This week David Whiteside, founder and partner of Whiteside Management joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background as a general contractor; transitioning into an owner’s representative; the value of an owner’s representative and their role in a project; the working relationship between his team and other stakeholders; tips for clients; and more. This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • ...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 56 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about poor living conditions; sponge etiquette; how words and pictures influence one's view of a building, product, or design; David forgetting people's names; feeling comfortable around different kinds of people; networking; and more! This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft • Brizo SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Facebook • Call or text question...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week Matt Bucholz, Chief Executive Officer at Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background; the process of running an effective project as a general contractor; site culture and organization; choosing the right contractor; the architect contractor relationship; and more. This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft • Brizo SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.seco...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 46 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about working and communicating with team members, having kids (and not having kids), what it's like starting a business, artificial intelligence in design and art, capturing the moment in design, getting philosophical while watching Slow Horses, not comparing your work to others, and more! This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft • Brizo SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstud...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This week Architect Rick Joy, Founder and Principal of Studio Rick Joy joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background; transitioning from his career as a percussionist to architecture; his philosophy and practice; the pros and cons of design build; his process and thoughts on architectural style; and more. This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft • Brizo SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.seco...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 33 min
This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss the livability of designer homes. The two cover designing for function and aesthetics, material resilience, lifestyle changes, space efficiency, designing based on reference images, and the benefits of adapting to design-forward living environments. This episode is supported by Monograph • Enscape • Sky-Frame • Graphisoft • Brizo SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagr...
Feb 23, 2023•43 min
This week Industrial Designer Robert Brunner, Founder & Partner at Ammunition joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background; studying design at university; working as director of industrial design at Apple and partner at Pentagram; founding the Ammunition group; designing the Beats headphones with Dr. Dre; the processes behind industrial design; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Enscape • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple P...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 44 min
This week Cavin Costello, Principal Architect of The Ranch Mine joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background; architecture school; starting an architecture practice with his wife, Claire Costello and their working relationship; their approach to finding clients; and more! This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Faceb...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 49 min
This week Grant Kirkpatrick, Founding Partner of KAA Design joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background and growing up in California; becoming licensed early in his career; creating a multi-disciplinary practice before specializing in custom homes; embracing technology; the evolution of residential architecture; and more! This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • ...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 44 min
This week David and Marina, Partners at FAME Architecture and Design discuss the 5 questions clients should ask their architects before hiring them. Not all architects work the same way and it’s important that you know what you are getting. Experience: Ask what their profession -specific experience is. Project-specific experience is not necessarily as important as profession-specific experience (e.g. architecture vs construction vs interior design). Scope: Ask what physical parts of the project ...
Jan 31, 2023•41 min
This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Architect Brett Woods, Founding Partner of Los Angeles-based Architecture and Interior Design Office, Woods + Dangaran to discuss his background; studying architecture; working on large-scale projects; starting Woods + Dangaran with Joseph Dangaran; his design process; the challenges of renovating iconic buildings; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple ...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 54 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about clothes shopping for weddings, making resolutions for the New Year, staying motivated, finding happiness, balancing running a podcast and having a practice, and more! This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Facebook • Call or text questions to 213-222-6950 SUPPORT Leave a review :) EPISODE CATEGORIES • ...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design talk with Homan Rajai, Co-founder and Co-creative director of Studio AHEAD about his story of self-discovery through travel; studying landscape architecture; establishing a furniture rental company; finding mentorship in Mexico; co-founding Studio Ahead; collaborating with architects; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Websit...
Jan 10, 2023•2 hr 1 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about old clothing; the value (and limitations) of open floor plans in homes (11:00); the idea of thresholds in space making; the downsides to designing houses for resale value (30:40); designing great housing that is expensive and affordable (43:03); and Emily in Paris and Harry & Meghan (01:07:110). This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: w...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min
This week David and Marina are joined by Architect Dorte Mandrup, founder and creative director of Dorte Mandrup Architecture to discuss her background in sculpture and medical school before transitioning into architecture; starting an office and the challenges of doing so today; winning projects through architecture competitions; design process; the architecture and design scene in Copenhagen; the influence architects have on cities; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sk...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 58 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about Google's Headquarters designed by BIG and Heatherwick, gingerbread house ideas, weddings, over-documenting life, and more! Enjoy This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Facebook • Call or text questions to 213-222-6950 SUPPORT Leave a review :) EPISODE CATEGORIES • Interviews : Interviews with industry ...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 30 min
This week Architect Joshua Aidlin, Founding Partner of Aidlin Darling Design joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by to discuss his background in the arts; his design approach and philosophy; camping on project sites; creating good office culture; his partnership with David Darling; and more. https://aidlindarlingdesign.com/projects/windhover-contemplative-center/ This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podc...
Dec 13, 2022•2 hr 4 min
This week David and Marina are joined by Alison Brooks, RIBA, FRSA, RDI - Founder and Creative Director of Alison Brooks Architects to discuss starting her career in London during a recession, starting her own practice, architecture competitions, the challenges and rewards of multifamily housing projects, why beauty should be talked about more in architecture, and more. Enjoy! This recording was done during the 2022 Monterrey Design Conference in Monterrey, California. The conference is put on e...
Dec 08, 2022•40 min
This week David and Marina talk about the power of not checking emails; architects claiming to have no design process; architectural agendas; architects whose projects all look the same (but claim otherwise); branding and niching; designing different kinds of projects; and conveying design to clients. At 01:10:00 we chat about Netflix's The Crown and social media. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNEC...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 32 min
This week David and Marina are joined by design historian and media strategist Eva Hagberg to discuss the importance of publicists in the architecture industry; her transition into journalism after architecture school; the role of media and its relationship with architecture; her new book When Eero Met His Match ; and more . Buy Eva's book This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondst...
Nov 29, 2022•2 hr 1 min
This week David and Marina respond to a listener who feels that BIM has its benefits for complex work but might also be ruining the industry. The two provide an introduction to BIM, the limitations of its benefits, understanding BIM as a tool, designing in a BIM software, and BIM’s impact on an office and the profession as a whole. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod....
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 14 min
This week David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, Founders of FAME Architecture & Design discuss 7 tips for selecting the right contractor and the qualities to look for in a good one: 1. Willing to innovate 2. Trustworthy 3. Knowledgeable 4. Keeps their cool 5. Values design 6. Works well with the architect 7. Organized This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Sky-Frame • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagr...
Nov 22, 2022•29 min
This week Victor Mezhvinsky, President and Founder of FORMA Construction joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his story of working for his father’s company; the impact his father had on his career; developing projects; the risks and struggles of starting a construction company; the importance of working with architects as a contractor; and more. This episode is supported by Sky-Frame • Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Sp...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 30 min
This week David and Marina partners at FAME Architecture and Interior Design discuss 5 things clients should know before starting a new home or remodel project: 1. Understanding the process of a project 2. Hiring the right team 3. Expecting the unexpected 4. Asking questions along the way 5. Not aligning construction completion with life events. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopo...
Nov 08, 2022•28 min
This week David and Marina are joined by Tommy Zung, Principal of Studio Zung to discuss collaborating with Brizo; Brizo’s Modern Goddess campaign; the importance of self-expression in projects; his approach to working with clients; his journey from fashion, hospitality management to architecture and interior design; his relationship with Buckminster Fuller; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Webs...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min
This week David and Marina have a casual chat about Marina's dental braces and the best pastry shop in San Francisco. The two also answer a listener's question about how designers should deal with their ego (42:20). Is it good to be an egoless designer? This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • Call or text questions to 213-222-6950 SUPPORT Leave ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This week Architect Greg Faulkner, founder & director of Faulkner Architects joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his background as a design engineer in the aircraft industry; his tools and process; working with the site; his design philosophies and architectural truths; running and maintaining a small-sized practice; collaborating with Tom Kundig to design his house; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • Appl...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 43 min
This week David and Marina answer two questions from listeners: How to cope with the feeling of failure in architecture school and whether or not architecture is hard and stressful. The two cover why freshmen often have false expectations of success, embracing failure, not seeking approval from teachers or clients, dealing with ‘dumb’ design assignments, overcoming paralysis, the main reasons why being an architect is challenging, and more! This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele ...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 34 min
This week David and Marina are joined by Architect Michael Bohn, Senior Principal for Studio One Eleven to discuss his background; befriending case study architect Edward Killingsworth; moving to India; the mission of Studio One Eleven; their approach to community-oriented projects; integrating urban research, analysis and studies to projects; the impact of public policy on architecture and urban projects; and more. This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft SUBSCRIBE • ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 47 min
This week David and Marina share their thoughts on Renzo Piano's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles and Pompidou Center, the relationship between beauty and structure, and architecture books that are important to them. Francoise Choay's Urbanism, Utopias, and Realities Gombrich's The Story of Art Francis Ching Gaston Bachelard's Poetry of Space Gaston Bachelard's Highrise Michael Sorkin's 20 minutes in Manhattan Kevin Lynch's Image of the City Christopher Alexander's Pattern Langua...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min
