Atif Qadir

American Building

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If you want to explore urgent topics related to housing and what they can teach us about ourselves and our country, join us here at American Building. Your host, Atif Qadir, Atif Qadir is a licensed architect and entrepreneur, interested in solving big problems through innovation and technology. He has founded two proptech companies and a real estate development firm, building products ranging from software to workforce housing. Through these experiences, he has a unique perspective on the housing problems - and solutions - we’ll hear about this season. We’ll not only dive into the design and...

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Atif Qadir

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Samer Hanini of Hanini Group | Peoples Bank Building in Passaic | Preserving History 27.10.2020 56:20

The second guest on the American Building series is Samer Hanini. Samer is the founder and managing partner of the Hanini Group, a development company with an affiliated architecture firm, Brick Design, and a construction management firm, Hanini Construction. We are talking about the Peoples Bank Building, his recently completed 120,000-square-foot mixed-use building in downtown Passaic, New Jerse...

Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton | 2+U in Seattle | Office as Community 27.10.2020 1:00:09

Our third guest in the American Building series is Jon Pickard. Jon is a Co-founder and Principal at Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architectural design firm based in Connecticut. We will be talking about 2+U (also known as the Qualtrics Tower), the studio’s recently completed 690,000-square foot next-generation office complex in the heart of downtown Seattle. 2+U consists of 2 separate towers...

Martin Ditto of Ditto Residential | OSLOadmo in Washington, D.C. | Learning Through Iteration 27.10.2020 50:48

Our fourth guest of the American Building series is Martin Ditto. Martin is the founder and CEO of Ditto Residential, an award-winning development firm based in Washington, DC. We are talking about OSLOadmo, an 8-unit residential development in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of DC. It was completed just over a year ago and is the 3rd in his series of OSLO-branded co-living properties in urban infil...

American Building Podcast: Trailer 12.10.2020 2:11

American Building is a podcast series sponsored by Michael Graves Architecture & Design, headlined by Atif Z. Qadir, AIA, and hosted at the Warehouse, the home of the late Michael Graves in Princeton, New Jersey. With his unique perspective as both architect and developer, Atif interviews accomplished individuals who tell the stories of American buildings that they have designed and/or develop...