• #494 - After Hours: Snøhetta and BIG's Layoffs and Architecture's Workplace Challenges
    Apr 1 2026

    This week, David and Marina have a casual chat about unions in architecture, internships, workplace culture, architects' salaries, the starchitect era, preparing students for the profession, Marina's acting audition, tv shows, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • #493 - Roderick Bates, Senior Director & Product Operations at Chaos
    Mar 25 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Roderick Bates, Senior Director & Product Operations at Chaos. The three discussed AI and the future of Architecture, adapting & adopting AI tools, how Chaos is working with AI (material generating, render enhancing, building performance analyzing, and as a collaboration tool), construction documentation, client experience, AI 3D vs 2D capabilities, pre and post AI render workflow, the fragility of the architecture profession & how AI can help, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • #492 - Copenhagen Architecture: OMA, Jørn Utzon, BIG, and more
    Mar 17 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design review the architecture of Copenhagen. They discussed local apartment developments, modern and old neighborhoods, infrastructure & civic design, facade design, building details, Blox building by OMA, the Bagsværd Church by Jørn Utzon, BIG's 8 House, The Mountain, and VM Houses, the Black Diamond building, the Grundtvig Church, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • #491 - Charles Durrett, Principal Architect of The Cohousing Company
    Mar 10 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Charles Durrett, Principal Architect of The Cohousing Company. The three discussed Charles' education background & research project, influencing culture change through co-housing, what is co-housing, how does a co-housing project start, leading a co-housing project as an architect, what draws people to co-housing, building community, cost of construction, how to increase the number of co-housing projects, maximum and minimum of co-housing residents, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • #490 - After Hours: AI in Hollywood and TV Shows
    Mar 3 2026

    This week, David and Marina have a casual chat about AI in hollywood and TV shows.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    45 mins
  • #489 - Anthony Laney, Architect & Founding Partner of Laney LA
    Feb 24 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Anthony Laney, Architect & Founding Partner of Laney LA. The three discussed the making of Laney LA's monograph, Genius Loci vs Tabula Rasa, when to respond to context, Laney LA's design process, convincing clients to trust the design process, concept vs schematic design, client & architect co-authorship, how producing a book impacts the design process, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #488 - What is Modern Architecture?
    Feb 17 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design answer the question, "What is modern architecture?" They discuss the history of modern architecture, misconceptions about modern architecture, contemporary vs modern styles, why architecture styles are confusing, search for authenticity in architecture, ornamentation in architecture, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • #487 - Thomas Rowntree, Architect & Founder of Tomrowstudios
    Feb 10 2026

    This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Thomas Rowntree, architect & founder of Tomrowstudios. The three discussed how Thomas got into architecture, advice to prepare for architecture school, experience of architecture school & avoiding burnout, why Thomas started posting on social media, architecture marketing & social media presence, career timeline, Thomas' book "Architectural Influence", why architecture profession is misunderstood, and more.

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    EPISODE CATEGORIES
    • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders.
    • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients.
    • Fellow Designer
    : Tips for designers.
    • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life.
    • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings.

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    1 hr and 29 mins