Architecture is Political
98 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -A podcast where black and brown folks have a conversation about architecture.
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CONVERSATION W/ ELLEN ABRAHAM Assoc AIA, NOMA, MBA
March 15, 2021 20:18 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBThrough her first love, Architecture, Dominican-born and raised designer and entrepreneur Ellen Abraham aims to push the needle forward. This MBA graduate and Senior Project Technical Lead at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, nurtures her passions through leading various community-building initiatives, design-based philanthropy and high impact social justice & design advocacy projects. She co-founded and co-leads a new initiative at SOM called the Equity Design Lab. Ellen currently serves on the N...
Urban Renewal and Public Health
February 27, 2021 01:31 - 1 hour - 91 MBCarolyn Swope MPH, Well AP, is a doctoral student at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Her research interests focus on the relationship between housing and health disparities, with particular attention to historical housing policies producing present-day housing inequities. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, Carolyn worked at various organizations promoting healthy housing and communities, spanning the private, nonprofit, and local government sectors. Caro...
Decolonise Architecture (UK)
February 13, 2021 17:29 - 1 hour - 109 MB‘Decolonise Architecture’ is a collective of students and alumni from the University of Bath driven to tackle institutional racism within architecture and its education. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decolonisearchitecture/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/decolonise-architecture-uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DecoloniseArch TANYARADZWA CHIGANZE (@Tanya.etc_) Background: Zimbabwean and Welsh. Architectural education needs to acknowledge its role in shaping societ...
Death by Architecture Podcast
February 01, 2021 01:27 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBTenille Bettenhausen is a business developer serving the Los Angeles market for the American Institute of Steel Construction. She earned her BS degree in Architecture from Arizona State University. After graduation, Tenille started her career in architecture with Callison Architecture, where she worked on a wide variety of projects including design rollout projects for Nordstrom and Washington Mutual Bank. She has 18 years of previous experience as an architectural project designer, project ...
CONVERSATION W/ ANZILLA GILMORE FAIA
January 16, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBAnzilla Gilmore's passion for architecture manifests itself through service. When she graduated from Prairie View A&M University in the late 90’s, she entered a profession where very few people looked like her. She felt the lack of representation acutely and decided to take action to ensure that no black female that came after her would want for lack of representation. Gilmore has dedicated herself to professional mentorship, community outreach and professional service through leadership in...
Desiree V Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship
January 04, 2021 02:24 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBPlease note that this Desiree V. Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship Foundation is not the same as the Architects Foundation Desiree V. Cooper Memorial Fund. (Confusing… I know). Desiree was one of my dearest friends until she tragically passed away a couple of years ago. 2021 will be the fourth year of the Desiree V. Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship offering assistance to those taking the architect registration exam. It seeks to honor the life and legacy of Desiree V. Cooper by championing ...
PRIMAVERARCH
November 15, 2020 20:27 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBPrimaverarch is a grassroots organization committed to stimulating change for the recognition of women in architecture and related fields. Inspired by the renaissance era and the symbolic idea of spring, Primaverarch is a movement of rebirth, revival, and renewal. Primaverarch is created by four minority-women who recently graduated from the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York. Throughout their studies, they experienced a lack of professional support, mentorship, a...
CONVERSATION W/ DEVANNE PENA
November 02, 2020 21:03 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBDevanne Pena ("Dev-in Pee-nuh") is an Architect Entrepreneur. She is proud to be among the first 400 African American women living history to be licensed to practice architecture. A fourth generation Cape Verdean, Devanne conducted independent research in her native West African islands to define future architectural service for the culture. She is the owner of a design consultancy, Archidev LLC, and this year founded a start-up called AFROSPACE. Creating resilient and protective space for b...
CONVERSATION W/ SAM SMITH
October 25, 2020 22:52 - 24 minutes - 22 MBSam Smith is a writer, activist and social critic who has been at the forefront of new ideas and new politics for more than five decades. He covered Washington under nine presidents, edited the Progressive Review for over 50 years, wrote four books, helped to start six organizations including the national Green Party, the DC Humanities Council and the DC Statehood Party. In this episode, we talked about urban renewal and if architectural is political. Become an insider by supporting the show...
Tangible Remnants Interview
October 18, 2020 22:10 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBHere is a rebroadcast of my interview with Tangible Remnants, a podcast that explores the interconnectedness of architecture, historic preservation, sustainability, race & gender. Host Nakita Reed and I met at a women in architecture event years ago. Check out Tangible Remnants on Apple & Spotify Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TangibleRemnants/
CONVERSATION W/ DERRICK WARD
October 09, 2020 02:29 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDerrick Ward is a general assignment reporter for News4. A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast. He lived through the 1968 riots and documented his experiences on News4 as part of the station's 40th anniversary coverage. Ward attended HD Woodson High School and the University of Maryland. Ward's journalism career began in radio. He worked for WPFW, WAMU and WTOP, covering major stories such as the Iran-Contra hearings,...
CARIBBEAN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ALUMNAE
October 02, 2020 00:36 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBShelly-Anne Tulia Scot, AIA and Shani Chambers, AIA are both graduated from the Caribbean School of Architecture and graduated from Florida A&M University. In this episode, they share their Caribbean experiences, culture shock and racism. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis! Shani Chambers is a Virginia based architect with over 15 years’ experience in the planning, design and construction i...
Current Events: September 2020
September 25, 2020 22:39 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBNo intro music, no fancy mic, just a cellphone and recording app. This episode discusses current events, personal journey and podcast updates.
POC ARCHITECTURE (CANADA)
September 14, 2020 20:52 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBJanelle Brookes and Ethan Perrotte are a couple of black architecture students from Canada. They created POC Architecture to support architecture projects done by people of colour. During the course of their education, Janelle and Ethan noticed a lack of architecture projects from people of colour being taught. As a result, POC Architecture Instagram page was created to promote diversity in the field of architecture. On the POC website, they create access of important resources for architectu...
#BLACKINARCHITECTURE UK
September 07, 2020 16:28 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBBlack In Architecture is a hashtag to amplify the voices of Black/Black British architectural professionals and students in the UK. It is also a black-led research initiative, proposing a new approach to achieving racial justice and ending structural racism and inequity in architecture. This is a start in defining the changes that we, as black people, want to demand in architecture and across the various dimensions of the profession - in education, practice, recruitment, professional memb...
MUSLIM WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE (UK)
August 30, 2020 20:20 - 1 hour - 107 MBMuslim Women in Architecture (MWA) is a network and collective working to empower, inspire and celebrate Muslim women in the architecture and built environment industry. In this episode, I talk to Tahin Khan, Zahra Mansoor and Rim Kalsoum about MWA as it aims to provide a platform to not only support Muslim girls and women who want to pursue a career in the field, but to encourage an open discussion amongst those within the profession and outside. Tahin Khan is a British Bangladeshi Part 2 ...
DESIGN DISRUPTED
August 27, 2020 02:19 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIn this episode, Melissa shares her thoughts about the recent events involving black lives and Call to Action to Starchitect (celebrity architect) professionals. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
CONVERSATION W/ PROFESSOR AMBER WILEY PhD
August 19, 2020 12:56 - 1 hour - 111 MBBecome an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis! Amber Wiley is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Rutgers University. She provided insight on Tyler House neighboring areas like LeDriot Park and Dunbar High School. Born in Oklahoma, Wiley recalls visiting her grandfather in DC which set the foundation of her future works. Professor Wiley research interests center on the social aspects of design and ...
MONEY. POWER. LAND. SOLIDARITY.
August 12, 2020 01:09 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBIn this episode, we talk to G.P. Jacob (Jake Virden) about his podcast, Money. Power. Land. Solidarity. We discussed economic and urban development, politics, race, the working-class and the Upper Harbor Terminal Development, a project slated for North Minneapolis' riverfront. Jake Virden is an artist, practitioner of popular education and host of the Money Power Land Solidarity podcast.. Check out the Money Power Land Solidarity podcast on Patreon at: Patreon.com/MoneyPowerLandSolidarity...
CONVERSATION W/ CURATED TOLERANCE
August 05, 2020 01:13 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBRapid changes in the aesthetics of a community you grew up in has lasting effects. Some study architecture, some create podcast and others write an essay. Meet Amber Delgado (non-architect); a writer and filmmaker from Fayetteville, North Carolina. In this episode, we talk about gentrification and architecture. Amber Delgado received her BFA in film/media production and BA in art history from East Carolina University. Approaching her filmmaking and research through a Black feminist lens, Am...
ARCHITECTURE & MAPPING SEGREGATION IN DC
July 26, 2020 02:39 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBIn the episode, we discuss mapping public housing and the displacement of blacks in the district. We also talked about Northwest One and architecture. Sarah Jane Shoenfeld is an independent scholar and public historian. She co-directs the project Mapping Segregation in Washington DC, which is documenting the former extent of racially restricted housing in the nation's capital along with other historic mechanisms of segregation and displacement. Sarah's company, Prologue DC, engages in a var...
CONVERSATION W/ SARAH AKIGBOGUN
July 18, 2020 01:19 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBSarah Akigbogun is a London-based transdisciplinary practitioner and educator. An architect, filmmaker and writer, she is founder of Studio Aki London and theatre collective Appropri8, which seeks to work with communities to activate disused urban sites. Sarah is passionate about diversity within architecture and is Vice Chair of Women in Architecture UK and founder of the XXAOC project. In 2017 she directed the film She Draws : She Builds, which collates the voices of 15 female architects. ...
CONVERSATION W/ EBEHI IJEWERE
July 10, 2020 00:27 - 38 minutes - 35 MBBorn and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Ebehi Ijewere always had an innate passion for design, color, materials, and crafts. After graduation, Ebehi found that there was no space where she could listen to experiences from designers of color so she started a design podcast, Layers of Design. She also uses her platform to amplify the voices of African architects as well as participate in meaningful design competitions that look to solve social and humanitarian problems through architecture. Listen...
CONVERSATION W/ NOMAS RPI CHAPTER
July 03, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBArchitecture students across the country are denouncing systemic racism in academia. I spoke to Malika Yansaneh and Kelsey Mitchell , members of National Organization of Minority Architects Student (NOMAS) Chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), about the lack of diversity in architectural history, the NAAB statement on racial injustice, student life at Rensselaer as well as the pandemic. At the time of this recording, both women are pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree at...
CONVERSATION W/ HOUSTON NOMA
June 22, 2020 01:31 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBArchitecture is Political Podcast had the honor of hosting Houston NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) Happy Hour Series. In this episode, we explore ‘How Architecture is Political’ in the current climate. Special thanks to Mona Elamin and Antoine Bryant of Houston NOMA for making this event possible. To support NOMA National, go to https://membership.noma.net/donations/ for more information. To become a NOMA member, go to https://membership.noma.net/ for more information.
PANDEMIC FLOSS: A.I ARCH
June 16, 2020 02:05 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode, the host talks about her love/hate relationship with the AIA and the controversies with their most recent statements about the protest and prison design. Check out the newest link: https://www.archispolly.online/dope-videos-1 Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
MENTAL FLOSS: A.I ARCH
June 16, 2020 02:05 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, the host talks about her love/hate relationship with the AIA and the controversies with their most recent statements about the protest and prison design. Check out the newest link: https://www.archispolly.online/dope-videos-1 Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
MENTAL FLOSS: ARCHITECTS WEAR BLACK
June 04, 2020 02:09 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIn this epsiode, Melissa extends the Mental Floss series due to recent global protests. She reflects on the written responses from architecture firms and allied organizations and how to cope in a work environment when you are the only black/brown person. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
PANDEMIC FLOSS: ARCHITECTS WEAR BLACK
June 04, 2020 02:09 - 30 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode, Melissa extends the Pandemic Floss series due to recent global protests. She reflects on the written responses from architecture firms and allied organizations and how to cope in a work environment when you are the only black/brown person. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
PANDEMIC FLOSS: #GIRLTALK
May 24, 2020 00:21 - 1 hour - 126 MBMy friendships with Nakita Reed AIA, April Drake AIA, and Morina Peterson are decades old. I got the band back together to discuss working from home, returning to the office and density. Nakita Reed is an award-winning architect with experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic. She is skilled in the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in His...
MENTAL FLOSS: #GIRLTALK
May 24, 2020 00:21 - 1 hour - 126 MBMy friendships with Nakita Reed AIA, April Drake AIA, and Morina Peterson are decades old. I got the band back together to discuss working from home, returning to the office and density. Nakita Reed is an award-winning architect with experience throughout the Mid-Atlantic. She is skilled in the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in His...
MENTAL FLOSS: ARCH TECH
May 15, 2020 00:05 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThis tech episode talks about the different ways architecture firms (or any business) can work remotely via VPN, VDI, remote desktop and the cloud. Our guest is Osei Stephens. He specializes in the areas of IT Network engineering, and has IT experience in construction, information security and legal industries. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
PANDEMIC FLOSS: ARCH TECH
May 15, 2020 00:05 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThis tech episode talks about the different ways architecture firms (or any business) can work remotely via VPN, VDI, remote desktop and the cloud. Our guest is Osei Stephens. He specializes in the areas of IT Network engineering, and has IT experience in construction, information security and legal industries. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
PANDEMIC FLOSS: ARCHIDADS
May 06, 2020 20:40 - 1 hour - 113 MBRichard Lyew, AIA of Studio Lyew and Nikolas Hill are both archidads; balancing architecture and parenting under one roof. The new norm for them include alternating work/parenting schedules and sharing a co-working space in the dining room. SHOW NOTES: Learn to meditate from the world’s top mindfulness experts with Ten Percent Happier (Not a paid sponsor)
MENTAL FLOSS: ARCHIDADS
May 06, 2020 20:40 - 1 hour - 113 MBRichard Lyew, AIA of Studio Lyew and Nikolas Hill are both archidads; balancing architecture and parenting under one roof. The new norm for them include alternating work/parenting schedules and sharing a co-working space in the dining room. SHOW NOTES: Learn to meditate from the world’s top mindfulness experts with Ten Percent Happier (Not a paid sponsor)
MENTAL FLOSS: ARCHIMOMS
April 24, 2020 00:34 - 1 hour - 112 MBAnta Miranda, AIA and Veronica Elizalde-Molina are both archimoms; balancing architecture and parenting under one roof. The new norm for them include zoom chats, project delivery and explain the importance of social distancing to a four year old. SHOW NOTES: NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases. Blood samples from healthy volunteers needed to inform public health decision making. See link below for more info. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/nih-begins-study-quantify-undetect...
PANDEMIC FLOSS: ARCHIMOMS
April 24, 2020 00:34 - 1 hour - 112 MBAnta Miranda, AIA and Veronica Elizalde-Molina are both archimoms; balancing architecture and parenting under one roof. The new norm for them include zoom chats, project delivery and explain the importance of social distancing to a four year old. SHOW NOTES: NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases. Blood samples from healthy volunteers needed to inform public health decision making. See link below for more info. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/nih-begins-study-quantify-undetect...
PANDEMIC FLOSS: THE NEW NORM
April 15, 2020 02:26 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBOur current situation in the world has affected the host both emotionally and physically. This episode discuss personal struggles, architecture responses and the future of this podcast.
MENTAL FLOSS: THE NEW NORM
April 15, 2020 02:26 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBOur current situation in the world has affected the host both emotionally and physically. This episode discuss personal struggles, architecture responses and the future of this podcast.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS & DENSITY W/ ARCHITECT ILEANA SCHINDER
March 27, 2020 01:17 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIleana Schinder is a licensed architect in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland. A LEED accredited professional and a Passive House Design Consultant, Ileana has nurtured her passion for architecture since first hearing the click of LEGO bricks at the age of 4. Two decades later, she holds a B.A. in Architecture from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (Argentina) and an M.A. in Communications from American University in Washington, D.C. She has been featured in publications such as The Washi...
BONUS W/ KATHRYN PRIGMORE
March 18, 2020 22:04 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis is a bonus episode of Kathryn Prigmore. The audio was taken from a 2013 presentation she did for the Women in Architecture Lecture Series. Thank you to our sponsor, Smartsheet for Architects. Use the promo code Archispolly to receive 10% off. https://www.smartsheet4architects.com/ Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
Conversation w/ Architect Kathryn Tyler Prigmore FAIA
March 14, 2020 02:55 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBWith over 30 years experience, Kathryn's architecture anthology can be a dissertation. She's not only my mentor, but a close friend. Notably, she was one of the first 20 African American Women registered to practice architecture in the United States, and was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2002. Ms. Prigmore received her Master of Science in Engineering degree from The Catholic University of America and her Bachelor of Science in Building Sciences and ...
Southwest One
March 06, 2020 03:31 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBCarolyn Crouch of Washington Walks took the host, Melissa Daniel, on a brief walking tour of Architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith iconic buildings in Southwest DC. Chloethiel was also the architect for Tyler House. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis!
CONVERSATION W/ KYRAH L. WILLIAMS
February 27, 2020 01:49 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThis University of Miami Alumna Kyrah L. Williams is making waves with her 'America's Hidden Gem' initiative that highlights #mentormonday (dedicated to celebrating Black LICENSED Architects, Designers, and individuals in the profession of Architecture) and #futurearchitectfriday (a day to celebrate those pushing themselves to becoming licensed architects). https://americashiddengem.wordpress.com/ https://www.anaiyscharities.org/
CONVERSATION W/ NOIR DESIGN PARTI
February 20, 2020 00:52 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBSaundra Little, AIA and Karen Davis Burton are co-owners of Noir Design Parti, a project designed to research and tell the stories of the professional journeys and creative works of Detroit’s Black Architects. We talked to Detroit, firm ownership, entrepreneurship, SpaceLab Detroit and future projects. https://www.facebook.com/NoirDesignParti/?rc=p https://twitter.com/noirdesignparti?lang=en Thank you to our sponsor, Smartsheet for Architects. Use the promo code Archispolly to receive 10%...
Conversation w/ Professor Edward D Dunson AIA
February 05, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBI've known Edd ever since high school. Along with Architect Barbara G. Laurie, they played a critical part in my professional development. In this episode, we reflect on Barbara's legacy, HBCUs, and professional ethics. Edward D. Dunson, Jr. AIA is Associate Professor of Architecture in the Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Howard University, Washington, DC. Professor Dunson is a licensed architect and design consultant with over 30 years of leadership expe...
Conversation w/ Landscape Architect Ujijji Davis
January 31, 2020 00:59 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThank goodness for twitter cause that's where I met Ujijji. Licensed Landscape Architect, Brooklyn born and Detroit transparent, she has several publications including 'The Help: White Teachers in Black Schools' and 'Black in Design: Reflections for Two Women of Color'. You can find more information about Ujijji by listening to the Transforming Cities Podcast. Thank you to our sponsor, Smartsheet for Architects. Use the promo code Archispolly to receive 10% off. https://www.smartsheet4arch...
Let me Introduce Myself
January 26, 2020 05:10 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBMy name is Melissa Daniel and I started this podcast to rediscover why I went into architecture. I am investigating where I lived and talk to the people who can assist me in this journey. In depth, this investigation will examine the Northwest One area in Washington, DC. as well interviews with various architectural professionals, planners and experts.