TRXL – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Ellen Bensky and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about how Turner Fleischer built a digital twin of their practice. We get into what it means to intentionally work on the firm—not just in it—and how Turner Fleischer has operationalized innovation inside a service-based business.

Ellen shares how the firm protects time for internal research, why curiosity and empowerment are foundational to lasting change, and how knowledge management evolved into a strategic priority as the firm scaled from 60 to 250 people.

We dive into the tools, teams, and processes behind their KM system, how learning and teaching became part of the firm’s DNA, and how AI is being used not to replace people but to simplify and amplify expert knowledge.

Along the way, we unpack some of their most creative internal programs and reflect on the powerful role knowledge management plays not just inside the firm, but across the entire AEC community.

To learn more about Ellen Bensky and Christopher Parsons, see the full show notes with links at https://trxl.co/194

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Knowledge Architecture

Knowledge Architecture builds knowledge management software for AEC firms. Our flagship software product is Synthesis, the leading Intranet + AI Search solution for AEC firms. Synthesis integrates with common industry software like Deltek, Unanet, Newforma, and OpenAsset. Founded in 2009, Knowledge Architecture is privately-held, employee-owned, and passionate about co-creating and sharing best practices to advance the state of knowledge management in the AEC industry. Learn more at https://www.knowledge-architecture.com/.

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Darren Brooker joins the podcast to talk about how storytelling and visual communication, when used together, can transform the way ideas are received and acted upon. We discuss how architectural concepts are often misunderstood not because they’re bad ideas, but because they’re not communicated in a way that sticks. Darren explains why the key to influence lies in empathy, emotional engagement, and a deep understanding of how humans process information. Whether it’s helping decision-makers “see” the future, winning buy-in for a concept, or navigating the messy early stages of design, he shares lessons drawn from architecture, advertising, Pixar, and more.

To learn more about Darren Brooker, see the full show notes with links at https://trxl.co/193

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Stephan Sieber and Bill Allen join the podcast to talk about how and why Chaos and EvolveLba have combined forces, and we talk about tools from AI rendering with Veras to innovative tools like Glyph and Envision, change in the industry, complacency, disruption, and more.

To learn more about Stephan Sieber and Bill Allen, see the full show notes with links at https://trxl.co/184

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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.

Links

• Jordan on LinkedIn
• Wayne on LinkedIn
• DXA studio website
• DXA studio on LinkedIn
• DXA studio on Instagram
• Liv Connected website
• Liv Connected on LinkedIn
• Liv Connected on Instagram
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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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 LinkedIn
• Parametric Monkey website
• Parametric Monkey on LinkedIn
• Parametric Monkey on Twitter
• Technical Debt: Architecture’s Ticking Time Bomb by Paul Wintour
• Incomplete and unused: Design Technology’s dirty secret by Paul Wintour
• Why Companies Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation by Steve Blank (Harvard Business Review)
• Donald Rumsfeld’s quote on known unknowns (goodreads)
• TRXL 093: ‘Continuous Improvement Culture’, with Matt Wash
• Metric Monkey
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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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/architecture (Reddit)
• Non-fungible token (NFT) (Wikipedia)
• TRXL 027: ‘Turning Validation into Actuation’, with Adam Wilbrecht
• The New Economics of Design (Concert blog)
• AIA 2022 Digital Practice Documents
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) (Deloitte)
• Blockchain (Wikipedia)
• Dusty Robotics website
• ISO 19650
• Marlon Blackwell’s Lawsuit Sets the Bar for Design Copyright by Phil Bernstein, FAIA
• TRXL 033: ‘What Other Dials Do You Have to Turn’, with Phil Bernstein
• The Future of the Professions by Richard and Daniel Susskind (Amazon)
• Architecture | Design | Data by Phil Bernstein, FAIA (Amazon)
• Randy Deutsch’s website
• TRXL 004: ’What Else You Got‘, with Randy Deutsch
• TRXL 042: ‘When You Zoom Out’, with Randy Deutsch
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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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 out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
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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 the problem really is, and more.

Links

• Nat on LinkedIn
• Nat on Twitter
• TestFit website
• TestFit on LinkedIn
• TestFit on Twitter
• TestFit on Instagram
• OVERKILL (AutoCad command)
• Nat’s Twitter thread
• The Hustle Architect on Twitter
• TestFit REX - Building A Better Feasibility Ecosystem: The Real Estate Execution (REX) Model
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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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 LinkedIn
• USC School of Architecture website
• USC School of Architecture on Twitter
• Carapace Pavilion
• Installation time-lapse video
• USC Architecture Students Built This: The Carapace Pavilion
• The Carapace Pavilion Points North (LinkedIn)
• Secrets of the Carapace: Apertures (LinkedIn)
• Secrets of the Carapace: Shadows (LinkedIn)
• Carapace Pavilion vs Boeing 737 (LinkedIn)
• Carapace Pavilion: Framing Two Views (LinkedIn)
• Carapace Pavilion: Shell Thickness (LinkedIn)
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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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 Twitter
• Link to the Revit add-ins John mentioned (GitHub)
• John’s Dynamo packages Rhythm and Monocle
• Autodesk University
• John’s recommended Dynamo packages: Clockwork, Archi+lab, Spring Nodes, Lunchbox
• Hypar
• r/place (Reddit)
• More TRXL Podcast episodes
• Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and Peopleverse
• My YouTube channel

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