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First Aired - 07/09/2009 08:00PM
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The premier of Burning Down the House is moderated by architect and writer Curtis B. Wayne. The discussion centers around the Roman ideals of "fimitatis, utilitatis" and "venustatis" in architecture, with architects Roderick L. Knox and George Y. Sawick
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Introductions and Preview of Today's Show (5:37)
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culture of architecture, Cooper Union, Harvard Design School, Roderick L Knox, George Y Sawicki, opinionated architects, Roman, structural integrity, comfort and functionality, delight, the umami of architecture, New York architects, American Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, Architectural League of NY, Architect's Council of New York, New York Society of Architects, New York Coalition of Black Architects, Ukrainian Museum, Pratt Institute, Kaufman Astoria Film and Television Studios, the St. George Residential Tower Complex, Chopin,Vitruvius and Delight (18:47)
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Guggenheim, Cooper Union Building, Cooper Square, where did delight go in this building?, Thom Mayne, unnecessary structural gymnastics, trend towards sensationalist architecture, new buildings satisfy ego of client and architect, Bond Street residential, green vomit building, Coke bottle green glass facade, Louis Sullivan Building, naturalistic motifs, Art Nouveau, blends in with vocabulary of its surroundings, Gehry's gumby-like buildings, self-centered buildings, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright most self-promoting architect, architects don't make sculptures, firmitas, utilitas, architecture as opera,Details and What Is on the Inside (17:40)
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warped plane, elegant detailing, unorganized within, a building as a fraud, delight is not a blank slate, no absolute truth, no absolute duty, neo-classical, repose should be offered, to take concrete straight up like steal is disappointing, Boston City Hall, discomforting works, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Pantheon and Parthenon, Wizard of Oz Monstrosity, Eisenman Building in Berlin, importance of details,Venustatis, Sensation and Light (16:42)
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duck beacon, respect for itself and it's neighbors, the silica makes the impact, inappropriate to the program, loud for the sake of being loud, New York and Chicago steel buildings are different, a lie is ok if it's beautiful, lintel are formal, delight in the totality of expression, juxtaposition of old and new, Coopers secret society from Yale, the interplay of light on form, MOMA, New York builds upward, Saint Vincent's Building, sensational and imperatively, lower Manhattan Art Deco style, Renaissance Pulazzo, Anne Saxelby, intrinsic beauty and style, decorater versus true builders,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/02/2009 08:00PM
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This week is all about trash on Burning Down The House. Curtis B. Wayne and Jacob Alspector discuss garbage as a design theme & The Cascadia Building Challenge.
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Garbagology (13:38)
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Curtis B. Wayne, architecture, Jacob Alspector, Toby Cumberbatch, garbagology, Cooper Union, recycling, reprocessing, spliting open clear water bottles, ironing the pieces to make polyethylene sheets, butchering, Frank Lloyd Wright, catalogs, Woodstock revivalism, Whole Earth Catalog, there is a new one, wind turbine, self sustaining farm, Wisconsin,Garbage As a Design Theme: Visual Victims Unit (23:57)
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East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Roberta's, Tekserve, John Nouvel, shanty towns, composed of garbage, entirely recycled, high rise glass building of many picture frames, firmitas, delight, structural integrity, usefulness, far west side of Manhattan, industrial zone, high rise loft building, Calvin Klein, Martha Stewart, The High Line, The Shutter Building, The Nouvel Building, China, Dubai, nobody is going to Dubai to vacation during this recession, indoor skiing, contrast between artificial branding and experimental recycling, gasoline, he notion of being happier with less, re purposed and disposed automobile parts, Soviet Suprematist Poster Work, Soviet Suprematist architecture, perpetual avant garde, modernism, the commercial world has caught up to that, branding and commodification of architecture, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, venustas, utilitas,Cascadia Building Challenge (25:49)
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meditation, LEED, holistic, synergistic, sewage, self referential buildings, privatization of landscape, back to the age of robber barons, for profit real estate development, branding, Peter Cooper, Zaha Hadid, BMW, green washing, design washing, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Cooper Union, The Chrysler Building, The Omega Institute, new age experiences, yoga retreats, BNIM Architects, Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects, renewable energy technology, lightweight materials, wood products, food waste and human waste is processed in the building, black water, treatment systems, New York sewer system, gray water, AIA, IPE documents, consensus documents,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/22/2009 08:00PM
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October 22, 2009; On this episode of Burning Down the House Curtis B. Wayne discusses marketing, advertising and pure hucksterism with Steve Smith, Jamie Waugh and Katy Keiffer. http://burningdownthehouse-radioarchitecture.blogspot.com
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The Business of Architecture; Being a Proper Architect (16:39)
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Curtis B. Wayne, architecture, architect, design, Burning Down the House, built environment, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Steve Smith, Jamie Waugh, Katy Keiffer, Thomas G. Smith, This Business of Architecture, Cape Cod Cottage, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture Magazine, stalking and capture of clients, The Betty Cornell Guide to Teen-Age Popularity Guide, ignorant clients, unethical practices in architecture, AIA, American Institute of Architects, you work is your advertisement, Brooklyn Cycling League, dentist office pamphlets, proper forms of self promotion, social media, like running for congress, www.ssmithconsulting.com, Royal Barry Wills, advertising was frowned upon, Brooklyn Velodrome,The Politics of Being a Successful Architect; PR Versus Hard Work (33:25)
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architecture, architect, design, Burning Down the House, built environment, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Steve Smith, Jamie Waugh, Katy Keiffer, I support the left but I am leaning to the right, working hard promotes anti-social behaviors, socially retarded, visibility is the at the utmost importance, free work, trade shows and events, love at first site does not happen at a trade exhibit, networking, all of who you know, rub elbows, be in as many places as you can, prime allies, team opportunity, black tie events, meet the players, Center for Architecture, AIA, American Institute of Architects, Heritage Ball, shameless hucksterism, Brick Institute of America, information modeling, BIM, Building Information Modelling, ConAir skylight, marketing, acquiring other firms, selling expertise, sell technical prowess, knowledge of current interfaces, design beauty, preplanned, sHOP architecture, Star-chitects, White Architects, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, venustas, building decorators, 41 Cooper Square, Phillip Johnson, commodity engineering services, advent of Green culture, vox popular, forensics, John Hancock Building in Boston, PPG, target strength with the scope of work, retail banking, sales pitch, indirect promotions, marketing versus businesses development, selling quality and friendship, Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Harry Helmsley, Tonica, put up some kites, www.ssmithconsulting.com, Sharples brothers, Thom Mayne,The Silver Bullet; All Publicity is Good Publicity (11:10)
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arcitecture, architect, design, Burning Down the House, built environment, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Steve Smith, Katy Keiffer, Beatles, New Masters, construction managers, Gennaro Brooks-Church, professional test taker, encourage intellectual curiosity, inquire about your world, Brick Institute of America, ignorance destroys, AIA, Not Business As Usual, American Institute of Architects, roll with the punches, technology changes and grows, constantly modernized materials, keep learning, up to date technology, Disney Concert Hall, all publicity is good publicity, www.ssmithconsulting.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
