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TRXL

Evan Troxelwww.trxl.co
Join architect Evan Troxel as he explores important topics surrounding the co-evolution of technology and architecture. Guests from the architectural community and beyond join in long-form conversations about the influence digital transformation is having on the profession with long digressions on leadership, change management, knowledge transfer, where all this may lead to in the future of the building industry, and more.
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Episodes

025: ‘Copyrighting the Building Code’, with Scott Reynolds

Special guest Scott Reynolds once again joins the podcast to talk about a second lawsuit brought against UpCodes by the ICC which came quickly after some favorable news from the judge on the first one. Links UpCodes website UpCodes on Twitter TRXL 021: ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’, with Scott Reynolds UpCodes first lawsuit with the ICC A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law (TechCrunch article) International Code Council (ICC) National Fire Pr...

Dec 01, 202058 minEp. 25

024: ‘A Healthy Dose of Skepticism’, with Nathan Miller

Special guest Nathan Miller of Proving Ground joins the podcast to talk about hobbies during the pandemic, the digital transformation of AEC, some drawbacks of generative design, privacy concerns with IoT devices and connected buildings, and so much more! Links Proving Ground web site Computers are Hard blog post Conveyor Semantic Lunchbox Nathan Miller on Twitter Nathan Miller on LinkedIn Leading architecture firms pen open letter to Autodesk over rising costs, sluggish development (Archpaper) ...

Nov 24, 20201 hr 26 minEp. 24

023: ‘One More Thing’, with Anthony Frausto-Robledo

Special guest Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh once again joins the podcast to talk about what we got right and what we got wrong about what was announced at Apple's ‘One More Thing’ event last week, implications of these new releases for architects and practice, industry 4.0, and convergence. Links Upcoming Live stream happy hour with the Archispeak and Life of an Architect podcast on Nov 19th, 4:15pm PST (YouTube) Architosh web site Anthony's free Xpresso email newsletter OK Computer Lectu...

Nov 17, 20201 hr 20 minEp. 23

022: ‘Turbo Boost Mood’, with Anthony Frausto-Robledo

Special guest Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh re-joins the podcast to talk about hardware and software predictions for Apple’s “One More Thing” event on November 10, 2020. Links TRXL Ep 012 – ‘Force Multipliers’, with Anthony Frausto-Robledo Apple Event – One More Thing (The Verge) Every 'One more thing' Apple has ever announced (Macworld UK) MacRumors – Apple Working on Redesigned Mac Pro With Smaller Form Factor and Apple Silicon Chip Six Colors – Fun With Charts: Entirely speculative cha...

Nov 10, 20201 hr 26 minEp. 22

021: ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’, with Scott Reynolds

Special guest Scott Reynolds joins the podcast to talk about how he transitioned from architecture to tech, how technology is changing building codes, and how he wants UpCodes to affect the architectural profession. Links UpCodes website Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Oct 27, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 21

020: ‘The Hard Part’, with Shane Scranton

Special guest Shane Scranton joins the podcast to talk about virtual reality, the infinite possibilities of the digital realm, VR hardware announcements, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Oct 20, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 20

019: ‘A Super Narrow Window Towards Obsolescence’, with Alvin Huang

Special guest Alvin Huang joins the podcast to talk about architectural education in the midst of a pandemic, turning constraints into opportunities, becoming obsolete, authored versus documented reality, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Oct 13, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 19

018: ‘That Perfect Kind of Venn Diagram’, with Dane Stokes

Special guest Dane Stokes joins the podcast to talk about his journey into architecture, being a 'computer person', design computation and automation, the importance of making things and working with your hands, custom fabrication, one-button buildings, having kids and failure, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Oct 06, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 18

017: ‘Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable’, with Rosa Sheng

Special guest Rosa Sheng joins the podcast to talk about the future of our profession from a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) perspective, and so much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Sep 29, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 17

016: ‘Tenuous Territory’, with Reg Prentice

Special guest Reg Prentice joins the podcast to talk about the value of an architect, how and why we document decisions, the network effect, how designers are decision factories, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Sep 22, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 16

015: ‘Grossly Inefficient’, with Cherise Lakeside

Special guest Cherise Lakeside joins the podcast to talk about career passion, the importance of celebration, the inefficiencies within and difficulty of change management in AEC, specifications, CSI, mentorship, leadership, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Sep 15, 202054 minEp. 15

014: 'A Degree of Nuclear', with Andrew Heumann

Special guest Andrew Heumann joins the podcast to talk about why people love or hate using certain tools, design, company culture, his generative artwork, and more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Sep 08, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 14

013: 'Designs are Hypothesis', with Donna Sink

Special guest Donna Sink joins the podcast to talk about a possible business model for architects based on design performance and outcomes. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Sep 01, 202059 minEp. 13

012: 'Force Multipliers', with Anthony Frausto-Robledo

Special guest Anthony Frausto-Robledo joins the podcast to talk about Apple, the Macintosh, and iOS devices in the profession, the open letter to Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Aug 25, 20201 hr 30 minEp. 12

011: 'I Did This on a Lark', with George Valdes

Special guest George Valdes joins the podcast to talk about his interest and occupation of the technological periphery surrounding the architectural profession, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Aug 18, 20201 hr 25 minEp. 11

010: 'Trajectories', with Lucas Reames

Special guest Lucas Reames joins the podcast to talk about fostering innovation in AEC, the ZeroSixty accelerator, the architectural response to COVID-19 and the opportunities it has created, data-driven design, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Aug 11, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 10

009: 'Creating Opportunities for Collisions', with Eric Reinholdt

Special guest Eric Reinholdt joins the podcast to talk about why he started his YouTube channel, the keys to being productive, why getting away from architecture helps his process, the importance of making things, turning sources into resources, and much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Aug 04, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 9

008: 'This Reminds Me of That', with Geoff Manaugh

Special guest Geoff Manaugh joins the podcast to talk about writing, music, travel, geology, connecting the dots, where ideas come from, architecture, his next book on the topic of quarantine, and much more. Links Geoff's amazing blog: BLDGBLOG Geoff's website: geoffmanaugh.com Do the Work by Stephen Pressfield Evan's band: System Kid The Plague by Albert Camus Cappadocia, Turkey (Wikipedia) A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh Landscapes of Quarantine exhibition Josh Ruskin (Wikipedia...

Jul 28, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 8

007: 'Reinventing the Wheel', with Konrad Sobon

Special guest Konrad Sobon joins the podcast to talk about working in architecture, open source software development, mentorship, getting better at things versus reinventing the wheel, truck driving, Polish hiphop, basketball, assembling furniture, and so much more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jul 21, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 7

006: 'Doomed to Fail', with Bill Allen

Special guest Bill Allen joins the podcast to talk about whether or not generative design is 'doomed to fail', maximizing versus optimizing, work/life balance, personal hacks, reading suggestions, and more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jul 14, 202051 minEp. 6

005: 'BIM is a T-Rex', with Clifton Harness

Special guest Clifton Harness joins the podcast to talk about generative design, tool building, running a startup, the AEC community on LinkedIn versus Twitter, how architects could affect sustainable change through getting involved in policy decisions, and more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jul 07, 202051 minEp. 5

004: 'What Else You Got', with Randy Deutsch

Special guest Randy Deutsch joins the podcast to talk about teaching in architecture, how he got his start writing books, why writing is important, and shares some personal productivity hacks. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jun 30, 20201 hr 18 minEp. 4

003: 'A Local Maxima', with Ian Keough

Special guest Ian Keough joins the podcast to talk about tool building, "slipping" off the path of becoming a "real" architect, the idea of starting from a blank page, and more. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jun 23, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 3

002: 'Getting Out of the Echo Chamber', with Mark LePage

In this inaugural episode, Evan talks with Mark LePage of EntreArchitect to discuss what TRXL is all about: a podcast about how technology is changing the architectural profession. Links EntreArchitect Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jun 19, 202014 minEp. 2

001: TRXL Podcast Teaser

TRXL is a new podcast about how technology is changing the architectural profession. Links Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect with Evan Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Email...

Jun 19, 20201 minEp. 1
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