Desert Talks: Urban Heat
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by Eric Iwersen, Maria Salenger, David Hondula, Fatima Garcia, Darren Petrucci, Shawn Swisher, James Wesala
2w ago
Desert Talk: Urban Heat As city dwellers in the desert, Urban Heat is present in our lives daily. As architects, Urban Heat is an important part of the conversation when talking about responsible design. In this episode we turn the mics over to local leaders in the Urban Heat research and mitigation efforts. Local Architect and Educator Darren Petrucci moderates a panel conversation between Eric Iwersen, Maria Salenger and David Hondula as they discuss their efforts to mitigate this deadly issue affecting lives locally. Please join us they engage in a dialogue sharing ideas, opinions, and know ..read more
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Guiding Lines: Mentorship in Architecture
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by Angela Watson, Paola Silva Perdomo, Fatima Garcia, James Wesala, Shawn Swisher, Matthew Tehan
6M ago
In the ever-evolving landscape of architecture, mentorship serves as a guiding light, to remind us to nurture creativity and foster a passion for design. In this episode, we dive into the world of architecture through the lens of an accomplished architect, Angela Watson, President and CEO of Shepley Bulfinch. We explore her inspiring career journey, from her early days as a student to her current role as a seasoned professional. Along the way, we uncover valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of the architectural industry, as well as the importance of mentorship in shaping the next ..read more
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The Business of Architecture
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by Aaron Bass, Tommy Suchart, Patricia Chen, Caroline Lobo, Matthew Tehan, James Wesala
7M ago
The Business of Architecture: Designing your own firm. The dream of many ambitious designers and architects is to be their own boss. Have complete creative freedom, control the finances, and have a greater professional flexibility, work when they want where they want. But starting an architecture firm is very different from working in the profession. We sit down and talk with three local firm owners: Aaron Bass of Stance Architecture, Caroline Lobo of Suoll Architects, and Tommy Suchart and Patricia Chen of Chen+Suchart, about their journey to being firm owners ..read more
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Desert Talks: Water - Part 3
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by Erika Lynne Hanson, Fatima Garcia, Todd Briggs, Ylenia Aguilar, Grady Gammage Jr., Matthew Tehan, Shawn Swisher, Brian Farling, Enrique Vivoni, James Wesala, Stefanie Smallhouse
11M ago
As desert dwellers, water is always on our minds. As architects, water is an important part of the conversation when talking about responsible design. The final portion of the episode Desert Talks: Water was recorded live on October 25th, 2023. Four of our guests, Grady Gammage Jr., Erika Lynne Hanson, Stefanie Smallhouse, and Enrique Vivoni engaged in a dialogue sharing ideas, opinions, and knowledge on the topic of water, and other related issues that impact our desert living ..read more
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AAF 40 Years On
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by Caroline Lobo, Dave Scheatzle, Chip Shay, James Abell, Ron Peters, Fatima Garcia, James Wesala, Matthew Tehan, Shawn Swisher, James Trahan, Paola Silva Perdomo
1y ago
Celebrating 40 years of the Arizona Architecture Foundation, this special episode features an interview moderated by James Trahan AIA and Caroline Lobo AIA with some of the founding members of the organization: Dave Scheatzle FAIA, James Abell FAIA, Ron Peters AIA, and Chip Shay AIA. As the Rio Salado Architecture Foundation merges with the Central Arizona Architecture Foundation to forge the new AAF, we'll hear how this group started, how it has supported the architecture community in Arizona throughout its history, and how the legacy of the foundation will carry on into the future ..read more
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Desert Talks: Water - Part 2
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by Matthew Tehan, Shawn Swisher, Enrique Vivoni, Fatima Garcia, Todd Briggs, James Wesala, Grady Gammage Jr., Brian Farling, Erika Lynne Hanson, Stefanie Smallhouse, Ylenia Aguilar
1y ago
As desert dwellers, water is always on our minds. As architects, water is an important part of the conversation when talking about responsible design. In this second part of the two-part episode, we discuss the current tools and strategies for managing this precious resource and how we can positively affect changes to help manage our water situation. Several perspectives are included: agricultural, hydrological, legal, and societal, discussing how the future might look ..read more
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Desert Talks: Water - Part 1
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by Todd Briggs, Brian Farling, Stefanie Smallhouse, Erika Lynne Hanson, Ylenia Aguilar, Grady Gammage Jr., Enrique Vivoni, Fatima Garcia, Shawn Swisher, James Wesala, Matthew Tehan
1y ago
As desert dwellers, water is always on our minds. As architects, water is an important part of the conversation when talking about responsible design. More recently, the topic of water (or the lack of) in the Southwest has been covered in the national and international media. In this first part of the two-part episode, we explore how this precious resource has shaped our society, economics, our cities, and the State of Arizona in general. With several perspectives including: agricultural, hydrological, legal, and societal, we take a look at the past and present, in an effort to understand how ..read more
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Water Series Sneak Peek
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by Enrique Vivoni, Grady Gammage Jr., Shawn Swisher, Fatima Garcia, James Wesala, Matthew Tehan
1y ago
This trailer is a sneak peek of an upcoming series about the future of water in Arizona. During the episode series, we will engage in conversations not only on how the future of water looks in our state but its history and present, from policies and regulations to design responses and cultural shifts. The sneak peek covers just part of that conversation, focusing on the news released on June 1st, 2023 by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs about the moratorium on new housing developments that do not have an assured 100-year supply of groundwater. Enrique Vivoni PhD, PE, and land use Lawyer Grady Gamm ..read more
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Future of Architecture with AIAS
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by Mariah Hoffman, Carter Roth, Lucy Yang, Ana Astiazaran, Matthew Tehan, Shawn Swisher, James Wesala, Fatima Garcia
1y ago
In the spring of 2022, Tracing Architecture was awarded an Emerging Professionals Component Grant by the AIA College of Fellows. This grant has allowed us to partner with groups in our community that would otherwise not have access to a media platform, such as our podcast, and allow those groups to have critical conversations that can engage our profession and local community more broadly. For this special episode, we collaborated with the three local chapters of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). For this live event, the three current AIAS presidents at Arizona State Univ ..read more
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The Great Recession Generation III
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by Patrick McGee, Douglas Strom, Fatima Garcia, James Wesala, Paola Silva Perdomo, Matthew Tehan, Shawn Swisher
1y ago
This episode is the third in our ongoing Great Recession Generation series. It has been over a decade since the Great Recession, the most severe economic and financial meltdown since the Great Depression, but the impact of that period still affects us today. An entire generation of architecture and construction professionals felt the impact, and several professionals left the profession altogether. Considering another global, earth-shattering event, we want to take a moment to reflect on those times and tribulations. In this episode, we interview two people who briefly left the profession to b ..read more
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