Anything But Architecture

To wrap up the country road theme, we've brought in country road builder Rich Boureston - Owner of Gravel Driveway Recovery in Central Tennessee - for a special bonus episode. Join Ned and Rich as we talk about Country roads - ranging from the technical details of how they are made, to what roads are for, to how Rich is recovering the household economy as he builds and operates his generationa...

It was never really over, we are so back! Happy 250th America. Where have we been, Why have we been gone so long, What have we been doing, and What's in store next?

Part 2 of our season 2 kickoff: a series on development in general – how Rural, Small Town, and City relate to one another – what they are and what they are for. In this episode we will focus in on rural development, and it’s connection to the road.…https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2025/03/27/s2e1-country-roads-part-2/

We’ve brought in listener and Pastor Rev. Ken Wojnarowski for a special bonus episode. Join Ned and Ken as we get a pastor's view comparing and contrasting rural vs suburban life. Follow Pastor Ken's deep dive through Joshua and beyond at the Forward By Faith Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fAAdTf0LguSggx2BNZt8F https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2025/03/13/inquisition-of-a-rural-...

Welcome back! We're kicking off season 2 with a series on development in general - how Rural, Small Town, and City relate to one another - what they are and what they are for. In this episode we will focus in on rural development, and it's connection to the road. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2025/02/27/season-2-episode-1-country-roads-part-1/

To close out season 1, we've brought in listener and carpenter Gavin Goddard-Tuinema for a special bonus episode. Join Mikie, John, and Gavin as we talk about the special relationship between Architecture and Carpentry and how they are like cousins but also married. On a more serious note, we also consider why God is referred to as an Architect in the Bible, and He chose to incarnate as a Carp...

Merry Christmas! This is a Special Christmas bonus episode. Every season, we will consider works of architecture for examination. We will recount its glories, and its failures, and pass judgement. Will we condemn it for its sins? Or give it absolution? This is : The Inquisition of The Gingerbread House. See images discussed on this episode here: https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/12/23/chris...

In this episode we are going discuss, architecture, culture, and generational building. We explore how what a people believe about the world impacts everything about what they build; and how what a people build, informs what they believe. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/10/04/episode-4-architecture-and-culture/

In the Bible, we start in a garden surrounded by wilderness and end in a city. We open a dialogue on why that is, and explore what should our development look like in between the two. For the next few episodes, we will be discussing what development should look like for Rural areas, Towns, and Cities.  That will be followed by a deep dive on the home.  What a home is and specifically what a genera...

This is a bonus episode. Mikie and Ned Inquire of the Modern American Farm, specifically in Illinois. Join us in this special live inquisition episode. Recorded during the New Christendom Press conference in Ogden Utah.

This is a bonus episode. Every season, we will consider works of architecture for examination. We will recount its glories, and its failures, and pass judgement. Will we condemn it for its sins? Or give it absolution? This is : The Inquisition of The Bauhaus. See images discussed on this episode here: https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/08/01/inquisition-of-the-bauhaus/

We accidentally published the wrong audio file yesterday. this is the corrected version. On this episode we discuss architecture. What is it? What isn't it? What should it be? Architects talking about Architecture talking about architecture. Seems pretty meta. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/07/18/episode-3-intro-to-architecture/

This is a bonus episode. Every season, we will consider works of architecture for examination. We will recount its glories, and its failures, and pass judgement. Will we condemn it for its sins? Or give it absolution? This is : The Inquisition of The Signal Shed. See images discussed on this episode here: https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/04/26/inquisition-of-the-signal-shed-bonus-episode-2...

On this episode we ask what is beauty? where does it come from? Is there a hierarchy of beauty? and how does God make it and how do we make it? We propose a hypothesis to test throughout the show. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/06/27/episode-2-intro-to-beauty/

This is the first of our bonus episodes. Every season,  we will consider works of architecture for examination. We will recount its glories, and its failures, and pass judgement. Will we condemn it for its sins? Or give it absolution? This is : The Inquisition of The Farnsworth House. See Images discussed on this episode here: https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/05/31/inquisition-of-the-farns...

In this episode we introduce the concept of “meaning” and how meaning is intrinsic in everything we do. Meaning is unavoidable. Our society has in large part denied this fact, that’s why everything is ugly and meaningless. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/05/31/episode-1-a-primer-on-meaning/

A brief summary of what we expect to cover with season 1 https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/05/31/season-1-trailer/

We discuss what is the podcast, what is it about, and our aspirations for the future. Also some background on the hosts. https://anythingbutarchitecture.com/2024/05/31/episode-0-introduction/