In season 1's final episode, Vincenza and I share our favorite moments. We also hear from current architecture students, as they weigh in on the value of interdisciplinary education, being part of a movement (or not), and how they are building hope. It’s full of thoughtful, wise, amusing, and hopeful takes.
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From Vision to Action: Pushing Boundaries
We wrap up season 1 with a special two-part episode recorded live in the architecture school library with three returning guests and a gathering of current students. To explore the bridge between hopeful ideas and practical problem solving, topics include finding a firm that matches your values, how to prevent burnout, environmental justice, being part of a movement, and the gift of a good conversation to seed powerful ideas.
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Building Hope by Listening
In this episode, we talk with Christian Romero, who, during the pandemic shutdown, found creative ways to engage people thousands of miles away using social media. He heard their stories, learned their preferences, and offered design options. In short, he listened.
Professor Brian Kelly was his advisor on the project. Brian joins us for part of this conversation about how architects can best serve the communities in which we work.
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Building Hope by Caring
Environmentally visionary architectural projects explore how good design can build hope in a world facing a climate emergency.
Featuring two projects: one, a radical proposal to reinhabit vacant lots in West Baltimore with pop-up communities for the unhoused. The other digs to the foundations of the rich, twice-erased history of Berry Farm in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast D.C. and celebrates the heritage of Black residents.
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Building Hope with Environmental Justice
Buildings by themselves are no guarantee of quality of life. Many other factors, including the weight of history, urban planning, design, and even landscaping, have real, measurable impacts. Today we talk with Melonee Quintanilla and Jemimah Asamoah, whose projects in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. reconnect people with nature and community.
Building Hope features environmentally visionary architectural projects to explore how good design can build hope in a world facing a climate emergency.
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