Andy is the principal and founder of Thomson Architecture, Inc. A graduate of UBC's School of Architecture in 2003, Andy's 24 yrs of experience in Germany, the US and Canada in the field of green design & construction combined with his love of the outdoors, informs the work we do today. When Andy isn't glued to the computer, he can be found windsurfing, cycling, or riding electric skateboards. Andy speaks English, German and French. Andy and I talked about hid interest in using mid-century modern designs that we issued by the CMHC between the 40's and the 70's as part of their "pattern books" comprising set of designs that homeowners could purchase for a nominal sum and then build. His goal is to adapt these plans to the 21st century in order to promote a higher degree of sustainability in residential architecture while advocating for a return to simpler, smaller dwellings that do less with more. Check it out to learn more about his endeavour and his philosophy of design.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: ©2021 Produced by Révélateur Studio & edited by Chris Rodd 

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Single Serves ep. 214 - Thomson on Revisiting the Modern Classics

Matt Rubinoff is a creative problem solver and the founder of Stackt market. Beginning his career in marketing and communications, he later shifted his focus to real estate and marketing with Tusk Global Limited. As president, he developed a clear vision for an interactive public space that encourages community connection, which eventually turned into Stackt. Stackt is a unique marketplace occupying vacant land in downtown Toronto aimed at connecting brands, people and delivering experiences that keep evolving. Matt envisions the concept of Stackt popping up in other locations. And the genesis, present of future of places like Stackt is what we will discuss today. You can learn more at stacktmarket.com   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced by Révélateur Studio, ©2021 and edited by Chris Rodd.

Single Serves ep. 213 - Rubinoff on Urban Community-building

Amos Goldreich graduated Architectural Association in London in 1999, and subsequently worked for a number of London firms, including the likes of David Chipperfield, Stanton Williams, Haworth Tompkins and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. In 2010, Amos established Amos Goldreich Architecture, which is heavily involved in social projects. Amos is also part of the think tank Architects Aware, actively working to fight London's growing homelessness. I wanted to interview Amos about his recent switch to a 4.5-day work week for his entire office and discuss with him the benefits, drawbacks and challenges. Check it out, perhaps it will inspire you to do the same!   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced by Révélateur Studio, ©2021 and edited by Chris Rodd.

Single Serves ep. 212 - Goldreich on The 4.5-Day Work Week

Bryon McCartney is the "Chief Idea Guy" at Archmark, architecture branding and marketing in Vermilion, Ohio. Bryon has had a lifelong love of architecture and design and for the past several years, the Archmark team has focused on helping clients in the architecture, engineering and construction fields. In fact, the Archmark team has set the very ambitious goal to bring value to a hundred thousand architects by 2030 by helping firms improve how they use branding, marketing, website design and lead generation to build productive and profitable relationships with prospects, partners and promoters. The following interview is our conversation with Bryon on the aforementioned topics.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 211 - McCartney on Design Firms Websites

John Plumpton is an architect with 25 years of experience, primarily in the areas of: attractions, food service and mixed use projects. He started RevelHouse in 2015, serving the aforementioned sectors, but specifically focusing on these in the Canadian market. During the pandemic he released a series of speculative projects called "Revellious" aimed at analyzing how people used public spaces in the city. This is our latest interview with him where we discussed how to make better cities and specifically public space in Toronto.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 210 - Plumpton On Innovating In The Public Realm

Udo Schliemann is a designer and principal creative director at Entro. He's also an accomplished artist and all-around creative. He was born and raised in Germany and spent half of his career there, notably being mentored by Anton Stankowski, before moving to Canada and landing at Entro. We discussed creativity, the importance of science-based, evidence-driven design and decision making as well as our shared love of Judo.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 209 - Schliemann on Evidence-Driven Design

Clair Marie McDade is an architect and data scientist with extensive experience designing institutional buildings for the public sector. After more than 10 years as a practicing architect, she became frustrated with the seemingly short lifespan of new buildings and decided to investigate the causes of this phenomenon. This resulted in her founding Archneura and creating the Building Quality Index (BQI) as a way to leverage modern data science to enable her customers to make better decisions regarding the building and maintenance of their building stocks. I wanted to interview Clair Marie because she recently launched a funding campaign* to get her business, Archneura, off the ground and I am a big fan (and early investor) of her invention as it is bringing the operation and maintenance of buildings in the 21st century, with a strong sustainable bent. This is another example of what innovation can look like for the building industry. While it’s still too early to gauge the success of her offering, I think it’s worth checking on its premise alone: reducing costs and increasing building lifespans while significantly reducing the amount of waste that the builfing industry generates.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 208 - McDade on Planned Building Obsolescence

Carlos de Oliveira is a structural engineer, inventor, designer and entrepreneur. Carlos is the co-founder of Cast Connex and is a foremost expert in the design and use of steel castings in building and bridge construction. I wanted to interview Carlos because he does great work and exemplifies what it means to choose an area of expertise where there is few competitors and develop products or services that lead one to dominate a narrow niche market. There are literally no competitors that do what Carlos does and the story of Cast Connex is a fascinating one. Here are a couple of quotes gleaned from the interview: "Specialization can be an incredible tool for success" "I think of the status quo as being our biggest competitor"   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 207 - de Oliveira on World Domination

Dyonne Fashina is the Founder and Principal Designer at Denizens Of Design, an Interior Design Studio specializing in hospitality and branded environments. Recently, Dyonne has focused on research in design strategy - the business value that good design thinking brings to a project, and the focus of our conversation. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 206 - Fashina on Hospitality Design

Joanne Chan is a designer and Principal at workplace design firm SDI Design in Toronto. When the pandemic hit, her rich experience as a woman leading an established design firm served her well. It turns out it wasn't her first rodeo and she was able to tap into past crisis experiences to navigate these murky waters more effectively. We talked about what it means to be a leader, what to do when the shit hits the fan and the importance of mentorship, among many other things. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 205 - Chan on Leadership in Times of Crisis

Michael Green has established himself as a leader in sustainable mass-timber architecture. producing buildings that have challenged the norm and open the path for other practices to design with mass timber. What's not as well known is that he is equally focused on designing buildings that contribute to their users' well being and enable, rather than impede. This conversation dives a deeper into the essence of Michael Green Architecture and what makes it so innovative, as well as what lessons can be gleaned from Green's experience and applied to the practice of architecture.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 204 - Green on Alternative Architectural Practices

Tatiana Soldatova is an interior design, professor, entrepreneur and Partner at Syllable, a Toronto architecture and interior design firm producing workplace, retail and residential designs. What makes Tatiana different from your typical designer is that she has a long, illustrious and varied resume that belies her highly strategic approach to solving any and all problems. I wanted to interview Kelly to discuss her take on the place of women within the profession and what she has done to carve a spot for herself in this industry, while overcoming the challenges that being a very young, dare I say precocious designer bring in a field where careers are rarely taking off before the age of 40.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2021

Single Serves ep. 203 - Soldatova on Women in Design

Kelly Doran is an architect, Principal at MASS design group, a non-profit architecture firm focusing on purpose-driven work. Kelly is also a professor at the Bartlett and last but not least, a fellow Canadian hailing from Winnipeg. I wanted to interview Kelly to learn about MASS, what they do, how they work and what's unique about them. I wasn't disappointed. I'll let you judge for yourself, go ahead and take a listen. About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced & edited by Révélateur Studio, ©2020

Single Serves ep. 202 - Doran on Purposeful Architecture

Bob Hoffman speaks with us about his long and illustrious career as an ad exec. Now retired, his second and equally successful career as a writer and a speaker has led him to write 5 best-selling books on advertising. Not only he speaks about fascinating subjects but he’s also very funny, with a deadpan sense of humour. My kind of guy.   About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field. Credits: Produced by Révélateur Studio, ©2020

Single Serves ep. 201 - Hoffman on Marketing

Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.

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