Jan. 16, 2022

Archimoms Part P2

In this episode, we catch up with #archimoms Anta Miranda AIA, NOMA, ARB (UK) and Veronica Elizalde-Molina on balancing architecture and parenting in the pandemic. Listen to the original Season 1 episode on our website here o...

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Dec. 19, 2021

Holiday Chat with Nakita Reed, AIA

Nakita Reed, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA, is an Associate at Quinn Evans. Her career has focused on the preservation and revitalization of historic buildings, restoring them to new purpose and economic vitality while also i...

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Dec. 8, 2021

Legacy of Barry Farms and Hillsdale Community

Barry Farms and Hillsdale community is one of Washington, DC’s most historic black communities. Originally founded after emancipation by the Freedmen’s Bureau, the legacy of this community included the development of public h...

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Nov. 18, 2021

Slave Memorials and Black Firms

Kelly Beamon has spent 18 years producing architecture and design content, with focuses on historic house styles, building materials, and kitchen and bath trends for Architectural Record, This Old House, Interior Design, Surf...

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Nov. 8, 2021

Tyler House & Gentrification w/ Rev. Chris Tobias

Reverend Christopher Tobias is the Executive Director of Hands Up Outreach Ministry (HUOM), a faith-base organization that is meeting the needs of individuals living in underserved communities. Guided by a servant’s heart, H...

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Sept. 28, 2021

Unearthing the Black Aesthetics with OffTop Design's Demar Matthews

“What if Black neighborhoods were defined by the beauty of the architecture that represents Black culture?” This question is on the ‘About’ page of the OffTop Design website. In this episode, we explore answers to this quest...

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Aug. 18, 2021

Architects, Displacement and Housing

Earlier this year, Architecture is Political Podcast had the opportunity to present at Pyatok's Skull Session, a weekly meet-up where various guests come to discuss topics related to architectural practices, emerging innovati...

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July 25, 2021

NOMAS at SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Gabriela Gonjon and Nicole Bass are undergraduate B. Arch students and NOMAS (National Organization of Minority Architecture Students) chapter members at City College of New York. Together, they are host/producer of Talks at ...

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June 19, 2021

CONVERSATION W/ ANNA BARBOUR, AIA

Anna earned her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from The Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University and a Masters in Architecture from The Virginia Polytechnical Institute. She is Senior Project Manager at Beye...

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June 6, 2021

CONVERSATION W/ MARKETING MANAGER & DESIGNER

Christina Schaller is a passionate and ambitious project designer currently pursuing licensure in the state of Massachusetts. At her role at Flansburgh Architects, her work focuses on designing K-12 schools that encourage a d...

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May 25, 2021

Reclaim Indiana Avenue

Through her work as a speaker, organizer, and activist, Paula Brooks has devoted herself to educating residents, community and elected leaders, civil servants, and others on environmental justice issues in Indiana. She has le...

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April 26, 2021

Designing in Color

Designing in Color (DCo) , a collective of architects and designers of culture. Their mission aims to diversify the way architecture is taught and practiced to amplify marginalized communities who’ve been historically silence...

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April 12, 2021

DOES ARCHITECTURE HAVE CULTURE?

In the context of multifamily and affordable housing, does the architecture aesthetic represent the culture or the historical context of the neighborhood? Melissa explores this topic with two articles: A city within a city an...

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March 15, 2021

CONVERSATION W/ ELLEN ABRAHAM Assoc AIA, NOMA, MBA

Through 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, nurt...

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Feb. 27, 2021

Urban Renewal and Public Health

Carolyn 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 particula...

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Feb. 13, 2021

Decolonise Architecture (UK)

‘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/decolonisearchitec...

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Feb. 1, 2021

Death by Architecture Podcast

Tenille 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 s...

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