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First Aired - 12/09/2009 08:00PM
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Curtis B. Wayne gets his first call-in guest as the theme of this show is "revolution". Topics discussed include Pelli Clarke Pelli & Proposed Energy Law For Existing Buildings.
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Burning Down The House Introduction: News! (18:33)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down The House, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, Cesar Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli, www.pcparch.com/, Hartford, IBD, Design-Build, Science Center Sues Architects, the fear factor, fixed sum, software, calking, reading on electronic devices vs hard copy, electroluminescent screen, sil flashing, dam flashings, dam ends, exterior walls are cavity walls, Graphic Standards, loss of quality in the studio, personal computers, iPods in the studio, there used to be constant communication,Ryan Enschede Calls In: Proposed Energy Law For Existing Buildings (17:07)
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Volunteers of America, Greenhorn Radio, we are now streaming 24 7, The Greener Greater Buildings Plan, New York building code, New York energy code, retrofits of equipment, upgrades are not required due to a loophole, wire glass skylights that aren't double insulated, stimulus money, Obama, there is a crude way of providing heat in old buildings, timed boilers, Henry Gifford, State Incentive Program, BPI, gas fired space heater, sustainability, adaptively reuse structure, NYSERDA,More With Ryan: Energy & Quality In Sustainable Agriculture (19:46)
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Pirate Radio, Katy Keiffer, rent stabilized apartment, capital improvements, how much gets passed on to the consumer, translating things into economic terms, energy audit, subsidized cost of energy, we don't feel the cost, Switzerland has the highest savings rate in the world, getting quality and living with it, quality doesn't wear out, Tammany Hall, green rooftops, Chicago, Boss Tweed, fois gras, PETA, Rietveld Chair, www.ryanenschede.com, sustainable agriculture,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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
