The Broke Architect

This is the fourth episode of Season 2 of The Broke Architect Podcast! This show is brought to you by the  ⁠Global Architect Alliance (GAA)⁠ .  In this episode, we talk to Charles Bettes who is an architect and Managing Director of London-based practice GPAD . Charles’s practice has published their core ethos which runs throughout all of the work they do and we are going to get into this. GPAD wor...

This is the first recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA). In this episode, I talk to a salaried architect working in London, UK. Since recording the episode we have had to anonymise the architect being interviewed so you will hear the occasional censorship beeps. We discuss issues of pay in the profession, living with debt, mental heal...

WARNING: The salaries discussed in this podcast may SHOCK you! This was an unscripted episode and alcohol was consumed. This is the Third Episode of Season 2 of The Broke Architect Podcast! This show is brought to you by the  ⁠Global Architect Alliance (GAA)⁠ .  I have with me today ⁠ Matt Kirk , who is NOT an architect but is " The ANNOYING Recruiter " for the architectural industry and...

This is the Second Episode of Season 2 of The Broke Architect Podcast! This show is brought to you by the  Global Architect Alliance (GAA) .  I have with me today Peter George , who is not an architect but is the Strategic Director of Economy and Sustainability at Ealing Council and as such is a powerful client in London. Peter’s responsibilities include delivering 10,000 new jobs, 4,000 genuinely...

This is the first episode of Season 2 of The Broke Architect Podcast! This show is brought to you by the  Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In the first episode of Season 2 we start the series by talking with fellow podcaster Jake Rudin who studied architecture at both Cornell and Harvard University and also worked at Studio Fuksas in Rome. Ready to take his final licensure exams, Jake surprised e...

This is the twenty-third recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA). In this episode, I talk to Saimir Kristo P. hD. is an architect and urban designer, currently Deputy Dean and Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Creative Industries at BARLETI University. Founder of Tirana Architecture Triennale. He is an Alumnus invited by t...

This is the twenty-second recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA). In this episode, I talk to Wandile Mthiyane, an Obama Foundation Leader and Founder and CEO of Anti-Racist Hot Dog which is Creating WorkplacesWhere We All Belong. Wandile's work is a groundbreaking effort to address the enduring legacies of apartheid on South Africa...

This is an audio version of my opinion piece which was published by UK National Architecture Press, Bdonline on the 14th of April 2023. This article is behind a paywall, you have to be a subscriber to read it so I've read the article in full for my listeners. It is an opinion piece and to those who want to question the contents of this audio reading of this article, I welcome it. Don't sit...

This is the twentieth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA). In this episode, I talk to Ryan Sullivan the founder of Off The Beaten Path Financial who is based in Montana, USA. Ryan in a licensed Mechanical Engineer and started his own engineering department at the age of 26 and works with architects, over the last 5 years built it up...

This is the nineteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the  Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Aylin Round the founder of ArchJobs who is based in Scotland. ArchJobs is a curated job board for architecture roles across the UK and is gaining a lot of attention in the architecture industry with over 6000 visits a month. In this episode we ta...

This is the eighteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the  Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to British architect  Shawn Adams . Shawn works at National housing specialist HTA Design and also teaches part-time at UAL, Central Saint Martins which is an Architecture school located in London, UK. If that isn't enough he is also Co-Founder...

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE from Jason Boyle. This is the seventeenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the  Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this very short episode I talk about why I did the podcast and what the podcast is all about mainly for those new listeners and confused listeners. I talk about our wonderful guests so far and ask if you would like to share your...

This is the sixteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to American architect Sophia Panova  who is Principal of SO-ZHA Architects located in Boston, Massachusetts. Sophia is originally from Bucket in Kazakhstan but emigrated to Canada at the age of eight. Sophia won a place at Harvard University for...

This is the fifteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . WARNING: Adult themes are discussed in this episode such as suicide and severe depression.  In this episode I talk to architect Mamuna Rashid a current student of architecture studying at Oxford Brookes University (OBU) in the UK. Since early education Mamuna has been...

This is the fourteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) .  In this episode I talk to architect Ramiz Baig of Ramiz Baig Design an architect who lives and practices architecture in Karachi, Pakistan. Ramiz is also Chapter Chair at Institute of Architects, Pakistan - IAP and teaches part-time at Indus Valley School of Art and...

This is the thirteenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Evelyn Lee , FAIA, is the first-ever Global Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture , and Co-Host of the Podcast, Practice Disrupted . Lee integrates her business and architectu...

This is the twelfth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Greg Bell who is a Belfast born, UK trained, international award-winning Architect, Design Director and Project Manager. He has more than 35 years of experience in project management, design team leadership and construction management working for hig...

This is the eleventh recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Sophie Hoppe who is a senior architect based North of Sydney, Australia. Sophie is originally from France and has moved to a number of different countries throughout her life before settling in Australia. In this episode we talk about what it's like...

This is the tenth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Grant Erskine Architects who are a residential practice based in the North West of the England. Grant's practice is regarded as the "go-to" practice for Property Investors and Developers. Grant understands what clients what and how to close down leads...

This is the ninth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to an architect who is a director of a residential practice based in the North West of the England. The architect wanted to remain anonymous due to the contents of what is discussed. We discuss issues of running a practice, stress, low fees, a failing pla...

This is the eighth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Russell Henderson , a British Architect who works in Tanzania. Russell talks openly about his struggles as an architect both in the UK, Thailand and Australia until moving to Tanzania. We discuss how he became so broke he was living day to day and eve...

This is the seventh recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I, Jason Boyle , share the audio of The Broke Architect YouTube videos, recorded in 2022. I am a British Architect who's expertise is in designing Nuclear projects.  My other passion is mentoring, as founder of a mentoring company the GAA I offer a virtua...

This is the sixth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA). In this episode I talk to Paul Iddon , founder of AgencyPSI based in Manchester in UK. Paul is an British architect, marketing specialist and Vice President of the Manchester Society of Architects (formed in 1865). Paul's agency markets construction products, writes CPD presenta...

This is the fifth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode, I talk to Stephen Drew , founder of T he Architecture Social a recruitment company like no other, based in the UK. Stephen was a Part II architectural until he pivoted into recruitment, which can be more financially rewarding.  We talk about Stephen's strug...

This is the fourth recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA) . In this episode I talk to Matthew Young , general director of studio3eight based in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and also have an office in Dubai. We discuss the value of architects, how we need to stop giving away things for free, imposter syndrome and running a practice in Vi...