Spaces Podcast

In this special episode, we had a LIVE conversation from the expo floor of A'23, the AIA Conference on Architecture.We're joined by Patrick Chopson, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of cove.tool, a cloud-based software that helps design teams optimize energy, cost, and carbon emissions for buildings. We had a great conversation discussing the state of the climate and a surprising silver lining to recent climate news. The financial risks that are at play are finally spurring sustainability efforts.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Stroll in the Park," by [ocean jams]If you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:DetailedEmergingBuild Your BrandArchIT

Tomas Osinski, artist, architect, and industrial designer joins us to discuss the Invisible House in Joshua Tree, a 5500 square foot, 4 bed and 4 bath privately owned home that is available for rent for filming, photography, intimate events, and larger outdoor experiences.The home is designed as one long, continuous, narrow space with a 100-foot-long interior pool as its centerpiece. Intended to appear as it has lightly landed in this moonscape, minimally disturbing the site, the structure is built on a series of reinforced concrete pillars and appears to float. The name Invisible House comes from the mirrored tempered glass that wraps the entire façade and reflects the surrounding environment, almost disappearing amongst the desert rocks and shrubs.We discuss several aspects of the design in this episode – the inspiration, process, design considerations for the high desert environment, and hidden elements like structural, mechanical, and utilities for the home, and much more! Tomas Osinski | WebsiteInvisible House | InstagramThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Remember These Days," by Matt LargeIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular, joins the show to discuss offsite construction and the processes of FullStack Modular. This is a wide-ranging conversation that you don't want to miss. We discuss the best process for design and construction, insights from a developer's perspective and how developers should rethink their approach, some of the missteps Katerra had and the subsequent perception of modular/offsite construction, media coverage of offsite construction, and so much more!FullStack Modular | Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | EmailThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Remember These Days," by Matt LargeIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:ArchITEmergingBuild Your BrandDetailed

John Marx AIA, Co-founding Principal and Chief Artistic Officer at Form4 Architecture, joins the show to discuss placemaking in the metaverse. We discuss our understanding of the metaverse today, the elements of placemaking, practical uses for the metaverse, and so much more!Form4 Architecture | Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedInBlack Rock City Virtual Burning Man Experience | BRCvrThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Remember These Days," by Matt LargeIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:DetailedEmergingBuild Your BrandArchIT

Sanjay Raghavan, Head of Web3 Initiatives and Geoffrey Thompson, Chief Blockchain Officer at Roofstock join the show to share their insight into a recent real estate deal that sold a home as an NFT. We breakdown the components of the technology for novices to understand, discuss the technological and business insights behind the deal, explore what it could mean for the real estate and building industry in the future, and so much more!Roofstock | Website | TwitterThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Perfect Time," by Toby TranterIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

Dena Prastos, AIA joins us to highlight a trailblazing new category in the architecture industry. Dena is the first "waterfront architect," and her design firm, Indigo River, has a unique focus on progressive waterfront architecture, resiliency, and climate adaptation. In this conversation we discuss the typologies involved, jurisdictions that oversee the work and their motivations, the unique blend of design, technology, engineering, and nature that encompasses her work, and much more.Indigo River | WebsiteThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "How Did We," by Toby TranterIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:DetailedEmergingBuild Your BrandArchIT

Dr. Mani Golparvar, CTO and co-founder of Reconstruct, joins the show to discuss their service. Reconstruct, a Software-as-a-Service company, integrates reality modeling, building information modeling (BIM) and project scheduling to visually track progress, analyze productivity, and proactively detect potential delays using predictive analytics; in turn empowering construction companies to keep their projects on schedule and on budget. We discuss the problem they set out to solve, benefits, use cases, and much more!  Reconstruct | Website | Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Jellyfish Chute," by JobiiIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:ArchITDetailedEmergingBuild Your Brand

Eugene Colberg, Principal at Colberg Architecture shares his experience in bank design to explore the evolution of design and ponder what's next for banking.Colberg Architecture | WebsiteThank you to our sponsors!Travel by Design, an original podcast from Marriott BonvoyBehind the façade of every world-class hotel, there’s a story waiting to be heard. Join host Hamish Kilburn as he meets the architects, designers, and visionaries who dive deep into the craft of design and connect us to the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "How Did We," by Toby TranterIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:ArchITDetailedEmergingBuild Your Brand

Anthony Winston III, Owner & Principal Engineer of Winston Engineering and Roy Walters, Civil Designer at Winston Engineering, join the show to discuss the role of civil engineering, design processes, why you should have a civil engineer on your project, and much more!Winston Engineering | WebsiteShow Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Fight On," by Pro ReeseIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

Nitin Govila, Engineer, Meditation Trainer, and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Serge Ferrari, joins the show to discuss the importance of considering noise when designing and building spaces and the effects that it can have on your mental wellness. We also explore the difference between sound and noise, design solutions for mitigating noise, and much more!Nitin Govila | EmailSerge Ferrari | Website | LinkedInAs heard on the show:How Noise Pollution Impairs LearningApartment noise, auditory discrimination, and reading ability in children [ABSTRACT]Physiological, motivational, and cognitive effects of aircraft noise on childrenThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Bounced Back," by Blue TopazIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

In this episode, Catarah Coleman and Shoneji Robison, co-owners of Southern Girl Desserts, join Dimitrius to share the story behind the buildout of their second location, designed by Dimitrius. From pre-design to the turn over of keys, you'll hear about all the nuances of designing and building this bakery. We discuss Southern Girl Desserts backstory, complexities of designing a tenant improvement, a unique design configuration called a "ghost kitchen," the challenges of construction, and more!Ricardo Meza, Development Associate at Asana Partners, who at the time was the Project manager at Primestor shares his insights from the perspective of the property manager.Leandro Tyberg, President and Co-founder of Primestor, explains Primestor's approach to development including their community-centric approach to design, finding tenants, and employees.Founded in 2007, Southern Girl Desserts is co-owned by Catarah Coleman and Shoneji Robison, who combined their family recipes to create a Southern cupcake and dessert arsenal. The women pride themselves on their time-honored recipes, learned through many years of home-cooking. Most recipes are family-inspired, but plenty flavor combinations are dreamed up by the Dessert Divas themselves. Coleman and Robison received national recognition when they competed on and won Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” The women were bestowed with a $10,000 prize and the opportunity to cater the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, a black-tie gala. The women are also featured for their celebrity dessert catering on E! Networks’s “L.A. Sugar," and recently introduced nationwide shipping.Southern Girl Desserts | Website Related Podcast: Hear more from Leandro Tyberg [EXPRESS] 'Community-centric Development'Thank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.If you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:ArchITDetailedEmergingBuild Your Brand

Hannah Walker, RCDD, CCNA, Chief Operating Officer at Sinclair Digital, joins the show to discuss innovative building energy systems - energy storage, digital electricity, and power over ethernet - and share insights into transition from architecture to networking and energy systems. You’ll hear about transitioning electrical components from high voltage to low voltage DC, power over ethernet (PoE), digital energy, DC micro grid systems, energy flow process, and so much more!Hannah Walker, RCDD, CCNA | EmailSinclair Digital | Website | LinkedInAs heard on the show:Podcast: Detailed: An original podcast by ARCAT, Episode 22: Passive House & PoE | Hotel MarcelThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Backyard" by Gregory DavidIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

Farah (Ahmad) Qadeer, architect and sustainability specialist, joins the show to discuss sustainability and share insights into her role as a public sector architect. You’ll hear about the nuances of her work and tips to follow a similar path, her thoughts on the industry's and public's acceptance of energy code changes, her thoughts on the state of energy policy, insight on getting involved in climate action, the sustainability movements impact on the job market, and so much more!Farah (Ahmad) Qadeer | Website | Instagram | TwitterAs heard on the show:Building Energy Codes ProgramThe Climate Reality ProjectGRID AlternativesThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Back in the Days," by Mai LigneIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:DetailedArchITEmergingBuild Your Brand

In this episode, Chris Adams, President and Founder of Balancing Act, joins the show to discuss their innovative simulation tool that is helping local governments engage with their constituents to collaboratively address complex housing challenges.You’ll hear about how the tool works, use cases, benefits for governments to co-design with their communities, the potential to change the conversation around NIMBYism, and much more!Balancing Act | WebsiteAs heard on the show:Fast Company Article: This ingenious tool helps cities avoid rabid NIMBY arguments over housingAmerican City & County Article: Public engagement on housing: Local governments can shift individual complaints into community-based problem-solvingBloomberg Article: The Tech That Tries to Tackle NIMBYsPodcast: SPACES Episode 148 | Co-DesignThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Back in the Days," by Mai LigneIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

In this episode, Steve Shpilsky, CEO and Co-Founder of Stay Open, joins the show to discuss Pod Hotels, a type of hotel that features many small bed-sized rooms known as pods or capsules. They typically provide affordable, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require or who cannot afford larger, more expensive rooms offered by more conventional hotels. Stay Open takes a unique spin to the concept, creating pod hotel communities for digital nomads and travelers in repurposed buildings with a blockchain rewards program called Stay Pass NFTs. 20% of NFT funds stayDAO, the 1st nonprofit DAO set up to help under and unhoused people.You’ll hear about digital nomad life and co-living, demographics of users, characteristics of a pod, considerations - security, zoning, and life safety - that affect development, potential solution for affordable housing, business aspects, and much more!Stay Open | WebsiteSteve Shpilsky | TwitterAs heard on the show:Podcast: SPACES, Episode 8 | HotelsThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "As Real As It Gets," by Matt LargeIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:DetailedEmergingBuild Your BrandArchIT

In this episode, Luke Pinkerton, President/CEO and Founder of Helix Steel, joins the show to discuss ways to revolutionize the construction industry, particularly through the lens of structural engineering and concrete design. We also discuss Helix® Micro Rebar®, Helix Steel's flagship product and an alternative to traditional rebar reinforcement.You’ll hear about how the industry is constrained by the prescriptive nature of structural engineering, how the structural profession tends to neglect tensile strength of concrete, how the industry can still innovate within the code environment, insights into Helix® Micro Rebar® -benefits, use cases, performance comparisons - and much more!Helix Steel | WebsiteAs heard on the show:Podcast: Detailed: An original podcast by ARCAT, Episode 23: Helix Steel | MARS PavilionThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "What" by Aldous YoungIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandDetailedArchIT

In today’s episode we discuss telling your story in the building industry. Tyler Campbell, host of the Construction Brothers podcast and Owner and Chief Storyteller at Storybuilder Creative, joins the show to share how he's helping construction companies tell their stories online.You’ll hear about industry deficiencies in messaging, differences between marketing and professional jargon, the need to get people excited in the industry again, tips on telling your story, we explore how communicating with your audience may evolve, and much more!Tyler Campbell | LinkedInStorybuilder Creative | WebsiteConstruction Brothers | WebsiteAs heard on the show:IG: Tyler & Eddie Tortilla ChallengeVIDEO: The Modular Bathroom Takeover (How It's Made) | Construction BrothersThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "What" by Aldous YoungIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:DetailedArchITEmergingBuild Your Brand

In today’s episode we explore the evolution and design of Libraries with Maria Lopez Calleja, architect and Senior Associate at MVRDV. As a design team leader for the firm, Maria will provide unique insight as we also highlight the Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, China, designed by MVRDV and Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute. Maria discusses inspirations for design, the design process, we touch on a unique criticism of the design, and dig into design concept vs. reality. If you’re not familiar with the building by name, I’m confident you’ve seen photos of it somewhere. The Tianjin library is a somewhat futuristic, yet organic, almost hollowed out space that is wrapped by terraced bookshelves which echo the form of a sphere at the center and create an interior, topographical, landscape whose contours reach out and wrap around the building.Beyond Tianjin Library, you’ll hear about the history and evolution of libraries, we explore the purpose of a library, discuss complexities, trends, opportunities for the future of library design, and much more!Project Spotlight:Exeter LibraryTianjin Binhai LibraryBook MountainThank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Stroll in the Park" by [ocean jams]If you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandDetailedArchIT

As an architect or engineer, how exposed are you or your firm to risk? For example, is there a prevailing parties' clause in your contract? Do you know what that is?If you’re an architect or engineer with decision making power in your firm, have your own practice, or are eyeing the opportunity to move up or start your own practice one day, you’ll want to listen to this entire episode. Most people tune out when they hear the word insurance, but this is honestly one of the best and most relatable conversations about risk management and insurance for our industry that I’ve been a part of. In today’s episode I speak with Zach Waters, CEO at Black Swan Risk Management. He believes in a practical approach to protecting design firms and spends much of his time teaching and consulting on best practices, quality management, and contractual issues in the Design Industry. We discuss a lot of real-world examples and practical tips that you can implement today to reduce risk for your projects and firm. In this conversation you'll hear about QAQC process, fault vs. exposure, things to look out for in consulting agreements, what a prevailing parties’ clause is, the importance of a go-no-go checklist, tips to negotiate lower insurance requirements, standard of care vs. best practices and their impact on insurance, and much more!Thank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Still Trying" by Dylan SittsIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed

More than half of the owner-occupied homes in the U.S. were built before 1980, with around 38% built before 1970. Many of these homes are not equipped to handled modern energy demands, climate changes, or goals for efficiency. In this episode, Lauren Salz, Co-founder and CEO of Sealed, joins us to share how Sealed is helping homeowners modernize their homes with the latest HVAC, weatherproofing, and smart home technology to make homes healthy, comfortable, and clean for the planet. They also have a unique pricing and payment structure that removes the barriers for homeowners to take advantage of Sealed’s expertise. In today’s conversation we discuss short and long term tips on how to improve your home’s energy efficiency, HVAC system comparisons, Sealed’s unique process for consultation, build out, and financing, the effects of climate change on their business, and more! Thank you to our sponsors!BQE COREStart implementing powerful systems for the profitability you need and the freedom you want. Join Douglas Tieger, FAIA for the next Designing Your Business Masterclass, brought to you by BQE CORE. Every live masterclass session is free and includes AIA continuing education credit. Register now at bqe.com/masterclass.Show Music:Intro - "Keep Calm and Chill" by SoundrollOutro - "Remember These Days" by Matt LargeIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:EmergingBuild Your BrandArchITDetailed