Mile Long Trace speaks with Rachel Codd to explore the concept of designing for public spaces and place based design. We discuss a diversity of project sectors to talk about the importance of post occupancy evaluation, and how we can inform the design of public spaces using place based strategies. Guest SummaryRachel Codd is working on her MA in Interior Architecture and Design at Heriot Watt University.  She brings with her a background in illustration design and spent a decade working as a research librarian. While working in the library, it occurred to her she has a passion for how the built environment could be better through post occupancy evaluation and place based design strategies.  She brings with her a background in illustration design and spent a decade working as a research librarian. While working in the library, it occurred to her she has a passion for how the built environment could be better through post occupancy evaluation and place based design strategies. In this episode we discuss: Why Rachel decided to get a MA in Interior ArchitectureWhat her experience is like studying in Scotland How her background in illustration design has shaped her approach to the built environmentHow ones mindset has to shift when working in different project sectors Why it is important to close the loop and perform post occupancy evaluationsHow a place based design mindset can elevate ones design practiceRead the full show notes for key quotes and details about this episode.Don&apos;t forget to engage on instagram to stay in the loop as episodes become available. Feel free to reach out if your itching for a topic to be covered elizabeth@milelongtrace.com. Till next time keep designing yawl. 

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Place Based Design with Rachel Codd

Ever wonder how you can level up your design career? In this episode, Mile Long Trace speaks with Nita Posada about how to elevate oneself professionally between 5pm and 9am.Guest SummaryNita Posada is a Principal at Skylab Architecture in Portland, Oregon.  IIDA Chapter President and Strategic Advisory Committee MemberShe holds a NCIDQ Certificate and is a LEED AP BD+CShe has a Bachelor of Interior Architecture from University of OregonShe has worked on projects that span across healthcare, higher education, hospitality and residential market sectors. She enjoys participating in AIA softball leagues and industry golf tournaments. “This is an industry where you have to advocate for yourself, and not be afraid to speak up. Carve out your own path to find your passion. If you want to try something new advocate for it.” - Nita PosadaWhat are things you can do between 5pm and 9am as a design practitioner to elevate your career? Read the show notes to find out.Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app.Engage with us on social to stay in the loop.Till next time keep designing yawl. 

After Hours with Nita Posada

The architecture and design field is a service-based industry. A designer must somehow bring in a profit and how we do that is through the design services we provide. In this episode we explore: What a service-based industry means? Why have good customer service?How to apply a client centric approach to your projects?“As one becomes more experienced in their practice they can begin to see warning signs with clients. You can head off challenging clients by practicing a service-based mindset.” - Elizabeth To listen to the show and read the show notes on 10 tips to providing good customer service.Follow us on instragram to stay in the loop on future episodes. Interested in being a guest or have a topic covered, contact Mile Long Trace. We love hearing from our guests. Till next time keep designing yawl. 

Service-Based Mindset

In this episode we will look at the transition of starting a new design position:Discuss how you know it is time to transitionInterview tipsHow to approach your new position physically and emotionallyFor 5 tips on how to approach your new job position read the full show notes. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release.Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

Starting Anew

We take a dive into the practice of design from a parenting practitioner’s perspective. This episode is for you if you have kids or are thinking about having kids or your curious about the term work life balance. We will look at how parenting impacts the design process. Guest SummaryMegan Plante is a A&D Marketing Manager with OFS. She is a mother of two and has started a social media account called Mothers of Design, also known as MOD Squad. MOD Squad&apos;s vision is to create a voice and recognize that mothers in design exist. She strives to normalizing parenting by creating events around parenting and design. In this episode, Megan and I are going to take a dive into parenting, being a practitioner, and honing our voice of what feels right as a practitioner with a work life balance.Whether or not you have a family that you&apos;re currently living with, or you&apos;re thinking about starting a family. We will look at what it means to have a work life balance within the context of a modern day design practice. In this episode we asked Megan:What led you to starting MOD Squad?What have you been hearing and feeling in the design industry from working parents?How do you think the profession has shifted since parents are working from home?There are parents in the workplace, then there are mothers in the workplace, how are mother&apos;s brains wired and how does that impact the workplace? Do you think the 9-5 is realistic for parents?What advice do you have for the younger you when thinking about having kids in the design profession? “We as practitioners have to remember that working is a relationship. We have a relationship with our job. A relationship means there is a give and take. It is not a constant take. That is not a relationship.” - Elizabeth“You&apos;re going to come across other ways of thinking, other relationships, other people, other upbringings. You are also going to come across people that have a very narrow mindsets, and I think no matter what, honor what is in you. Listen to your inner voice and what it is telling you to do. Be true to yourself.” - MeganIf you are a parent and practitioner that is seeking a work life balance we would love to hear what has worked for you. Please share elizabeth@milelongtrace.com. We want to hear from you and help build this profession together. Make sure to follow us https://www.instagram.com/milelongtrace_podcast/ and tag a fellow designer that comes to mind when you listen to this episode. Till next time keep designing yawl. 

Mothers of Design

As we zoom into 2021 we take a look at the digital presentation process to set you up for success.In this episode we will talk about:How to prep for a design meetingHow to structure a meeting with a clear agendaEffective verbal and visual presentation stylesLook at zoom etiquetteHow to maximize client engagement and form a relationship digitally Now lets elevate your practice by crafting successful design meetings.To get  professional tips on how to design, run and shape a digital design presentation check out the show notes.   Don't forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release.Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y'all. 

Lights Camera Action

In this episode we talk about the relationship of architecture and interiors as a practice, we size up the ARE and the NCIDQ, we discuss pursuing a masters in architecture and provide insightful tips to help you elevate your practice.Guest SummaryMichael Riscica is founder, creator, brainchild and show host of Young Architect. Graduated from the New York School of Technology  with a Bachelor of ArchitectureRegistered Architect with his NCARB Certificate Volunteered for Architects in schools with Architecture Foundation of Oregon2014 he founded Young Architect - Helping Young Architects navigate the early years of their careers and being more successful in school, work and the Architecture Registration ExamWritten publications on how to pass the Architectural Registration ExamCreated an ARE bootcamp to help architectural designers pass the ARE exams“There are a lot of hats an interior designer can wear. In some way they are the same as an architect and some ways they are different. I think understanding what hats you&apos;re great at wearing and how you fit in is important.” - Michael“If you don&apos;t have good bones, if the proportions of the space aren&apos;t right, you&apos;re just putting lipstick on a pig.” – ElizabethCheck out the show notes to capture a summary of our discussion. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release.Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

Architecture and Interiors Collide with Michael Riscica

Interior designers have the capacity to produce thought provoking work that is regionally empathetic and culturally diverse. When we travel, we open up to observing and learning about other cultures. During the process of observation we break down internal cultural biases. We become empathetic to other ways of living, working and socializing. We learn how to create culturally appropriate responses to global design problems. We increase tolerance among other cultures, religions and race. When we lean into a worldly viewpoint we are one step closer to promoting social justice. In this episode we will explore the importance of travel in the design practice and how to adopt this thinking while we can not travel. Guest SummaryCasey Martin is an interior designer and educator. She has practiced nationally and internationally on LEED projects in Hawaii and South Korea. Since 2009 Casey has practiced at Mitsunaga & Associates out of Hawaii, supporting the architectural department with planning and interior design services. Casey leads a design practice with Reverie Design Studio. She taught an exploratory course called Multi-global Design working with students creating empathy and culture awareness. Casey has traveled extensively and documents her experience through a travel blog called Land of Marvels.Read the show notes to gain 6 tips on how to apply travel to your design practice. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release.Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Keep observing, traveling with your minds and designing!  

Solace Found in Travel with Casey Martin

As designers strive to become more innovative, working in groups is at the root of harvesting a larger breadth of creativity.  Collaboration is a tool for reaching greater innovation and creativity in the design field. In this episode we will offer 10 tips to creating a collaborative culture. “When we collaborate creativity unfolds across people; the sparks fly faster and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.  Collaboration drives creativity because innovation always emerges from a series of sparks – never a single flash of insight.” - Sawyer Read the full shownotes on 10 tips to creating collaboration. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release. Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

Creating a Collaborative Culture

How does one foster creativity? In this episode we will talk about the moment in the design process when one needs to summon the creative voices inside. We will unpack how to be creative and offer 10 tips to foster creativity in the design process.“I believe that inspiration will always try its best to work with you – but if you are not ready or available, it may indeed choose to leave you and to search for a different human collaborator.” - Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of Big Magic“The shear act of freeing your mind to be creative in another medium can un-lock your brain enough to be able to think more freely, clearly and creativity about your own design.” - Elizabeth Read the full shownotes to see 10 tips for fostering creativity. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop on new episode releases.Curious about a topic you would like for Mile Long Trace to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

Fostering Creativity

When we hear the terms equity and inclusive design these days our ears perk up, but if you are like me you are left wondering, what does equity really look like in the built environment and how does a busy designer apply the concept of spatial justice to their practice? In this week’s episode we will look at:An overview of what spatial justice meansDiscuss the range of inclusion that should be consideredLook closely at mobility and access to sharpen your design practiceDiscuss how to adopt a more spatially just practiceLet’s go from awareness to action in your design practice.“Spatial justice is drilling it down to the individual experience within the design of space. In my mind, spatial justice is about how space is shared among people and how we have biased design. When we design for the “average” human, we really design for no one. It excludes so many experiences. Spatial justice is about bringing the benefits of good design to everybody, especially those who have been historically left out.” – Hannah SilverGuest SummaryHannah Silver is founder and inclusive design educator with Informal Function, LLC. I/F’s mission is to empower activist designers of the built environment through spatial justice education and project consultation.Formerly she was an inclusive design consultant with AllGo.She is an adjunct instructor at PSU in the School of Urban Studies and ArchitecturePreviously a sustainability manager at an architectural firm. She is a LEED AP for Homes, EcoDistricts AP, WELL AP, and Fitwel Ambassador.Hannah fuses her degrees in architecture from University of Virginia with a focus in Global Sustainability to her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at Portland State with a focus in land use to her current venture with Informal/Function.“Design won't save the world, but it can do a lot to shift whether people feel welcome or not in a space. There is a lot that comes from our business culture or social culture, and what we're doing to be inclusive in environments. The more that we have queer and trans people, folks with disabilities and representing neurodiversity, people of size, people of color, and other folks designing in the profession, the more that we will see design that is more inclusive.” – Hannah SilverCheck out the show notes and additional resource on equity in design. Don't forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop on new episode releases.Curious about a topic you would like for Mile Long Trace to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y'all. 

Spatial Justice with Hannah Silver

In order to minimize the viral spread in the built environment, designers across the world are exploring a vast array of strategies from space planning, to finishes to lighting. In today’s episode we are going to unpack UV lighting to understand the pros and cons of introducing it into mainstream built environments. UV has traditionally been used in health care applications such as surgical exam rooms to remove virus from surfaces. As designers explore how this technology translates to other market sectors we will unpack:Effectiveness of UV lighting as a viral treatmentSafety concerns with using UV in public spacesSafe ways UV lighting can be introduced into interior environmentsClients interest in UV lighting and predictions for technology advancement“At this the time there is not enough research and education to the public on the difference and effectiveness of UVA, UVB or UVC. The key is to really understand which nanometer range of UV the source is emitting.” - Jesse Smith“I think UV lighting strategies is a really important conversation to have with clients in light of everything that&apos;s going on in the world right now. However, I think the science needs to be stronger in terms of application. My concern is the ads for UV light that kill COVID. We are trying to stay away from eradicating surfaces because of the potential to expose humans.” - Kaylene Campbell Read the full shownotes to review the differences between UVA, UVB and UVC. Jesse Smith is a Lighting Studio Team Lead and Senior Lighting Designer at Glumac EngineeringJesse’s background started in Communication, that lead him to Parson’s School of Design where he received an MFA in Architectural Lighting DesignHe is Lighting Certified with National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) and a Board Member of Illuminating Society of Engineers (IES)Active member in local IES and IALD chapters helping promote better lighting through educationProjects he has worked on span the globe in a spectrum of project types from medical facilities to higher educational institutions to hospitality projectsJesse has extensive experience in exploring new lighting, control and daylighting technologyKaylene Campbell is a Lighting Designer at Glumac EngineeringShe has an BFA in Interior Designer which allows her to communicate lighting design intent and technical expertise fluently with architectural teamsShe has a deep background as a client manger which enable her to understand clients’ needs and team coordinationShe is currently a member of IIDA and Board Treasure of IESProjects she has worked on span the United States in a spectrum of project types from winery tasting rooms, mixed use development, biotechnology facility to multifamily housing projects  Kaylene’s background in sustainability has enabled her to work on projects that utilize Resilient Design and LEED strategiesDon&apos;t forget to leave us a rave review on apple podcast to help Mile Long Trace grow. Follow us on instragram to stay in the loop on future episodes.Itching for some content to be covered email us at elizabeth@milelongtrace.com. We love to collaborate. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

ABC of UV Lighting with Lighting Designers Jesse Smith and Kaylene Campbell

We bring into focus the microbiome of the built environment to understand what is happening on a micro level to interior spaces. In this episode we address what is on designers’ minds right now, COVID-19 in the built environment.“Designers have a big role to play in the mitigation of virus transfer. Designers also have a role to play in the climate crisis. Buildings consume a lot of energy. While we&apos;re talking about biology right now, we really should be talking about energy because they go hand in hand. As we take measures to mitigate COVID-19 many of them have energy implications. They have land implications. They have urban design implications. We can&apos;t disregard the energy impact on the climate. We as designers need to think broadly. We have a substantial role to play.” In this episode we will unpack:What the built environment microbiome isDifferentiate good and bad microbesExplore how good microbiome support human healthDiscuss antimicrobial building productsStrategies designers can apply to reduce the transmission of viruses in the built environmentHow to introduce good microbes into the environment Guest SummaryMark Fretz is an Associate Director of Outreach and Knowledge Exchange at the Institute for Health in the Built Environment, and Research Assistant Professor at University of Oregon. Mark&apos;s role entails researching how to design the unseen in the built environment for microbes, molecules to precipitation, carbon and energy in use, in order to promote healthy individuals, healthy communities and a healthy planet.  IHBE is at the intersection between biology, medicine, chemistry and engineering to look at how to promote a healthy built environment. Currently Mark and the team he works with IHBE are studying the microbiome of the built environment. Recently, they published considerations to reduce COVID-19 transmission, which is titled “2019 novel coronavirus, pandemic built environment considerations to reduce transmission.” We are going to discuss studies they are currently working on to make the built environment healthier for occupants. Check out the show notes for actionable items to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases in the built environment. Don&apos;t forget to leave a rave review and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop on new episode releases. Curious about a topic you would like for Mile Long Trace to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y&apos;all. 

Designing for the Unseen with Mark Fretz

Overview   In a matter of weeks, we have seen our entire health system retract, our economic system crash and our political system divide. Ironic! Guess again. We are in the middle of reorganizing some of the largest systems we value; our health, our economy and our political structure. In today’s episode, we are going to take a deep dive into the concept of design resiliency to unpack and inspire you as a designer to embrace change and sustain your design practice.  Design Resiliency is the practice of adapting to change. Being nimble, flexible, reflective, adaptive, and even embracing chaos. - Elizabeth Lockwood“Resilient thinking is about how and why the system as a whole is changing, we are better placed to build a capacity to work with change as opposed to being a victim of it. A resilient system that has the capacity to rebound from disturbances does this by increasing its diversity and redundancy, by forgoing growth and speed in favor of sustainability, and by engaging in a wide range of small local actions that connect to one another.” - Margaret WheatleyHealth, economic and political systems collide. Shortly after the world went into the stay at home order due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the conversation shift from human health to economic health and then it quickly became political. We began to divide as a nation and question even our good friends’ political views. It is more apparent then ever how interconnected our human health, economic health and political systems are. When we talk about one these days, we tend to lead into another. So now what? How do we unpack this all to advise our clients to make the best informed decisions when we are in the middle of a massive reorganization of our health, economic and political system. This is where the theory of Design Resiliency can be applied. It is a theory, model and tool to us during different phase of design or during business restructuring. Moving forward through this episode I will speak on two different levels. One being the notion of having a healthy design practice during a recession and the second notion designing in response to pandemics. The full shownotes include: adaptive cycle diagrams, key quotes and related architectural references. Check them out!Don&apos;t forget to leave a five star review and share this show with a friend. Spread the love! Follow Mile Long Trace on Instagram to watch for future episode releases.Have any questions, comments or feedback we would love to muse with you! Till Next Time Keep Designing Y&apos;all.

Design Resiliency: Unpacking the Design Process to Create Adaptive Change

Design Justice is the intersection of race, culture and architecture. With protesters across the nation calling upon communities saying, “it isn’t enough to be silent anymore.” The design community should do more, a lot more, but how? Even though the systems at play are so massively broken, doing something is a start.  In this episode Elizabeth explores how architects and interior designers can start to address social change and equity in the design process.“We need to adopt a new role as a facilitator, not the all high and mighty practitioner that knows best. We need to be humble. We need to be vulnerable. We need to be willing to step down and recognize that the skill sets lie in leading teams through the design process. We need to elevate the voice of others. Now that is Design Justice. ” It is highly recommend you reference the show notes for this episode. The quotes brought forward and resources from the show are worth a second read. Don't forget to spread the love and share this show with a friend. Follow Mile Long Trace on Instagram to watch for future episode releases. Till Next Time Keep Designing Y'all. 

Design Justice: Starting the Conversation on Social Justice and Equity in the Built Environment

Unpacking the process of practicing commercial interior design.

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