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First Aired - 08/13/2009 08:00PM
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This week on Burning Down The House, host Curtis B. Wayne is joined by an expert panel of aspiring "master architects". They discuss the relationships and responsibilities between designers, contractors, builders, and clients.
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Introduction: Becoming a Master with Bill & Chris Sharples and Roderick L Knox (21:39)
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Shop architects, Bill Sharples, Chris Sharples, Corey Sharples, Roderick L Knox, production, construction, critiquing tradition, Columbia University, www.shoparc.com, executing design, post structuralism, Bernard Tschumi, materials, manufacturers warranty, legalities, fabricators, developing designs from the ground up, deep immersion in history of design, visionary passion, good liberal arts education, holistic approach, theology, philosophy, comparative religion, art history, internships, eight years of education required to be a licensed architecture, architecture is a lifelong learning experience, renaissance education, school debt, structural engineer, recession, starving artists attitude, Wall St., graphic design, historian, fine arts, managing egos, abroad experience, drawing on different skill sets, printmaking, Dickinson College, some tools prevent creative aspirations, drawing as a tool, computers, 3D drawing, modeling, carpenters, Greenport, Long Island, budgeting, public bid, carousel house, creating a visualization device to convey the intricacies of design, painting, calking, crude technology, graphic projection, mechanical drawing, drafting, Cooper Union, vocational education, ingredients inspire creation, knowing the possibilities of materials,A Continuing Discussion on Form & Performance (19:54)
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building models, Philip Johnson, if making buildings is so much fun, who would want to go on vacation, walking around with a mason square, liability issues, insurance, transparency, aesthetics, Howard Hughes, razzle dazzle, form follows performance, political issues, cultural, zoning issues, art deco model, financially viable plans, Michael Graves, zinc, shadow drawings, John Ruskin, cathedral, organic form, variations, Hong Kong, balconies, playing with the standard sheet size, roofing contractors, putting a puzzle together, Houston St & Mulberry St, Puck Building, computer assisted design, porterhouse, buildings live in their environment, Rudolf Steiner, craftsmanship, architects have an obligation to the public, leeway to take liberties, Pre-Raphaelite, separating architects from builders, contextuality,Getting Things Done: The Relationship Between Designers, Contractors & Clients (21:17)
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practicing architecture is almost painful, simplicity can be confusing, leaving leeway for adjustments, you can't expect competent construction from drawings anymore, communication, money is made on complexity, working more than necessary on a project, AIA guidelines, seeing a job all the way through has become a dream, offering clients integrity, construction administration, The American Institute of Architects, the built environment, speaking on the clients terms, clients don't want to hear the truth, one of 10 projects you design get built, cost concern, self serving approach doesn't work, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Costanza, Tom Hanks, Woody Harrelson, Indecent Proposal, Charles Bronson, Richard Gere, Howard Rourke, asking a client; what doesn't work for you?, single family houses, how it's built doesn't matter, except when it's the only thing that matters, apropos, looking at other industries and how they operate, Air Space Industry, measurement tolerance, Kelly Johnson, no nonsense architecture, British Museum, Yale, wood paneling, six story yellow brick warehouse, Bugatti,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/07/2012 04:30PM
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On this week's installment of Burning Down the House, Curtis revisits an August, 2009 episode of the show with Barclays Center's SHoP Architects. It's a timely recollection, as the arena just opened its doors to the public on September 21, 2012. This conversation focuses on responsibility in the field of architecture. This program has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
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Part I (21:48)
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Barclay's Center, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, August, 2009, Shop architects, Bill Sharples, Chris Sharples, Corey Sharples, Roderick L Knox, critiquing tradition, Columbia University, executing design, post structuralism, Bernard Tschumi, manufacturers warranty, developing designs from the ground up, deep immersion in history of design, visionary passion, good liberal arts education, holistic approach, comparative religion, art history, eight years of education required to be a licensed architecture, architecture is a lifelong learning experience, renaissance education, school debt, structural engineer, starving artists attitude, Wall St., graphic design, fine arts, managing egos, abroad experience, drawing on different skill sets, Dickinson College, some tools prevent creative aspirations, drawing as a tool, 3D drawing, Long Island, public bid, carousel house, creating a visualization device to convey the intricacies of design, crude technology, graphic projection, mechanical drawing, Cooper Union, vocational education, ingredients inspire creation, knowing the possibilities of materials, building models, Philip Johnson, if making buildings is so much fun, who would want to go on vacation, walking around with a mason square, liability issues, Howard Hughes, razzle dazzle, form follows performance, political issues, zoning issues, art deco model, financially viable plans, Michael Graves, shadow drawings, John Ruskin, organic form, Hong Kong, playing with the standard sheet size, roofing contractors, putting a puzzle together, Houston St & Mulberry St, Puck Building, computer assisted design, buildings live in their environment, Rudolf Steiner, architects have an obligation to the public, leeway to take liberties, separating architects from builders, production, construction, www.shoparc.com, materials, legalities, fabricators, theology, philosophy, internships, recession, historian, printmaking, computers, modeling, carpenters, Greenport, budgeting, painting, calking, drafting, insurance, transparency, aesthetics, cultural, zinc, cathedral, variations, balconies, porterhouse, craftsmanship, Pre-Raphaelite, contextuality,Part II (37:54)
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practicing architecture is almost painful, simplicity can be confusing, leaving leeway for adjustments, you can't expect competent construction from drawings anymore, money is made on complexity, working more than necessary on a project, AIA guidelines, seeing a job all the way through has become a dream, offering clients integrity, construction administration, The American Institute of Architects, the built environment, speaking on the clients terms, clients don't want to hear the truth, one of 10 projects you design get built, cost concern, self serving approach doesn't work, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Costanza, Tom Hanks, Woody Harrelson, Indecent Proposal, Charles Bronson, Richard Gere, Howard Rourke, asking a client; what doesn't work for you?, single family houses, how it's built doesn't matter, except when it's the only thing that matters, looking at other industries and how they operate, Air Space Industry, measurement tolerance, Kelly Johnson, no nonsense architecture, British Museum, wood paneling, six story yellow brick warehouse, communication, apropos, Yale, Bugatti,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/23/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is joined by a young group of architects who recently won the Gowanus Lowline Competition hosted by Gowanus by Design. Tune in to hear their ideas for cleaning up one of the most polluted canals in the country and how they see competition as ultimately a positive thing for aspiring architects. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA's No Goat Left Behind Initiative.
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Burning Down the House Introduction: Tall Danish Men (10:58)
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architecture, competition, BIG, Denmark, Burning Down the House, Tyler Caine, Luke Carnahan, Ryan Doyle, Curtis B. Wayne, Heritage Radio Network, No Goat Left Behind, Heritage Foods USA, Bjarke Ingels Group, Danish architecture, modified formal wear, Danish Trade Council,The Gowanus Lowline Design Competition (13:57)
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Gowanus canal, pollution, US EPA, Superfund, The Gowanus Lowline Design Competition, The High Line, artificially constructed wetlands, politics, Gowanus Flowlands,Architecture Competitions (15:06)
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American Institute of Architects, AIA, competitions, inter graphics, post war house construction, Chicago,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
