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The Department of Buildings

by Michael Meredith

The Department of Buildings is a podcast where host Michael Meredith (MOS, Princeton University) interviews architects about a single building. These conversations explore how architects look at and learn from buildings. Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith Graphic Design: MOS with Studio Lin

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The Department of Buildings: Sant'Andrea al Quirinale

Michael Meredith talks to Pier Vittorio Aureli (Dogma, EPFL) about Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1658-1670) in Rome, Italy by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.  Producer and Editor: Bru

Oct 6
50 min

The Department of Buildings: Saint-Pierre, Firminy

Michael Meredith talks to Neil Denari (NMDA, UCLA) about Saint-Pierre Church (1960-2006) in Firminy, France by Le Corbusier. Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang,

Oct 6
51 min

The Department of Buildings: Edificio Altolar

Michael Meredith talks to Mónica Ponce de León (MPdL Studio, Princeton University) about Edificio Altolar (1965) in Caracas, Venezuela by Jimmy Alcock. Producer and Edit

Sep 29
35 min

The Department of Buildings: Cork House

Michael Meredith talks to Paul Lewis (LTL, Princeton University) about Cork House (2019) in Eton, United Kingdom by Matthew Barnett Howland, Dido Milne, and Oliver Wilton

Sep 29
37 min

The Department of Buildings: La Borda

Michael Meredith talks to Tatiana Bilbao (Tatiana Bilbao Estudio) about La Borda Cooperative Housing (2014-2018) in Barcelona, Spain by Lacol. Producer and Editor: Bruce

Sep 15
45 min

The Department of Buildings: Glasgow School of Art

Michael Meredith talks to David Kohn (David Kohn Architects) about the Glasgow School of Art (1897-1899, 1907-1909) in Glasgow, Scotland by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Pr

Sep 15
43 min

The Department of Buildings: Camino Real

Michael Meredith talks to Wonne Ickx (PRODUCTORA) about Camino Real (1981) in Ixtapa, Mexico by Ricardo Legorreta. Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Mer

Sep 12
39 min

The Department of Buildings: Korean Presbyterian Church

Michael Meredith talks to Michael Abel Deng (ANY) about the Korean Presbyterian Church (1995-1999) in Queens, New York by Greg Lynn/FORM and Garofalo Architects and Micha

Sep 12
39 min

The Department of Buildings: Universita Bocconi

Michael Meredith talks to Marcelo Spina (PATTERNS, Sci-Arc) about Universita Luigi Bocconi (2002-2008) in Milan, Italy by Grafton Architects.  Producer and Editor: Bruce

Sep 12
38 min

The Department of Buildings: Ron Davis House

Michael Meredith talks to Andrew Holder (LADG, Pratt) about the Ron Davis House (1968-1972) in Malibu, California by Frank Gehry. Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Lia

Aug 31
44 min

The Department of Buildings: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Michael Meredith talks to Tei Carpenter (Agency-Agency, Princeton University)  about Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (1958-1961) in Deer Isle, Maine by Edward and Mary

Aug 31
44 min

The Department of Buildings: Church of St. Anna

Michael Meredith talks to Jeanette Kuo (Karamuk Kuo Architects, TUM) about the Church of St. Amma (1954-1956) in Düren, Germany by Rudolf Schwarz.  Producer and Editor:

Aug 25
47 min

The Department of Buildings: H House

Michael Meredith talks to Job Floris (Monadnock) about the Santen House, also known as H House (1995-1999) in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Rapp+Rapp.  Producer and Editor:

Aug 25
35 min

The Department of Buildings: Olympic Archery Range

Michael Meredith talks to Michael Young (Young & Ayata, Cooper Union) about the Olympic Archery Range (1989-1991) in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós. Pr

Aug 21
47 min

The Department of Buildings: Igualada Cemetery

Michael Meredith talks to Lluis Ortega (JL-Office, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) about the Igualada Cemetery (1985-1994) in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Miralles & C

Aug 21
42 min

The Department of Buildings: Occupational Health Unit

Michael Meredith talks to Hilary Sample (MOS, Columbia University GSAPP) about the Occupational Health Unit for Guinness Brewery (1961-1963) in London, United Kingdom by

Aug 13
39 min

The Department of Buildings: Lisson Gallery

Michael Meredith talks to Oliver Lütjens (Lütjens Padmanabhan, ETH) about Lisson Gallery (1986-1992) in London, United Kingdom by Tony Fretton Architects.  Producer and

Aug 13
44 min

The Department of Buildings: Hardwick Hall

Michael Meredith talks to Sam Jacob (Sam Jacob Studio, Angewandte) about the Hardwick Hall (1590–1597) in Derbyshire, England by Robert Smythson. Producer and Editor: Br

Jul 31
43 min

The Department of Buildings: Qatar National Library

Michael Meredith talks to Amale Androas (WORKac, Columbia University GSAPP) about the Qatar National Library (2007-2017) in Ar-Rayyan, Qatar by OMA. Producer and Editor:

Jul 31
41 min

The Department of Buildings: The Wheels of Heaven

Michael Meredith talks to Mark Lee (Johnston Marklee) about The Wheels of Heaven (1963-1966) in Driebergen, Netherlands by Aldo and Hannie van Eyck.  Producer and Editor

Jul 31
42 min

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