Talk Design

Upon graduating from Grove City College in Pennsylvania with a degree in Industrial Management, Matt began his construction career at NVR in Washington DC. In 2005 Matt and his growing family relocated to Austin where he started Risinger & Company. Matt is dedicated to Building Science and is a recognized expert & thought leader in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Cinda K. Lester is an architectural storyteller, and comes to storytelling through both sides of her family tree. Though she considers herself a Chicagoan, Cinda has travelled and lived all over the US and Italy.  She and her husband Henri LamBeau met in architecture school at the University of Idaho, where they both received a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch). Cinda returned home from the g...

In the summer of 2014, Davey McEathron Architecture was founded upon the idea of the architect as artist and master craftsman. DMA celebrates the process of designing and building through listening and collaboration. With an equal amount of space dedicated to a design studio and a fabrication studio, DMA positions itself in a unique location between design, testing, and realization.   Davey M...

Adrian is joined by Tim Alatorre, Starman the Architect. With over 20 years experience in habitat design and engineering, Tim is the current CEO of Domun, a leading architecture firm, but more astonishingly he is the senior design architect of the Von Braun Space Station. Tim describes the world’s first space hotel as going on a cruise however in space. Tim Alatorre states how he expects the newes...

Lorna has designed a wide range of her own personal projects including ‘change of use’, amalgamations, demolitions/alterations/additions, subdivisions, over-55 villages and commercial precincts. In 2010 Lorna also successfully completed The Australian Institute of Directors Course in Melbourne and in 2011 the MBE Corporate Advisory and Capital Raising Course in Sydney. Since moving to the Sunshine...

Cory is a wellness design Architect in Venice Beach, California who is focused on designing the healthiest homes and offices. He is a California licensed Architect with 10 years experience and is the founder of WALKS studio. Find him on the beach playing 2-man beach volleyball on the weekends.   A number of our projects incorporate biophilic design principles into the design. Especially...

Thad Reeves received his Masters of Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1997. During this time, he studied in Spain and traveled extensively in Europe. His interest in historic European architecture’s influence on contemporary design has led him on numerous architectural pilgrimages throughout Western and Central Europe, Australia, and the United States.   Upon grad...

Scott Specht  is founder and principal of internationally acclaimed Specht Architects, inventor of the self-sufficient zeroHouse™, and a frequent speaker on where things are headed (and where they’ve been) in the world of architecture, design, and engineering. He has been featured at conferences and on video presentations sponsored by such hosts as TEDx Talks, Dyson, Indeed, the American...

Peter received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame in 1988. In 1991 he moved to Germany, learned enough German to work as the lead designers of a German firm, Diniaware Architects in Königstein. Peter then moved to Baltimore in 1995 and worked for 10 years for the premier residential architects in the area. There he honed his craft of designing beautiful a...

Ken is a passionate member of the entrepreneurial community in Portland,  Oregon committed to making work meaningful. He is CEO and Co-founder of Grovemade, a product design and manufacturing company specializing in the home workspace. social: https://www.instagram.com/grovemade/ https://www.pinterest.com/grovemade/ https://www.facebook.com/grovemade/ website: www.grovemade.com Hosted on Acas...

Richard Dudzicki Director RDA Architects Ltd.   Founder and Director. Starting with a team of just 3 people and £2,000 funding from The Prince's Trust, RDA now employs a team of 10-15 people and is now turning over more than £1,000,000. The practice works on projects worth around £20 million. RDA are purveyors of BIM and are exploring the use of virtual reality in the Architectural Profession...

Ms. Saheb is the founding architect of the firm Saheb Architecture in New York city. She has over 20 years of experience altering buildings in large urban cities. She offers design solutions to townhouse and building owners to raise the value of their property through redevelopment and/or passive rental income. She is an expert in Conversions of residential buildings.  Ms. Saheb was born in I...

Some might call Russell Manley the pioneer of the retro-modern barbershop movement. A British transplant and long-time barber, Manley opened his first New York shop on the Lower East in 2008, originally named Tommy Guns. Years later, the uber-trendy location expanded to a second shop in Williamsburg. Brooklyn has become Manley’s main hub. Manly rebranded the salon and debuted a new name:...

Joe started out learning the ropes of audio production in college, before continuing with Music Technology at University. Since then, he has been working in the audio industry in studios across the UK and at The Crow’s Nest. Over the years, Joe has built up a large list of top clients, such as Dave Kilminster (Roger Waters), Focus, Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Harry James (Thunder), Adam Wakeman (Ozz...

Heather Faulding Heather grew up in South Africa where she studied Architecture at ‘Wits’ University in Johannesburg and immigrated during the Soweto riots to complete her degrees at Ball State University in Indiana. Prior to studying Architecture Heather attended the National School of the Arts and the Italian Dressmaking School in Johannesburg.   She has lived and worked in New York since 1...

When your purpose creates your passion. Using blue denim jeans to save lives. James Bartle is the founding CEO of Outland Denim, the denim brand making jeans differently and setting a new standard in fashion manufacturing. Driven by the desire to curb the trafficking of young girls into the $99 billion illicit commercial sex industry, Bartle created Outland to generate training and employment oppo...

At 16 years old Nathan Woodrow began the Ryde Clothing Brand while in High School and recovering from a knee injury which sidelined him for sport for 18 months. During this time Nathan was and still is extremely passionate & driven to create something from his love of sport, adventure and his hometown - Renmark, South Australia. In June 2016 Ryde clothing was launched with a small range of han...

Jamie Durie is one of Australia's most recognisable faces and an icon in the world of horticulture and landscape design. H'es been on Oprah, and has television shows around the world, but now Jamie sits down with Talk Design to get into the nitty gritty of designing houses and spaces that work intuitively for their local environment, and the environment of the planet. He breaks down his ideals for...

This week’s Talk Design guest is Wells Mason, a designer and sculptor based in Texas yet whose works span the globe. Wells is the owner and founder of Ironwood Industries, a design house that specialises in studio furniture and contemporary sculpture. In our chat we discuss the story of his studio as well as his path to the design game, the value of helping others and even ghosts in Texas. Hosted...

My guest today is the lovely Zara D'Cotta, an expert in healthy homes (so much so that she founded 'The Healthy Home') and a keynote speaker intent on empowering others to take a healthier approach to their abode. Zara started on her path after battling cancer twice and hopes to shine the spotlight on some of the least understood health challenges of our time. In our chat we discuss her 5 pillars...

Talk Design’s guest today is Bruce Campbell. Bruce owns the Entrepreneurial Business School which helps individuals in business grow their wealth and transform their life. On the pod today we discuss charity, keeping motivation for your craft after going into business, the importance of clearly defining your goals and dreams, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Dungan  This week Adrian chats with renowned Alabaman architect and author Jeff Dungan.  Jeff speaks about harnessing intuition, and how to allow the house the design itself.  In one of the loosest chats so far, the guys break down Jeff's connection with the land and the people he loves working with and even whips out his guitar… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

My guest on Talk Design today is Tim Brown, founder of Tim Brown architecture and Perch Plans. Based in Austin, Texas, Tim is renowned for his modern farmhouses. We sit down to discuss his path to design, his transfer from commercial to residential design, clashes with builders, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“What if every business could make a difference in their own way, just by doing what they normally do?” Paul is the founder of Buy 1 Give 1, an organisation and a charity movement based on that simple and profound idea.  Paul discusses the importance of connection, in a time of extreme isolation.  He breaks down his thoughts on business, great leadership and how to positively influence n...

Richard talks marketing, With a reputation as the world's top marketing coach for architects and designers, in this interview Richard revels the strategy of the "Power Pyramid" and "Celebrity" what it means and the steps to choosing where on the Power Pyramid you want to be. Then cheekily he turns the questions on me, see how I go in the hot seat ..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...