68 — Zaha Hadid — 3/4 — Vitra to Cardiff

In this episode, the first of a trilogy, we talked about John Summerson's best-selling 1965 book 'The Classical Language of Architecture', developed out of a series of lectures he gave to the BBC. We talk about Summerson, one of the titans of mid-20th century British architectura ...  Show more

This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To listen to the rest, consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings In this penultimate bonus episode in our Piranesi series we talked about Piranesian vibes in literary and artistic culture, incl ...  Show more

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss Marina's 3 favorite buildings. They touched on Farnsworth House's radical design; building code and modern architecture; Frank Lloyd Wright's work; the Pompidou Centre; beauty in architecture; architecture juxtaposi ...  Show more

In this episode we'll be focusing on the topic of sustainability in architecture. We'll be talking to Bill Dunster of Zed Factory about zero carbon design, the UK housing crisis, prefabrication, nuclear power and the future of cities as the world responds to climate change.

This is the third episode in our podcast series helping architects better understand acoustics. If you haven’t heard the first two episodes yet, make sure to go back and listen to “How Can Architects Better Understand Sound?” and "Unpacking the Latest Trends in Architectural Acou ...  Show more

This week David and Marina have a casual conversation about the practice of architecture, SCI-Arc's Basecamp panel, architectural education, libraries, favorite teen bands, how architecture is understood by the general public, and going dairy free.

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