10 Loka 2023

Infill, Inspire, Innovate: Exploring Non-Traditional Architecture With Alex Nikjoo

Non-traditional architecture often starts with awkward sites, overlooked opportunities and practical problems that need a sharper commercial and design response.

Stephen Drew speaks with Alex Nikjoo about infill sites, sustainable upgrades, adaptive reuse, construction payments, AI, developers and the reality of building a practice around relationships and delivery.

The conversation covers:

How infill and brownfield sites can become design opportunities
Why sustainable upgrades often depend on budget and client commitment
How payment disputes affect construction projects
What AI may and may not change in smaller practice work
Why published projects do not remove the need to keep winning work

Read the episode on Architecture Social: Exploring Non-Traditional Architecture with Alex Nikjoo

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to non-traditional architecture
05:00 Sustainable upgrades and improving existing buildings
10:00 Infill sites, brownfield land and overlooked opportunities
15:00 Construction payments and making projects more transparent
20:00 Builder payments, disputes and practical industry problems
25:00 AI, design risk and what not to panic about yet
30:00 Developers, contractors and understanding different roles
35:00 Winning work, publishing projects and the reality of practice
40:00 Architecture Social, job searching and closing reflections

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