66. AITC: Probiotic Architecture with Dr. Rachel Armstrong
What is Living Architecture? What are alternative modes of being and building in the world? What are the implications of the Coronavirus as a living system and how might that impact what architecture might be?
15 Apr 202054min
65. Architecture in the Time of Coronavirus with WAI Think Tank
What is architecture and what is its frontier of thinking in the time of Corona Virus? This week, we talk with WAI Think Tank about their backgrounds, their multi-dimensional practice, and how they think architecture will be affected by this global pandemic.
8 Apr 202056min
64. Young Voices of Seattle with Sarah Burk, Siyu Qu, and Will Crothers
This week, Vikram sits down with young professionals Sarah Burk, Siyu Qu and Will Crothers to talk about the scene, culture, aesthetic, and ethics of Seattle’s practicing architectural community in the city today.
25 Mar 202054min
63. The Global Project with Mark Jarzombek
This week, Vikram and veteran guest, Mark Jarzombek, meet at MIT to discuss the status of the Global Project. This was recorded in front of an audience of Mark's students and teaching assistants who participated in a Q&A following our episode. A Global History of Architecture, Wiley, 2rd Ed.
11 Mar 202046min
62. The American War with Pao Houa Her and Sadie Wechsler
For Americans, it was the Vietnam War. For Vietnam and Laos, It was The American War. Next week, we are joined by photographers Pao Houa Her and Sadie Wechsler as we discuss relationships of the war, both past and present, within their current collaborative exhibit, The American War. Image credit: Sadie Wechsler
26 Feb 202044min
61. Rugged Individualism, the career of Gordon Walker
This week, we are joined by prolific architect of northwest modernism, Gordon Walker as we discuss Grant Hildebrand’s biography, “Gordon Walker, A Poetic Architecture” Published by Arcade, July 2, 2019 Image: Lucia | Marquand
12 Feb 202040min
60. At the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Public Space with Amita Baviskar
What can we learn about an urban environment when we understand it, both socially and spatially, as an ecology? This week, we investigate the intersection of environmental justice and public space with sociologist, Amita Baviskar as we discuss her new book, Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity and the Commons in Delhi Sage Publications, Dec. 19, 2019
29 Jan 202048min
59. The structure of feeling, Music and Architecture with Bright Sheng
How can a piece of music describe moving through an architectural space? For composer Bright Sheng, it’s all about the structure. This week, we’ll be discussing music, architecture and process with the globally renowned conductor, composer, pianist and educator!
15 Jan 202045min
