#359 - Cormac’s Problem with Corbusier

Evan and Cormac dig into how Lawrence Tech's architecture studio is evolving its comprehensive design curriculum in real time, and why buildability still beats a flashy final presentation. They explore a new semester experiment forcing quiet students into leadership roles, a real ...  Show more

Some weeks the conversation just goes where it goes. Evan and Cormac spend this one reading Wikipedia and AI overviews at each other in real time — the AIA convention ping-ponging from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, SoFi Stadium sunk 100 feet into the ground for the LAX flight path ...  Show more

A new epoch has begun! Le Corbusier’s ‘discovery’ is that the style of future architecture is to be found new inventions of the machine age — planes, cars, ocean liners. But ‘Towards a New Architecture’ is, at its heart, an argument for a fusion of timeless values and contemporar ...  Show more

In a captivating podcast episode, architect Dan Leon and our host Rion delve into the intricacies of large-scale projects like the James Webb Telescope, drawing parallels between architecture and filmmaking. They discuss the importance of continuity of thought in design and the c ...  Show more

In this episode, we share an interview of Enoch as a guest on the EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark LePage. Enoch Sears and Mark discuss the evolving role of AI in architecture and how the profession must adapt to survive. They delve into the importance of leadership and truth-tel ...  Show more

The first of a two part episode exploring Le Corbusier’s infamous and much-derided urban proposals, exhibited in the Esprit Nouveau Pavilion in 1925. In this part, we’re conducting a close reading of ‘Urbanism’ (sometimes known as ‘The City of Tomorrow and its Planning’). We most ...  Show more