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Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with Creative Consultant + Digital Strategist Eileen Lee

2017-06-05T20:30:00-04:00

Next up in our series of conversations, or "Mini-Sessions", with architects and designers in LA and Detroit, in partnership with the Los Angeles Design Festival is a conversation I had with Detroit-based Eileen Lee, Creative Consultant + Digital Strategist of Creative Whatever.

What is Creative Whatever, and how did you come up with that name?

I own a culture-based marketing and creative studio, working with design, fashion, and lifestyle clients. When I first went freelance just over 3 years ago, I was working part time for a friend’s agency in LA. I was asked to come up with what I wanted my title/role to be, and was having trouble deciding since personally, I don’t like defining myself as just a singular thing.

I’m a creative by trade, but also a digital strategist, content creator, amongst many other things. So I literally had no idea, and when discussing my conundrum with my boyfriend, I randomly blurted out “I don’t know - I’m just like a creative... whatever!” Obviously I wasn’...

Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with Sean Ahlquist, Detroit-Based Architect, Educator and Researcher

2017-06-01T16:46:00-04:00

This week we are releasing a series of conversations, or "Mini-Sessions", with architects and designers in LA and Detroit, in partnership with the Los Angeles Design Festival. The festival will be taking place in Downtown LA from June 8 to 11th. Today we're sharing my conversation with Sean Ahlquist, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. I talk with him about architectural education and his work merging new technologies with innovative applications of architecture and material research in his Lab for Material Architectures.

If you’re able to attend the LA Design Festival, make sure to check out the live panel, titled LAX >< DET, discussing the connection between LA and Detroit, a collaboration with the Detroit Design Festival and the L.A. Forum for Architecture and Design. The event will be taking place on June 10th, from 2-4pm at ROW DTLA 777 Alameda Street, and will include Edwin Chan, Chris Den...

Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with Architect/Academic Andrew Zago

2017-05-31T16:03:00-04:00

This week we are releasing a series of conversations, or "Mini-Sessions", with architects and designers in LA and Detroit, in partnership with the Los Angeles Design Festival. The festival will be taking place in Downtown LA from June 8 to 11th. Today we're sharing my conversation with Andrew Zago, LA-based architect and educator. We talk about growing up in Detroit, early inspirations, working on Thom Mayne’s iconic Sixth Street House, his so-called unusual early work in Jeff Kipnis, and his approach and thoughts on the current state of architectural education.

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Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with LA Architect and Gehry Alumnus Edwin Chan

2017-05-30T18:13:00-04:00

This week, starting today, we are releasing a series of conversations, or "Mini-Sessions", with architects and designers in LA and Detroit, in partnership with the Los Angeles Design Festival. The festival will be taking place in Downtown LA from June 8 to 11th. First up is with Edwin Chan of the LA-based EC3. Edwin began his career, immediately after graduating in the mid-80’s from Harvard’s GSD program, at the office of Frank O. Gehry & Associates. While at Gehry’s office he worked as design partner on numerous iconic projects including the Vitra International Factory & Design Museum, Venice Gateway, Foundation Louis Vuitton, and the Guggenheim Bilbao. Since 2012 he has been working on projects at a variety of scales from his own office EC3 in Venice Beach. I spoke with him about this work, and as it relates to two cities that he’s currently active in - Los Angeles and Detroit.

If you’re able to attend the LA Design Festival, Edwin will be on a live panel, titled LAX >< DET, disc...

Now you can listen to interviews from 'Next Up: The LA River' on One-to-One!

2016-11-28T19:44:00-05:00

Missed out on Next Up: The LA River, Archinect Sessions' podcasting event? Now you can listen to the first half all at once, on One-to-One, recorded live. Next week we'll release the full second-half.

This playlist of live recordings features interviews with:

Frances Anderton (host, KCRW’s DnA) and Christopher Hawthorne (architecture critic, Los Angeles Times)

Steven Appleton (co-founder, LA River Kayak Safari) and Catherine Gudis (co-founder, Play the L.A. River game)

Marissa Christiansen (Executive Director (formerly Senior Policy Director), Friends of the Los Angeles River)

Deborah Weintraub (Chief Deputy City Engineer, LA Bureau of Engineering)

Individual episodes are available on Archinect Sessions. Listen and subscribe here.

Listen to One-to-One #47, featuring the first four interviews from 'Next Up: The LA River':

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Next Up Mini-Session #16: TOMA

2015-12-18T13:09:00-05:00

For our final Mini-Session from the Next Up series, Nicholas Korody interviews TOMA, a Santiago-based collective. TOMA build politically-charged social spaces, using design as a strategy for bringing people together rather than as an end in itself. With their installation for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Especulopolis, the Chilean architects catalogued and mapped the connections between their home-base and the Midwestern metropolis, honing in on the exportation of neoliberalism to South America by the University of Chicago-trained “Chicago Boys.”

Regularly printing newspapers to document their research as it occurred, TOMA invited visitors and participants to the Biennial to actively participate in their architectural research, gathering people together to consider the processes that keep us apart.

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Next Up Mini-Session #15: WAI Architecture Think Tank

2015-12-11T20:27:00-05:00

Over Skype from their homebase in Beijing, WAI Architecture Think Tank partners Cruz Garcia and Nathalie Frankowski spoke with Paul Petrunia, on our latest Mini-Session for the Next Up series. Their contribution to the Chicago Architecture Biennial, a rumination on manifestos, looks to the potential forms of architectural persuasion in any medium.

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Next Up Mini-Session #14: Andreas Angelidakis

2015-12-04T18:07:00-05:00

Nicholas Korody interviews architect Andreas Angelidakis for our next Mini-Session, originally part of our Next Up event at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Trained at SCI-Arc, Angelidakis is perhaps better known in contemporary art circles than architecture's (as pointed out by Nicholas in a previous feature here on Archinect), but as proved in his contribution to the Biennial, the context and concerns of his ideas rely on, and contribute to, architectural discourse.

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Next Up Mini-Session #13: Bryony Roberts

2015-12-02T17:06:00-05:00

Architect and experimental preservationist Bryony Roberts joins us for our next Mini-Session, a continuation of our Next Up event staged at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. While Roberts' interview at the Chicago Cultural Center unfortunately didn't make it to tape, I called her up for a do-over interview in Rome, where she is currently residing as a winner of 2015-2016's Rome Prize.

Roberts' contribution to the Biennial – a drill team performance entitled "We Know How to Order," staged in downtown Chicago's Mies van der Rohe-designed federal center plaza – was performed for a limited run during the Biennial's opening weekend. Check out a video of the performance below.

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Next Up Mini-Session #12: Paul Andersen & Paul Preissner

2015-11-25T15:48:00-05:00

For our final live Mini-Session, recorded during our Next Up event at the Chicago Architecture Biennial, we present a festival of Pauls. Archinect founder/publisher Paul Petrunia interviews Paul Andersen (Independent Architecture) and Paul Preissner (Paul Preissner Architects), who designed the University of Illinois at Chicago's kiosk in the Biennial's Lakefront Kiosk competition. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

Listen to Mini-Session #12 with Paul Andersen (Independent Architecture) and Paul Preissner (Paul Preissner Architects):

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Next Up Mini-Session #11: John Lin of Rural Urban Framework

2015-11-22T11:04:00-05:00

Our latest installment of Mini-Sessions, recorded live at the Chicago Architecture Biennial's opening weekend as part of our Next Up event series, features John Lin of Rural Urban Framework. This year's winner of the Curry Stone Design Prize, Rural Urban Framework has distinguished itself for work involving China's rapidly urbanizing rural landscapes. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

Listen to Mini-Session #11 with John Lin of Rural Urban Framework:

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Next Up Mini-Session #10: Pedro y Juana

2015-11-21T11:04:00-05:00

The Chicago Architecture Biennial is nearing the middle of its run, and we've got more live Mini-Sessions up our sleeve, recorded as part of our Next Up event held during the Biennial's opening weekend. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

Our fourth Mini-Session from Chicago features Biennial participants Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of Pedro y Juana, based in Mexico City. You can learn more about their contribution to the Biennial (which happened to be the venue for Next Up) here.

Listen to Mini-Session #10 with Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of Pedro y Juana:

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Next Up Mini-Session #9: François Roche & Camille Lacadée of New-Territories / M4

2015-11-17T20:47:00-05:00

In celebration of Archinect Sessions' second season, we're posting the "Next Up" live-interviews we did at the Chicago Architecture Biennial as Mini-Sessions, continuing from the interviews done at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

Our third Mini-Session recorded during the Biennial's opening weekend features François Roche and Camille Lacadée who work together as New-Territories / M4, sometimes known as R&Sie. Check out their contribution to the Biennial here.

Listen to Nicholas Korody's "Next Up" interview with New-Territories / M4:

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Next Up Mini-Session #8: Thomas Kelley and Carrie Norman of Norman Kelley

2015-11-11T18:04:00-05:00

Continuing our "Next Up" series, recorded at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles and during the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, we've been posting the live-interviews as podcast Mini-Sessions. Due to a technical error at the Biennial, the second half of live Chicago interviews were lost – so some were recorded on another date. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

Our second Mini-Session recorded during the Biennial's opening weekend features Thomas Kelley and Carrie Norman of Norman Kelley.

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Next Up Mini-Session #7: Fake Industries Architectural Agonism

2015-11-10T19:41:00-05:00

Season two of Archinect Sessions premiered last week – featuring a discussion on the Chicago Architecture Biennial with Log director (and co-curator of the US Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Biennale) Cynthia Davidson – and to finish out our coverage of CAB, we're posting the "Next Up" live-interviews we did in Chicago as Mini-Sessions, continuing from the interviews done at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles. Due to a most unfortunate technical glitch in Chicago, the second half of live interviews were lost – so some Chicago interviews were recorded on another date. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

For our first Mini-Session recorded during the Biennial's opening weekend, we spoke with Urtzi Grau and Cristina Goberna Pesudo of Fake Industries Architectural Agonism.

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Next Up Mini-Session #6: a panel discussion with Dry Futures jurors

2015-11-04T15:32:00-05:00

Tomorrow (!!!) we'll premiere season two of Archinect Sessions, and in anticipation of the launch, we've been posting Mini-Sessions – interviews recorded during our first-ever live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here. We'll also be launching a brand new podcast soon.

For our last Mini-Session recorded at Jai & Jai, we spoke with a panel of jurors from Archinect's Dry Futures competition, featuring: Charles Anderson of werk, Hadley Arnold of the Arid Lands Institute, Ian Quate and Colleen Tuite of GRNASFCK (who joined us via Skype), and Peter Zellner of Zellner Naecker Architects LLP. The winners had been announced just a few days prior.

Listen to the "Next Up" interview with select Dry Futures jurors:

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Next Up Mini-Session #5: Marcelo Spina of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S

2015-11-03T15:29:00-05:00

Leading up to (and continuing after) the premiere of Archinect Sessions' second season on November 5, we're posting individual interviews as Mini-Sessions from our first-ever live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here. We'll also be launching another brand new podcast soon.

Here you can listen to our fifth Next Up Mini-Session with Marcelo Spina of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S. More Mini-Sessions will be released in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to Archinect Sessions to not miss an episode!

Listen to the "Next Up" interview with Marcelo Spina of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S:

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Next Up Mini-Session #4: Andrew Atwood and Anna Neimark of First Office

2015-11-02T16:30:00-05:00

If you couldn't join us during our first-ever live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, then good news – you can still listen to the over four hours of live interviews we recorded. Leading up to the premiere of Archinect Sessions' second season on Thursday, November 5, we'll be releasing them as individual "Mini-Sessions". We'll also be launching another brand new podcast soon. You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

So please enjoy our fourth Next Up Mini-Session, an interview with Anna Neimark and Andrew Atwood of First Office. More Mini-Sessions will be released in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to Archinect Sessions to not miss an episode!

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Next Up Mini-Session #3: a panel discussion with Claus Benjamin Freyinger, Andrew Kovacs and Jimenez Lai

2015-11-01T13:30:00-05:00

After accumulating over four hours of live interviews from our first-ever live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, we're now letting them go, one by one. Leading up to the premiere of Archinect Sessions' second season on Thursday, November 5, we'll be releasing them as "Mini-Sessions". We'll also be launching another brand new podcast soon.

Without further ado, please enjoy our third Next Up Mini-Session, a panel discussion with Claus Benjamin Freyinger, Andrew Kovacs and Jimenez Lai. We'll be sharing more Mini-Sessions in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to Archinect Sessions to not miss an episode! You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

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Listen to the second live Next Up interview with Sarah Lorenzen, chair at Cal Poly Pomona and resident director of the Neutra VDL House

2015-10-31T12:39:00-04:00

After we wrapped our first live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, we had over four hours of live interviews to release. Now, we're letting them loose as "Mini-Sessions", leading up to the premiere of Archinect Sessions' second season on Thursday, November 5. We'll also be launching a brand new podcast soon, so keep your eyes and ears open.

Without further ado, please enjoy our second Next Up Mini-Session, an interview with Sarah Lorenzen. We'll be sharing more Mini-Sessions in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to Archinect Sessions to not miss an episode! You can listen to past Mini-Sessions here.

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Season 2 of Archinect Sessions launches next week. Listen to our live "Next Up" interviews before it premieres, starting with John Southern of Urban Operations

2015-10-30T13:30:00-04:00

Archinect recently wrapped its first live-podcasting series, "Next Up", held at Jai & Jai Gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown and at the opening weekend of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Now, we're releasing those 4+ hours of "Next Up" interviews as "Mini-Sessions", leading up to the premiere of Archinect Sessions' second season on Thursday, November 5. We'll also be launching a brand new podcast soon, so keep your eyes and ears open.

Without further ado, please enjoy our first Next Up Mini-Session, an interview with John Southern of Urban Operations. We'll be sharing more Mini-Sessions in the coming days, and remember to subscribe to Archinect Sessions to not miss an episode!

Listen to our "Next Up" interview with John Southern:

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