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First Aired - 03/06/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis explores the German Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. Tune in as he sits down with architect and friend of the show Ryan Enschede to discuss the concepts behind Passivhaus as they relate to sustainable design & architecture today. Learn more about efficiency in sealing and ventilation and how we can reduce our carbon footprint on the globe. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market
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Burning Down the House: Ryan Enschede (9:12)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down the House, Whole Foods Market, www.WholeFoodsMarket.com, Green Design, ecologically sensitive design, trends, Dr. Wolfgang Feist, LEED, artificial lighting, insulation, utility bills, oil peaked at $104 per barrel this week, most of our electrical power comes from fossil fuel generated plants, Ryan Enschede, housing, the American icon is the single family residence, Passivhaus,Passivhaus (12:44)
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Phi, Phius, certification, focused entirely on operating energy used, the most cost effective way to build the most energy efficient house, insulation, thermal resistance, air infiltration, building codes, it's about the systems that relate to efficiency, Passivhaus institute, a Passivhaus is a four part checklist,A Humanistic Approach (19:08)
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BHI, operating energy is the first step in making a building sustainable, architects are struggling to educate people about the choices that go into building a house, it's not just about how it looks, integrated lighting and ventilation, Frank Llyod Wright, sick house syndrome, good sealing and ventilation, the primary goal is altruistic, humanistic, the goal is to make life easier for the people who live n the house, benefits will exceed the life span of the people who commission it, carbon in the atmosphere, some people actually don't believe in global warming, per capita emissions, XPS, shredded blue jeans, cellulose,Energy Benfits on a Global Basis (13:31)
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not all energy releases Co2 to the atmosphere, Shell Oil has been interested in Passiv Haus, as an investment in the energy future of this country, NASA, spaceship technology, energy benefits on a global basis, life cycle analysis, XPS as insulation, passive solar,An Implied Social Contract (10:00)
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brick house!, our buildings are old in New York, Passiv Haus begins to bring the way we build our buildings into the 21st century, architects have an implied social contract, we need to raise the level of discourse, 1 Bryant Park, energy trapping system, North American Comfort,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/23/2011 04:30PM
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Burning Down the House debuts at it's new time slot - now airing live every Sunday at 4:30PM EST. Tune in this week as Curtis is joined by special guest Steve Fuchs and friends of the show Roderick L Knox & Caroline Bailey. Together they embark on a conversation that revisits the old form/function debate, with a twist - Steven Fuchs's idea of "Formtion". The gang goes on to explore the idea of monuments as architecture, imagery in Church design and the significance of the tallest buildings. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch - the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef. For more information visit www.hearstranch.com
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Burning Down the House Introduction: New Time, Same Place (8:52)
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Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, Hearst Ranch, Roderick L. Knox, Steve Fuchs, J.D. from Boston University, financing for department stores and supermarkets, Steve now works as a screenwriter and desert guide, he has written a manifesto - a trinity theory, architectural theory is worthy of satire, form + function = formtion,Steve Fuchs Explains "Formtion" (19:22)
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Steve harvested tangerines today, it's 20 degrees in New York, does form follow function?, Sir Banister Flight Fletcher, Vincent Scully, William Barrett, Joseph Campbell, decadence of culture, decay, decrepitude, development of architectural expressions, minimalism, is it our new mannerism?, architecture is the art of decoration, embellishing utility, embellishing logic, to make things beautiful takes a specific talent, design vs decoration, stretching the truth, monumental myopia, stevefuchs.blogspot.com, nature or nurture, form and function are synonymous, can sculpture be architecture?, monuments as sculpture or architecture?, architecture functions, sculptures are free to leave out human accommodation all together, form follows philosophy, architects solve problems, Cooper Union Building, some art is monumental, installation art, sculpture can be architectonic,A Progressive, Decadent Culture (14:53)
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the pyramids are architecture, much more than they needed to be, all the architecture that we revere is really dedicated to the dead or the metaphysical realm, every church is a monument to a dead carpenter!, architecture informs us, when society was church driven the tallest building in town was a church, in the 19th century that became governmental buildings, in the 20th century they became businesses, things morph over time in terms of their meaning, architecture is well intentioned, as a culture progresses it becomes increasingly decadent to the point where only form and decoration matter, The Holocaust Museum, Renaissance traditions where architects paint sculpt and build,Truth is Beauty (Except When You're Lying) (8:49)
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www.rodknox.com, cdanalytics.org, The Pantheon, truth is beauty, except when you're lying all the time, pretending to be something you're not, an icon is something that is often duplicated, acknowledge what the material is and listen to it, inspiration for medieval architecture, pay attention when you go into a gothic cathedral, Christianity is a pagan religion!,Closing Thoughts & "Real Food" (7:39)
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in California you ignore the architecture and enjoy the nature, single family homes are very interesting works of architecture in California, Steve Fuchs has a new food related venture, childhood obesity has doubled, Captain Crunch is better than nothing, Steve invested in a new food startup company, Real Food, cashew frozen desset, will taste as good as ice cream, we will always eat what's in front of our face,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/01/2010 07:00PM
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This week on Burning Down the House Curtis laments the slow decline and potential disappearance of works by masters like Frank Lloyd Wright (his Ennis house of Blade Runner fame is in danger) and the various post-war "case study" houses of the 40's. He also stresses the importance of collaboration in everything from architecture to music, and instructs architects to be ignorant of the "trade" processes of building at their peril. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve: your one-stop Mac specialists.
Photo: Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #22
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Burning Down The House Intro - A Conversation with You (13:26)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, Tekserve, Jacob Adleman, Associate Press, wonderful and fascinating works of modern architecture now languish on the market, Schindler, Frank Lloyd Wright, selling at a loss if at all, Richard Noitra, Pierre Koenig, Case Study House Number 21, The Plaza Hotel, The Mayflower Hotel, The Schaffer Residence, John Lautner, Schindler's How House, Textile Block style, La Miniatura, taking the house apart block by block and shipping it to Japan, The Old London Bridge move to Arizona, value and how we go about creating our built environment, collaboration is all the rage now, works of solitary masters, The California Case Study Houses, industrial components, Charles Eames, André Le Nôtre, The Entenza House, The Arts and Crafts revival, Richard Morris in England, revolutionaries or reactionaries, The Rossellini Brothers, The Red House, The Bow House, Gropius, Clay, Albers, students and teachers working together, working almost tribally towards a common aesthetic goal, informed by many different disciplines, The Greene Brothers of Pasadena,We Can Work It Out (17:45)
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traditionally in design we have many different competing interests, traditionally the architect is the agent of the owner, government organizations defend the interests of the public, the playbook of what problem the built environment is solving, the move from caves, a collaborative spirit has been developing, designers from across the gamut, Bayreuth, Wagner, The Ring Cycles, The Renaissance Man, truly everything does count in the modern world, energy abusers of the 20th century, Curtis's lessons learned studying theater, ballerinas in geometric costumes, Oskar Schlemmer, Bob Israel, consider the specificity of the performer, costume design based on the dancer's body type, Charles Eames, the way to be a good architect is the way to be a good host, The Eames House, expand your area of inquiry to the behaviors of those who will use your building, people as animals, an integrated effort, The Client Collaborative Design Process, involving many voices, the wowza system, the wizbang process, a forum in which there is no defined project leader, corporate settings are fast paced, modifying designs in real time, design is an art of compromise, it's not about how it looks it's how it was created, collaboratively growing a building strengthens the finished product, overall quality of the experience and the creation was a power of magnitude greater, deciding on materials at the beginning, involving the builder from the very beginning, Curtis's father, bankrupted by a coin operated Coke machine, The Bauhaus,True Collaboration (13:49)
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Jazz, that's true collaboration, Dan Breindel, the world of collaboration, the built environment, Horace Silver, an emerging trend, Norwegian-American Design Firm, Oslo and New York City, dedicated the teamwork, input from all parties from client to builder, The AIA, codifying a system of contractual relationships, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, everyone involved is a shareholder, all playing together, considering all aspects, site is very important, projects MUST be site specific, Jean Nouvelle's west 53rd st. tower, tall towers can go anywhere, the AIA's focus is on contracts and profitability, voidence patterns of the past 30 years, architects cannot legally remove themselves from the construction side, learn through exposure to builders and time spent on construction sites, FAR, floor area ratio, Curtis won't name names, passing on a love of building to your junior staff, Snøhetta,Everyone Has An Instrument (8:08)
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collaboration, without licensing you can't be called an architect, Curtis B. Wayne: Architect, architects should learn how the trades do what the trades do, The Verb School, Katy Purviance Basic, Matthew Arnold, Fred Dyker, Snøhetta, there is no Mr. Snøhetta, learn more about building and spend less time with your CAD screens in your hothouse of design, the process of constructing a building, Curtis is in a jazz mood tonight, jazz is a good way to understand the collaborative process, everyone has an instrument, everyone has a voice, Richard Morris, be like the composer and the maestro, Dave Brubeck, Avery Fischer Hall, Patrick Martins' father, in this increasing demanding world, considering everything, how people use the things we create, superb jazz, Snøhetta is one of the tallest mountains in Norway,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
