The Second Studio Design and Architecture Show – Details, episodes & analysis

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Ted Hall, Founder and Creative Director of Spearhead. They discussed Ted’s early careers and influences; maintaining craftsmanship with technology; engaging fabricators early in design; collaborative fabrication process; typical fabrication workflow; Spearhead’s service and operations; and more.

This episode is supported by Integrated Projects • Canvas • Enscape • Autodesk • Programa • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.  
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.
 •  After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss common issues with Design-Build model in home construction. They cover the definition of the Design-Build model; lack of licensed architects in Design-Build companies; false efficiency and economy; accountability issues; quality of construction; how budget reduction is achieved; lack of transparency; who should / shouldn’t engage with Design-Build companies; and more.

This episode is supported by Integrated Projects • Canvas • Enscape • Autodesk • Programa • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.  
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.
 •  After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by James Corner, Founding Partner of Field Operations to discuss his background; early interests; education in landscape architecture and urban design; the value of urban design; the difference between architecture and landscape architecture; design competitions; Field Operations' practice structure; the Highline Project; and more.

This episode is supported by Integrated Projects • Canvas • Enscape • Autodesk • Programa • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.  
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.
 •  After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

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

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

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

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

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 • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

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

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

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 Language
• Robert Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture,
• Adrian Forty's Words and Buildings
• Jane Jacobs' Death and Life of Great American Cities
• Nick Crosley's Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory
• Henri Lefebvre's Everyday Life
• Homi K. Bhabha

This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.

This week David and Marina are joined by Robert Yuen, Co-founder and CEO of Monograph to discuss his long term vision to help the industry; the growth of the company over the last year; the importance of tracking data in an architecture office; new key features; the similarities and differences between running a tech company and architecture practice; the success of Monograph’s Section Cut seminars; and more. 

This episode is supported by Brizo • Monograph • Miele • Graphisoft

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EPISODE CATEGORIES
 •  Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
 •  Design Companion: Informative talks for clients. 
 •  After Hours (AH): Casual conversations about everyday life.
 •  Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.
 •  Fellow Designer: Tips for designers.