Architecture, Design & Photography

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Danielle Betts, President at Knickerbocker Group and Julien Jalbert, Architect and Design Studio Leader at Knickerbocker Group. In this episode, we'll be exploring the innovative world of prefab pods  accessory dwelling units (ADU's). More from Knickerbocker Group:  Website: https://www.knickerbockergroup.com/  PreFab Pod: http...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Stephen Schafer, Architectural Photographer specializing in historic preservation.  Stephen Schafer (AKA: Schäf) specializes in architectural photography of our inherited environment. Having completed over one hundred large format documentations to date, Schafer is an expert in the documentation of buildings and sites with a pr...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Nicola Manganello, Owner and Principal Designer of Nicola's Home.  More from Nicola Manganello  Website: https://www.nicolashome.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolashome/?hl=en  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-manganello-45359614  More from us:  Website: http://www.trentbell.com  Instagram: http://ins...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Scott McCallister, third year architecture student at The University of Maine Augusta. This episode focuses largely on the disciplines of both architecture and photography and how the two can work together. Scott has a lot of great questions and we really enjoyed our conversation.

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Dena Prastos, Founder and CEO of Indigo River. We speak with Dena about her approach to designing infrastructure that can withstand the effects of a warming climate.  As Founder and CEO of Indigo River, Dena is the first "waterfront architect," trailblazing a new category in the industry. Indigo River is a women-owned trans-dis...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Scott Johnson and Bill Fain, founding partners of Johnson Fain. They discuss the 25-year transformation of Oklahoma City Oil Field Number One into First Americans Museum (FAM), which honors the state’s 39 tribes. The project was highly collaborative and engaging, incorporating Native American advisors to help shape the overall...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Victoria Newhouse, Architecture Historian and founder of the Architectural History Foundation. Victoria's latest book, PARKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY: REINVENTED LANDSCAPES, RECLAIMED TERRITORIES presents fifty-two remarkable parks in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, and China. These open spaces have turned despoiled and polluted l...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Jessie Carroll, Architect and Founding Principal of Jessie Carroll Architect. We talk extensively about the process of starting an architecture firm from the ground up and the benefits of remaining a small practice. We also touch on the Jessie's client-centered approach as well as some of her favorite materials to use when desi...

Reflect Project UPDATE:  In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Brandon Brown, restorative justice scholar, Ph. D candidate, adjunct faculty at UMA /Colby College and former prison inmate.  Back in 2013 Brandon was part of a personal project we started called the Reflect Project. The idea was to photograph inmates at the Maine State Prison and have them write a lett...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Nitin Govila, Senior Vice-President for Serge-Ferrari. We discuss applications for flexible composite materials, tensile architecture, solar protection and modular structures.  Nitin Govila, a global business executive, has an extensive background in building and growing regions and organizations across multiple industries, cha...

The tables have been turned. In this episode we are joined by our host, Joel Kuschke, Creative Director Maine Magazine and Maine Home+Design. The topic is creativity. What does it mean to live and work as a creative individual? Where does creativity come from? Are you born with it? We ponder these questions and more as we peel back that layers of this ancient concept.  More from us:  Website: http...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Alex Ilten, Executive Creative Director at VTProDesign.  More from Alex Ilten:  Website: https://vtprodesign.com/  Instagram: http://instagram.com/vtprodesign/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ilten-0470b860  More from us:  Website: http://www.trentbell.com  Instagram: http://instagram.com/trentbellphotography/  Podc...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with author and architect Richard Francis-Joes, where we discuss his latest book Truth and Lies in Architecture.  Richard Francis-Jones, LFRAIA, Hon. AIA, RIBA, is a highly awarded practicing Australian architect. He is a graduate of Columbia University, New York, and the University of Sydney, and has taught in many schools of archi...

Taja, a graphic designer by education, has built Pulp+Wire into one of the fastest-growing, 100% woman-owned consumer packaging firms, with a focus on natural and organic CPG brands, in the U.S. Her accessible creative style and intuitive marketing instincts have made her a natural fit for organic and natural foods, lifestyle, and cannabis CPG brands seeking to launch new businesses or accelerate...

Architecture Unbound // Joseph Giovannini.  In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with writer and design-firm owner Joseph Giovannini, whose latest book is Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde (Rizzoli, 2021). In it, Joseph examines the influence of twentieth-century avant-garde movements on the contemporary architectural landscape through the w...

Alan is a builder by trade and the owner and general manager of GO Logic LLC. Alan founded the business with architect Matthew O’Malia in 2008 with the sole purpose of designing and building Passive House buildings.  After finishing his degree at Brown University, Alan landed in Maine in the late ‘80s as an organic farm apprentice, then bought 75 acres of land and built his own house. From there h...

Tiarra Bell's Bio: The core of my work is an external reflection of my internal thoughts. I am interested in making furniture that does not only focus on aesthetics but rather creating a body of work that tells a story and communicates a message. I express the inexpressible by using my Biblical beliefs as a premise for my artistic expression. I'm able to translate those verbalized beliefs into som...

David Duncan Morris is the Director of Design at an award-winning architecture firm in Portland, Maine. Starting from a young age David’s love for houses is what inspired him to pursue architecture and he was often seen drawing whenever he could. Outside his professional life, he picks up his paper, pencils and watercolors to feed his own creative drive and to keep his love of drawing alive. The i...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Michael DiTullo, Founder and Chief Creative at Michael DiTullo LLC. We discuss Michael's latest work designing acoustic panels for Kirei, his time working with Michael Jordan at Nike, and his creative process when approaching design challenges. We really enjoyed our discussion with Michael and hope you do as well.  Michael DiTu...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Scott Nash, Illustrator, Author and Founder of the Illustration Institute.

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Angela Ballard, Senior Interior Designer at Knickerbocker Group.  Angie moved to Maine to reconnect with her coastal roots from years of vacationing and working in seaside communities. She joined Knickerbocker Group to continue her passion—designing spaces that inspire practicality, leisure, and comfort, while connecting an int...

Born in NYC and raised in both Venice Beach, California and Peaks Island, Maine, Tima brings a breadth of experience and leadership to Relativity Architects. He studied at Rice University and the Southern California Institute for Architecture. His passion of art led him to the practice of architecture as a launching point to explore the three dimensional space within his own paintings. In addition...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Eugene Colberg, Founding Principal of Colberg Architecture. We begin our conversation with the topic of government policy and how that can influence the built environment. We discuss the importance of photographing your work. And then wrap things up with how the pandemic may change the way we approach our working environment. E...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Will Winkelman, Founding Principal of Winkelman Architecture.  Will has been a registered architect in Maine since 1989. A member of the AIA, he has been practicing architecture for more than 35 years, most of that time focused on his core passion, residential work.  Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Will graduated from th...

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with William Pedersen, Principal and founding design partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF). We discuss William's new book Gesture and Response, the early days of his career working with I. M. Pei, and his thought processes when designing the iconic Shanghai World Financial Center. It was an incredible pleasure to sit down wi...