architect to spend eleven years building a single house for his parents with his own two hands? That's the question at the heart of this deep

CAMPING ON SITE Unlocked the Design—Jonathan Smith & John Holley

What happens when an oncology specialist quits medicine at thirty to design homes, and an architect camps on a rugged hillside for two days before drawing a single line?

Jae Warrander: The Architect Who ACTUALLY BUILDS

How do we bridge the gap between architectural plans and what actually gets built on site? In this episode of the TALKdesign Podcast, Adrian Ramsay sits down with Jae Wa

Dr. Masi Reynolds—The 7 Keys to Unlocking Faster Recovery

What if your MRI is showing a problem, but your body isn't feeling it? In this episode of Talk Design, I welcome Dr. Masi Reynolds, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medic

Shaun Lockyer—What Happens When a Master Architect Finally Designs His Own Home

What happens when award-winning architect Shaun Lockyer designs his own home? Discover his 80/20 design rule, client dynamics, and creating spaces that make your heart si

Why This Architect's "Messy" Sketches Win Clients—Hamish Muir

How do hand-drawn sketches help architects win clients? In this episode, Hamish Muir of Mason & Wales Architects explains how "messy" sketches foster vulnerability and em