In this episode, we’ll be exploring the topic of Arcology, an idea, movement, and culture of people looking to create highly-dense architecture that works to reduce the human environmental footprint in a radical way.  More specifically, we’ll look into the “experimental town” of Arcosanti, “an attempt at a prototype arcology, integrating the design of architecture with respect to ecology”. This “experimental town” and its citizens, shows a lot about how Architecture can transform not only the environment but the behaviors and thinking of people interacting with these radical spaces.   Keep up with Student Architect on:   Instagram - http://ow.ly/xPzq50BizRc  LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/cWQj50BizRe  Twitter - http://ow.ly/qF8Y50BizRi  Facebook - http://ow.ly/NBH250BizRh  Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/62lL50BizRf  Thanks for continuing to support the podcast! See you in the next episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

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Arcology: Instant Urbanism & Sustainable Architecture

Matthew Dumich, FAIA is a Principal at SmithGroup in Chicago, Illinois. His professional experience includes commercial buildings, interiors, mixed-use developments, and master plans. A dynamic leader and consensus builder, he is known for his collaborative design approach and ability to execute complex, high-performance projects, totaling over 10,000,000 SF constructed worldwide. Matt was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2017. Additional honors for his leadership and service include 2015 Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40, 2013 AIA National Young Architects Award, 2012 AIA Chicago Dubin Family Young Architect Award and 2011 Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 award. Connect with Matt on: LinkedIn - http://ow.ly/7nLM50BizRb Instagram - http://ow.ly/1DqB50BizRd Check out some great architecture being created at his firm SmithGroup at http://ow.ly/dXZC50BizRg Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - http://ow.ly/xPzq50BizRc LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/cWQj50BizRe Twitter - http://ow.ly/qF8Y50BizRi Facebook - http://ow.ly/NBH250BizRh Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/62lL50BizRf Thanks for continuing to support the podcast! See you in the next episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Matt Dumich: Future of Cities, An Architect's Worth, and Transparency in Leadership

“Architects have the great privilege and responsibility to imagine and create a better world,” says Matt. A strategic thinker and consensus builder, he is known for his collaborative design approach and ability to solve complex problems. As a principal leading the workplace and mixed-use markets for SmithGroup's Chicago office, Matt expertly blends strategy and design to deliver beautifully sophisticated commercial buildings, interiors projects, and mixed-use developments. An established leader in the design community, he has a passion for mentoring next-generation professionals. The AIA Chicago BRIDGE program—which he founded in 2009—has become a model for AIA mentorship programs nationwide. When he’s away from the office, Matt’s interests include travel and photography—a perfect combination, given that his projects have taken him from Chicago to Kazakhstan and around the globe. He’d happily return to Tokyo “to experience the rich contrasts between the traditional and hyper-modern Japanese culture, food, and architecture.” Connect with Matt on: LinkedIn Instagram - He loves photography after all! Check out some great architecture being created at his firm SmithGroup! Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xfHnCE LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/BxFx50z7IiB Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Uxfwpg Facebook - https://bit.ly/2UqYRnw Student Architect Website - https://bit.ly/3biFBzo Thanks for continuing to support the podcast! See you in the next episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

ShArch - Matthew Dumich

Brian Vitale is a Design Principal and Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Chicago office. He is a registered architect, educator and a visionary leader in the field of design. Brian’s focus on design process rather than typological expertise has made him one of Gensler’s most awarded designers. He has authored many of the firm’s most significant and acclaimed projects including the Gratz Center at Fourth Presbyterian Church, the Kohler Creative Communications building, the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Cadillac House Shanghai, KU’s Capitol Federal Hall, and the newly opened Columbia College Chicago Student Center to name a few. A firm believer in the benefits of blurring the line between academia and professional worlds, Vitale has served as adjunct design faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where in 2015, he delivered the keynote speech at the School of Architecture’s convocation ceremony. Lauded by the industry throughout his career, Vitale’s influential work has earned over 60 major design honors including two National AIA awards, and personally receiving the prestigious Chicago AIA Dubin Family Young Architect Award, the AIA Illinois John Wellborn Root Award and the National AIA Young Architect Award.  Most recently, Brian was honored in 2020 by being named one of the 50 people “shaping Chicago’s design culture” by New City magazine. Born in Chicago, Brian received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his Master of Architecture with Honors from Washington University in St Louis where he received the 2020 Award of Distinction, given to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their career. Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xfHnCE LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/BxFx50z7IiB Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Uxfwpg Facebook - https://bit.ly/2UqYRnw Student Architect Website - https://bit.ly/3biFBzo Thanks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Brian Vitale: Working Around Constraints, New Connections, and Taking on Opportunity

You are listening to ShArch, a series where you’ll get to know a little about a person I’ve interviewed before the full conversation comes out. These short episodes don’t recycle audio, this is unique audio that you won’t find on the full Student Architect episodes. My guest today is Brian Vitale. Let me tell you a bit about him. Brian Vitale is a Design Principal and Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Chicago office. He is a registered architect, educator and a visionary leader in the field of design. Brian’s focus on design process rather than typological expertise has made him one of Gensler’s most awarded designers. He has authored many of the firm’s most significant and acclaimed projects including the Gratz Center at Fourth Presbyterian Church, the Kohler Creative Communications building, the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Cadillac House Shanghai, KU’s Capitol Federal Hall, and the newly opened Columbia College Chicago Student Center to name a few. A firm believer in the benefits of blurring the line between academia and professional worlds, Vitale has served as adjunct design faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where in 2015, he delivered the keynote speech at the School of Architecture’s convocation ceremony. Lauded by the industry throughout his career, Vitale’s influential work has earned over 60 major design honors including two National AIA awards, and personally receiving the prestigious Chicago AIA Dubin Family Young Architect Award, the AIA Illinois John Wellborn Root Award and the National AIA Young Architect Award.  Most recently, Brian was honored in 2020 by being named one of the 50 people “shaping Chicago’s design culture” by New City magazine. Born in Chicago, Brian received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his Master of Architecture with Honors from Washington University in St Louis where he received the 2020 Award of Distinction, given to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their career. Thank you again for listening to this week’s ShArch episode. My full conversation with Brian will be coming out this upcoming Friday so be sure to subscribe to us and follow us on all our socials, the links will be below! Hope you enjoyed. I’ll see you on the next episode! Bu Bye! Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xfHnCE LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/BxFx50z7IiB Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Uxfwpg Facebook - https://bit.ly/2UqYRnw Student Architect Website - https://bit.ly/3biFBzo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

ShArch- Brian Vitale

Welcome back! After a long pause to the weekly posting, Student Architect is ready to once again go live and explore the world of Architecture! In this episode, we dive into the mindset of Peter Exley. Peter Exley has established an internationally recognized practice of award-winning architecture for children, families, and communities, elevating the standards of design for learning and play environments. He is the co-founder of Architecture Is Fun, a Chicago-based architecture, design, and consulting firm. Dedicated to helping the next generation of architects, Peter has also been a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for more than 25 years. He will serve as the 97th President of the American Institute of Architects in 2021. Hope you all enjoy it! If you liked the episode, please share it with someone you think would also enjoy it. Thanks so much! Connect with Peter: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/architectureisfun/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/architecture-is-fun-inc-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchitectureIsFun/ Connect with Student Architect: Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xfHnCE LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/BxFx50z7IiB Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Uxfwpg Facebook - https://bit.ly/2UqYRnw Student Architect Website - https://bit.ly/3biFBzo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Peter Exley: Building Through Stories

Hello! Welcome back to the podcast.  It’s been a little while, but don’t think the show is over! Student Architect is already 1 year old and counting! You are listening to the short-episode series, which I am now calling ShArch, S H A R C H, short Architecture, very clever I know. This is a series where you’ll get to know a little about a person I’ve interviewed before the full conversation comes out. These short episodes don’t recycle audio, this is unique audio that you won’t find on the full Student Architect episodes. So with that explanation out of the way, let me go ahead and introduce this week’s guest. Peter Exley has established an internationally recognized practice of award-winning architecture for children, families, and communities, elevating the standards of design for learning and play environments. He is the co-founder of Architecture Is Fun, a Chicago-based architecture, design, and consulting firm. Dedicated to helping the next generation of architects, Peter has also been a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for more than 25 years. He will serve as the 97th President of the American Institute of Architects in 2021. To learn more about Peter you can find him on: Instagram: @architectureisfun and @funarchitect Twitter: @funarchitect Facebook LinkedIn As he says, if you use the keywords "Architecture Is Fun", you should have no trouble finding him. Get to know a little bit about Peter in this ShArch episode of the Student Architect Podcast. As always, you can stay up to date with the podcast on:  Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xfHnCE LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/BxFx50z7IiB Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Uxfwpg Facebook - https://bit.ly/2UqYRnw Student Architect Website - https://bit.ly/3biFBzo Thanks so much for tuning in and I hope you enjoy it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

ShArch - Peter Exley of Architecture Is Fun

In the final episode of our mini-series, What Is Architecture?, we look into a piece of Architecture that sparked the creation of a nation!  Kugelmugel is a micronation located at the Prater in Vienna, Austria. The Republic declared independence in 1976, after disputes between artist Edwin Lipburger and Austrian authorities over building permits for a ball-shaped house which he erected in Katzelsdorf, Lower Austria in 1971. This podcast episode can also be viewed on Youtube, where we include plenty of visuals to accompany the story of this incredible ball home. Get more content on: Youtube - https://bit.ly/3be4v3z Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/v6JB50z7KuN Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - http://ow.ly/9ZMV50z7KuD LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/54PU50z7KuL Twitter - http://ow.ly/VdB650z7KuG Facebook - http://ow.ly/HHN650z7KuJ Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/8mod50z7KuM Thanks so much! See you on the full-length episode of Student Architect next week! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

What Is Architecture? w/ Kugelmugel, A Nation Builder

While it can appear that Architects may only have a knack for designing gorgeous buildings, in this conversation with Carl Sergio, we find out about all the other pieces of knowledge an Architect may accrue as they progress in their career. Join us in the 18th episode of the Student Architect podcast. Enjoy! Carl Sergio, AIA has a Master’s of Architecture from UIC and 10 years of experience across all phases of design and construction, many market sectors, and firms from the smallest to the largest. He enjoys the collaborative design process with teammates and clients alike as well as the experience of realizing a design through construction. Carl believes in using his time and talent to have an impact on the world, and the people in it, through the built environment. He has volunteered on design-build teams for Rebuilding Together, City Year, and Territory NFP as well as leading Gensler’s CANstruction team the past three years. He also values paying it forward through mentorship, volunteering with Erie Neighborhood House, the Chicago Architecture Center, the ACE Mentorship Program, and NOMA’s Project Pipeline. He has been co-director of AIA Chicago’s BRIDGE Program the past four years, he co-founded AIA Illinois’ Emerging Professionals Network in 2017 and is the current chair, he is currently AIA National's Young Architect Regional Director for Illinois for 2019-21, and he recently founded a student mentorship program in conjunction with AIAS at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has lived in Atlanta, Barcelona, Indianapolis, and Chicago in addition to traveling to 46 states, 45 countries, and hundreds of cities. As a result, he has dabbled in half a dozen languages and is conversational in Italian and Spanish. He is endlessly curious, and passionate, about experiencing and learning from other countries, cities, cultures, languages, and peoples. Keep up with Student Architect on: Instagram - http://ow.ly/qiFg50yVkO7 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/42339856 Twitter - http://ow.ly/aWfF50yVkO8 Facebook - http://ow.ly/PKzU50yVkO6 Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/r9wc50yVkO9 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Life-long Learning, Unexpected Skills, and Gameshow Drama w/ Carl Sergio

Hello! As it is Friday, a new episode of "What Is Architecture?" is out now! Featuring Carl Sergio of Unispace, get to know a bit about Carl in this short episode. Carl Sergio, AIA has a Master’s of Architecture from UIC and 10 years of experience across all phases of design and construction, many market sectors, and firms from the smallest to the largest. He enjoys the collaborative design process with teammates and clients alike as well as the experience of realizing a design through construction. Carl believes in using his time and talent to have an impact on the world, and the people in it, through the built environment. He has volunteered on design-build teams for Rebuilding Together, City Year, and Territory NFP as well as leading Gensler’s CANstruction team the past three years. He also values paying it forward through mentorship, volunteering with Erie Neighborhood House, the Chicago Architecture Center, the ACE Mentorship Program, and NOMA’s Project Pipeline. He has been co-director of AIA Chicago’s BRIDGE Program the past four years, he co-founded AIA Illinois’ Emerging Professionals Network in 2017 and is the current chair, he is currently AIA National's Young Architect Regional Director for Illinois for 2019-21, and he recently founded a student mentorship program in conjunction with AIAS at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has lived in Atlanta, Barcelona, Indianapolis, and Chicago in addition to traveling to 46 states, 45 countries, and hundreds of cities. As a result he has dabbled in half a dozen languages and is conversational in Italian and Spanish. He is endlessly curious, and passionate about experiencing and learning from other countries, cities, cultures, languages, and peoples. Keep up with Student Architect on:  Instagram - http://ow.ly/qiFg50yVkO7  Twitter - http://ow.ly/aWfF50yVkO8  Facebook - http://ow.ly/PKzU50yVkO6  Student Architect Website - http://ow.ly/r9wc50yVkO9 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

What is Architecture? w/ Carl Sergio

With over twenty-five years of experience in architecture, design, and business, David founded Blueprint For Living Coaching with a mission to help design professionals who seek to access their untapped potential, develop their leadership, and create great things in their personal and professional lives.  He draws upon his skills as a coach, architect, leader, motivational speaker, mentor and businessman to inspire excellence in his clients and call them to be their best. David is a 2014 graduate of Accomplishment Coaching’s Coaches’ Training Program, a comprehensive, intensive year-long program that emphasizes an ontological approach to coaching and extensive hands-on leadership experience.  He has participated on the leadership team for the Coaches’ Training Programs in Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, Victoria, BC and at the United Nations. He is a member of the International Coach Federation and a PCC certified coach. Prior to becoming a coach, David built a successful career as an architect, first as principal of Bradley Architects and later as the Managing Director of North American Operations for Officium, LLC, a German-based design and engineering firm specializing in tensile structures.  He is still actively engaged with both firms and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).   In 2014 he served as President of AIA Illinois. David graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and later with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago with his Master of Architecture degree.  He is licensed to practice architecture in the State of Illinois. David is an avid cyclist, having twice completed the 500-mile Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride and raised over $3,700 for AIDS and HIV-support organizations.   A Certified Rescue Diver, he has been lucky enough to dive reefs from the Caribbean to the Great Barrier Reef.  He is fluent in German, conversationally fluent in French, and dabbles in Swedish and Portuguese if you press him. To learn more about David, visit him at blueprintforliving.coach or find him on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter Keep up with us! Instagram - @studentarchitectpodcast Twitter - @studentarchpod Facebook - Student Architect Website - omargarcia.info/student-architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Working With Your Hands, Pains of Running a Business, and Reaching Your Potential w/ David Bradley

With over twenty-five years of experience in architecture, design, and business, David founded Blueprint For Living Coaching with a mission to help design professionals who seek to access their untapped potential, develop their leadership, and create great things in their personal and professional lives.  He draws upon his skills as a coach, architect, leader, motivational speaker, mentor and businessman to inspire excellence in his clients and call them to be their best. David is a 2014 graduate of Accomplishment Coaching’s Coaches’ Training Program, a comprehensive, intensive year-long program that emphasizes an ontological approach to coaching and extensive hands-on leadership experience.  He has participated on the leadership team for the Coaches’ Training Programs in Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, Victoria, BC and at the United Nations. He is a member of the International Coach Federation and a PCC certified coach. Prior to becoming a coach, David built a successful career as an architect, first as principal of Bradley Architects and later as the Managing Director of North American Operations for Officium, LLC, a German-based design and engineering firm specializing in tensile structures.  He is still actively engaged with both firms and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).   In 2014 he served as President of AIA Illinois. David graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and later with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago with his Master of Architecture degree.  He is licensed to practice architecture in the State of Illinois. David is an avid cyclist, having twice completed the 500-mile Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride and raised over $3,700 for AIDS and HIV-support organizations.   A Certified Rescue Diver, he has been lucky enough to dive reefs from the Caribbean to the Great Barrier Reef.  He is fluent in German, conversationally fluent in French, and dabbles in Swedish and Portuguese if you press him. Get to know a bit about David in this episode of WIA. Keep up with us! Instagram - @studentarchitectpodcast Twitter - @studentarchpod Website - omargarcia.info/student-architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

What is Architecture? w/ David Bradley

Episode 16 of the Student Architect Podcast features Jimmy Carter. He is an architect and member James and Jimmy, an architecture studio and dissemination unit whose practice delves into the breadth of architectural distribution and production. The studio believes that architecture is not merely material, and concentrates on the platforms through which architecture as a cultural production can take shape. In this way, projects are varied, mediums are numerous, and characters are fluid, but all is grounded in architectural creation. Jimmy’s work has spanned architectural construction, curation, film, and audio exploration, and has subsequently been published in journals such as Pidgin Magazine, PLAT, Flat Out, Fresh Meat and MAS Context. Thanks so much for listening! To learn more about Jimmy, visit his website jamesandjimmy.com or find him on Instagram @jamesandjimmyand Keep up with us! Instagram - @studentarchitectpodcast Website - omargarcia.info/student-architect Adding more social media soon! Thank you so much! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studentarchitect/message

Bubbles, Rubbish Writing, and Theory w/ James Carter

In this episode, I sat down with Jimmy Carter. Jimmy is an architect, writer, and member of James and Jimmy, an architecture studio and dissemination unit whose practice delves into the breadth of architectural distribution and production. Get to know a bit about Jimmy in this episode of What is Architecture? He will be in next week's full-length episode of Student Architect. Enjoy! Learn more about Jimmy Carter at JamesandJimmy.com Keep up with us: Instagram: @studentarchitectpodcast Website: omargarcia.info/student-architect Thanks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What is Architecture? w/ Jimmy Carter

Dan Wheeler is a founding principal of Wheeler Kearns Architects and a Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dan works and practices to educate his colleagues, clients, and students of what architecture can bring to elevate experience, and the responsibilities that come with this ever-optimistic endeavor. Dan received his education at the Rhode Island School of Design, including two years study in Rome and an association with Machado Silvetti Architects. Prior to establishing his own practice, he was an Associate and Studio head at Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Chicago (1981-87). Dan is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Traveling Fellowship in 1980, the CCAIA Young Architect Award (1985), AIA Fellowship (for Design, 1998), Chicago Tribune’s "Chicagoan of the Year" in Architecture with Lawrence Kearns (2008), and the AIA Illinois’s Nathan Ricker Clifford Award for Architectural Education (2017). He has served as Interim Director for both the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the UIC School of Architecture and has been a consulting architect/educator to Auburn University’s Rural Studio since 2002. He lectures regularly and frequently sits on professional and academic juries. His work spans the gamut of project type; public institutions, non-profit organizations, and private commissions. He draws to see, to test, to explain, and to build well places of authenticity. Find Dan and his firm's work at WKArch.com, and follow them on Instagram @wheelerkearnsarchitects Keep up with Student Architect! Studen Architect Instagram - @studentarchitectpodcast Website - omargarcia.info/student-architect Thanks so much! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Teamwork, Density, and Drawing w/ Dan Wheeler

Exploring the wonders of Architecture. Many of us are unaware of what the discipline of Architecture is about. Join Omar Garcia, a current Student of Architecture, as he explores various topics to learn about what Architecture is and how it has shaped our world. Please, leave us a 5-star review on Itunes! We'd appreciate it greatly! http://tiny.cc/ifigbz

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