In this special replay episode, Phil Bernstein of the Yale School of Architecture joins the podcast to talk about teaching his pro practice course that encourages architecture students to push beyond the traditional business model, value propositions of architecture, encouraging collaboration when working in isolation, and much more. Links Phil Bernstein on Twitter Phil’s ARCH 2230b course at Yale School of Architecture entitled Technology and Practice – Exploring New Value in Design Practice Ar...
Jan 18, 2023•56 min•Ep. 33
In this special replay episode, Anthony Hauck of HYPAR joins the podcast to talk about making the mark you want to make, pursuing something that feels more valuable, shared goals and value propositions in AEC, and more. Links Calamityware Mugs DBEI (BiLT Conference) Disruptive Technologies in Architecture – AIA Palm Beach Presentation – Nov 2020 (YouTube) Architecture - Design - Data: Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip Bernstein TRXL episode 003 with Ian Keough, CEO of Hypa...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 32
In this special replay episode, 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 Nathan Miller on Twitter Nathan Miller on LinkedIn Leading architecture firms pen open letter to Autodesk over rising costs, sluggish development (Archpaper) Ender 3d ...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 24
In this special replay episode, Dane Stokes of ZGF Architects 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 YourDesk University with Dane Stokes Rhino.Inside by McNeel AIA Technology and Practice community (TAP) Colin Furze (YouTube) Dane's website Check out my other podc...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 18
In this special replay episode, Eric Reinholdt of 30X40 Design Workshop 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 30x40 Design Workshop - Eric's web site Eric's YouTube channel A Choice to Make Evan's YouTube channel Archispeak at CONSTRUCT - YouTube as a productivity tool Roosevelt's "The Man in the Ar...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 9
Oliver David (OD) Krieg of Intelligent City joins the podcast to talk about topics at the intersection of computational design, robotic fabrication, and turn-key urban housing as a product. We begin with OD’s journey from school at ICD in Germany to where he is currently at Intelligent City, the value and benefits of bottom-up as opposed to top-down initiatives, moving away from project thinking to a product company, navigating risk versus reward in manufacturing, design for manufacture and asse...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 108
Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh joins the podcast to talk about two of his recent articles highlighting Autodesk. The first article is an interview with Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost and the topic is their Autodesk University announcement of the next generation industry cloud platform for AEC called Forma. The second article is about the recent Nordic Open Letter penned by several significant architectural associations that was recently delivered to Autodesk’s CEO regarding Revit development...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 107
Gabe Paez of Autodesk joins the podcast to talk about the intersection of humans and immersive technologies, the magic of experiencing ideas together, shared reality, the difficulty of change in relation to new tools and workflows, the value of working in different ways, the (controversial) notion of having fun at work, Extended Reality (XR) as it relates to remote work, shortening the distance between an idea and an experience, experiential tools, the value of collaboration, synchronous and asy...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 106
Ian Janicki of Homestead joins the podcast to talk about what architecture schools have been and still are focused on versus what opportunities exist because of recent changes in legislation (California’s SB 9), the importance of infill—especially for solving the housing crisis, why architects should consider learning real estate, how to make more developers, entrepreneurship in the architectural profession, making the case for why we should be wrapping our collective heads around the potential ...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 105
Michael Ermann of Virginia Tech and Amber Book joins the podcast to talk about intuition and meaning, the necessity for architects to go deeper than ever before, how the profession is ignoring market forces, and we have a critical conversation about architectural education and practice. Links Michael on LinkedIn Michael’s website Michael & Amber Book on Twitter Amber Book website Amber Book on Instagram Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse My YouTube channel Connect wi...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 104
Kyle Bernhardt of TestFit joins the podcast to talk about his career spanning from school to Autodesk to TestFit, leadership, communication, bridging between different groups within an organization, discussion about the unchangeable soul of an app, reducing friction in our processes, addressing unmet expectations, new chapters and new opportunities during one’s career, and so much more. Links Kyle on LinkedIn Kyle on Twitter TestFit website TestFit on LinkedIn TestFit on Twitter TestFit REX (Rea...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 103
Doris Sung of DOSU Studio Architecture joins the podcast to talk about her research and entrepreneurial forays into smart materials and more specifically her work with thermal bi-metal, her journey creating building products that don’t require electrical or mechanical infrastructure, teaching in architecture and the upcoming USC undergraduate degree for entrepreneurialism, and more. Links Doris on LinkedIn DOSU Studio on Twitter DOSU Studio on Instagram DOSU Studio website TBM self-shading windo...
Nov 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 102
Special guests Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck lead two NYC-based firms: DXA Studio and Liv Connected. They join the podcast to talk about using prefab modular as a strategy for the delivery of productized architecture, how architecture can save people’s lives, the ‘volumetric modular’ system they’ve developed, the benefits of prefab, the value of their tight collaboration with a dedicated and experienced fabrication outfit, the importance of creating a sense of purpose in their work, and more. ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 101
Special guest Paul Wintour of Parametric Monkey joins the podcast to talk about his description of the gap that exists in the profession between innovation and adoption, just how far behind we really are and how much work there is to do to catch up, technical debt in architectural practice, the reality that most digital tools that are developed in firms are incomplete and unused, transactions versus relationships, recalibrating practice, and more. Links TRXL Episode Database (TED) Paul on Linked...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 100
Special guest Adam Wilbrecht of ConcertVDC joins the podcast to talk about the new AIA 2022 digital practice documents that now allow for digital media to be accountable, model to manufacturing, digital delivery, the larger life of data and how it can push into the full project lifecycle, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), blockchain, right of reliance, ISO 19650, and more. Links tect.com/join - Help Evan and add your name to the list Adam Wilbrecht on LinkedIn ConcertVDC website r/arch...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 99
Special guest Platt Boyd of Branch Technology joins the podcast to talk about how the company began, their purpose, working with robotics, cellular fabrication, parametric design and design freedom, their cross-disciplinary team, innovation through collaboration, stewardship, leadership and core values, focus, what’s next, and more. Links Platt on LinkedIn Platt on Twitter Branch Technology website Branch Technology on LinkedIn Branch Technology on Twitter Branch Technology on Instagram Check ou...
Oct 04, 2022•57 min•Ep. 98
Special guest Nat MacDonald of TestFit joins the podcast to talk about how Nat defines what he calls the people-process-problem, what it means to be a product manager at TestFit, the evolution of TestFit as a generative platform from parking all the way to residential subdivision (what they call “from towers to town homes”), the magic of the software, the future of a better feasibility ecosystem with their upcoming REX product, some real talk about the fragmentation of the industry and how messy...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 97
Special guest Douglas Noble of the USC School of Architecture joins the podcast to talk about a student-led design, fabrication, and construction project that was recently installed in Joshua Tree National Park. We cover the entire process including design, the technology involved, collaboration with consultants, working with the thin shell concrete prefab team at Clark Pacific, logistics and transportation, and installation. Links Doug on LinkedIn Doug on Twitter Doug on Instagram USC on Linked...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 96
Special guest John Pierson of Parallax Team joins the podcast to talk about the history of his blog and how he made a name for himself through his contributions to the open source design technology community, the origin story of how he became interested in Dynamo and Revit and where that path has led, John’s favorite Dynamo packages, developing tools in the open source community, and more. Links John on LinkedIn John on Twitter Parallax Team website Parallax Team on LinkedIn Parallax Team on Twi...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 95
Special guest Johan Hanegraaf of Arkio joins the podcast to talk about developing design tools for a fully immersive VR environment with new paradigms in UI/UX when combined with 6 degrees of freedom, the values and real world application of real-time spatial collaboration, real-time remote collaboration without a ‘sync button’, the current and next iteration of VR hardware, and more. Links Johan on LinkedIn Johan on Twitter Arkio website Arkio on LinkedIn Arkio on Twitter Arkio on Instagram Che...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 94
Special guest Matt Wash of Bimbeats joins the podcast to talk about how architecture and engineering firms are (or in many cases are not) quantifying inefficient workflows and what that means to their businesses—not just for the bottom line but also for the quality of the staff experience, the real and potential benefits of data analysis on projects and the skills, tools, workflows, and behaviors used to deliver them, the massive amount of duplication of work in the industry and what can be done...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 93
Special guest Roderick Bates of Enscape joins the podcast to talk about his current research foray into the Metaverse including the different locations that exist today, the potential the Metaverse may or may not have for architects and what value they could bring to it, some of the ethical implications architects practicing or creating content for the Metaverse should be thinking about, the positive and negative impacts of immersion including the possibility for manipulation in these kinds of e...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 92
Special guest Mostapha Roudsari of Ladybug Tools joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of AEC design software, whether architects are asking the right questions during design, why design optimization matters in architecture especially in relation to climate change and resiliency, the origin and evolution of Ladybug Tools and their new Pollination apps and cloud service, and more. Links Mostapha on LinkedIn Mostapha on Twitter Mostapha’s YouTube channel Ladybug Tools website Ladybug Tools...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 91
Special guest Roman Gorshkov of Kettle Collective and The Brief joins the podcast to talk about the reasons why they have invested in the development of The Brief (links below) in an effort to help their developer clients visualize the numbers of the project in more meaningful ways some of which include enhancing the decision-making process and to aid in making design changes less painful for the people doing the work on the project. We also talk about how Roman got his start in design technolog...
Aug 09, 2022•50 min•Ep. 90
Special guest Altaf Ganihar of Snaptrude joins the podcast to talk about the lack of empathy within architectural firm leadership and the staff who are doing the work, the convergence of design tools, how entrenched the profession is in “the way we’ve always done things”, the importance of feedback loops in project design and software development, how important synchronous and/or asynchronous collaboration is in modern design software, what some strategies are that can be employed in a firm to s...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 89
Special guest Jason Gardner of Populous joins the podcast to talk about the people side of the business when it comes to implementing technology in an architectural practice. Also discussed: the personal experience of clients, the internal design team, and sporting event fans in the context of technology used to solve problems and deliver architectural projects; the impacts of more tech versus less tech on the people who work in an architectural practice; how their technology team goes about imp...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 88
Special guests Robert DeMillo and Jilbert El-Zmetr join the podcast to talk about why they were interested in solving problems in AEC with their varying technology backgrounds, their vision and implementation of a bespoke cloud computing platform, why it was important for the firm to take team collaboration to the next level via the cloud, and more. Please rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and review TRXL podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen) and don't forget to subscribe and share this episode if you enj...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 87
Special guest Robert Yuen of Monograph joins the podcast to talk about wide-ranging topics including leadership in the profession and how it’s often mistakenly designated by seniority or title, how to protect firm culture, and how Monograph is designing productivity apps for architects that focus on the experience and are as frictionless as possible. We also touch on Monograph’s ‘Section Cut’ conference and ongoing podcast and webinar series, their willingness to create and curate a Practice Ope...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 86
Special guest Wassim Jabi of Topologic BIM joins the podcast to talk about how Topologic grew out of a need to build lightweight models that are adept at representing space rather than merely components and assemblies of manufactured parts, the notion of a spatial vocabulary and creating a ‘dictionary of dictionaries’ in architectural design software, why the concepts in Topologic have incredible utility for practitioners today, the value of Topologic and the library being open source, how it wo...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 85
Special guest Eitan Tsarfati of Swapp joins the podcast to talk about the value proposition of the training and role of an architect (and the practice of architecture in general) in regards to solving complex problems versus spending valuable time drafting, the role that tools currently play in the architectural practice and how it could be very different, existing business models including the ‘time-for-money paradox’ most firms operate within and how AI and automation is significantly challeng...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 84
