CE Center Podcasts

Julia Gamolina is the founder and editor-in-chief of Madame Architect, a digital magazine and media start-up created specifically for young women in the architectural industry. In this episode, Gamol…

Principal architect Steven Brody from Davis Brody Bond and Thomas McCarthy, CEO of Page, discuss their collaboration on projects, including embassy design. The episode focuses on the spirit of collab…

Nathalie de Vries is a founding partner at MVRDV Architects–a global architecture firm with a reputation for innovative, unexpected mixed-use design and focus on urban planning. In this episode, de V…

Niall McLaughlin discusses several of his firm’s projects, including the Bishop Edward King Chapel and the Auckland Castle Faith Museum. He often designs buildings for faith-based institutions on sit…

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group and Texas hotelier Liz Lambert discuss their joint project in Marfa, Texas, which expands Lambert’s innovative campground hotel, El Cosmico. They…

Lakisha Woods, the CEO of the American Institutes of Architects, discusses the role of AIA. She describes how AIA is looking to expand its support of the architecture ecosystem and help provide firms…

Patricia Viel discusses ACPV Architects’ philosophy of building public spaces in which there is a culture of shared well-being. The international collective of architects relies on multiple viewpoint…

Hana Kassem, principal at KPF, applies a human-centric approach to design that examines how people affect the environment and, in turn, the built environment impacts people. In this episode, Kassem d…

Jeanne Gang, founder and principal architect of Studio Gang, is known for her inquisitive, forward-looking approach to design. In this episode, Gang discusses some of the studio’s major projects, inc…

Shohei Shigematsu discusses OMA’s process for designing the extension to the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo. He describes the challenges of balancing preservation with function and how the gallery …

Ingenhoven Architects has tackled large and sometimes controversial projects over the years, including the Stuttgart Main Station. In this podcast episode, Christoph Ingenhoven, founder of the German…

Omar Gandhi describes the processes behind a couple of his firm’s projects, including the Peggy’s Cove viewing platform in Nova Scotia and a private residence overlooking the Okanagan Valley in Briti…

Brent Linden and Chris Brown discuss the origins and philosophy of their craft-based firm and its focus on intimate partnerships. They describe the details behind some of their recent projects, inclu…

 Lorcan O’Herlihy has worked on projects from the Louvre to affordable housing, but has always been driven by an interest in art and culture. O’Herlihy discusses his interest in creating works of con…

Güvenç Özel discusses his trajectory, from working in the architecture office of Frank Gehry to founding his own firm. Throughout his career, the cyber-physical architect has investigated the interse…

Andrew Freear discusses the Rural Studio, an off-campus design-build program of Auburn University’s architecture program. Freear explains how students get a hands-on educational experience through im…

Dan Mancina is a professional skateboarder known for being visually impaired. In this podcast, Mancina discusses some of the design elements skateboarders look for, in general, in the built environme…

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Jason Frantzen discusses Herzog & de Meuron’s projects around the world, from the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center in San Francisco to the National Library of Israel. The Switzerland-based …

Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello at Rael San Fratello

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Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello at Rael San Fratello discuss “disruption” in architecture and their view on the interplay bet…

DUST architects Jesus Robles Jr. and Cade Hayes discuss their approach to designing and building in often remote sites in the Southwest. Their desire to work with the natural environment and build re…