Unfrozen

Dan and Greg interview Matt Nardella, founder of Moss Design , a Chicago design-build firm with an array of residential and commercial projects, and a bent for nudging clients and neighbors toward sustainability in small, but meaningful increments. Interviewee: Matt Nardella Intro / Outro: “ Highway Chile ”, by the Jimi Hendrix Experience Discussed: - NewSchool of Architecture San Diego - Architec...

Building on the momentum of Episode 21, this special episode is a back-to-back Rees attack, with Greg and Dan both relaying their respective reports from the City of London’s raconteur-in-chief, from 2017 and 2013, respectively. Intro: " In the Engine Room ," by Mike Watt The Engine Room Intermission: " Talk Talk ," by Talk Talk The City and Color Commentary Outro: " My Favourite Buildings ," by R...

Greg, fresh from a trip to London, shares with Dan updates and reminiscences of the hale old town in the throes of ever-later capitalism, doffing hats to its raconteur-in-chief, Peter Wynne Rees. -- Intro: “ Hairdresser on Fire ,” by Morrissey Discussed: Peter Wynne Rees The Square Mile (City of London) Skygarden shitshow at the Walkie Talkie – 20 Fenchurch Cities as information (gossip) machines...

Designers, urbanists, public policy advocates, and any others are who would join the Urban Technology Program at the University of Michigan are “hopeful monsters” & “strange creatures.” Meet their leader. Guest: Bryan Boyer , Director, Urban Technology Program , Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan // Co-founder, Dash Marshall Intro: “ Hopeful Monsters ,”...

Brutalism has had a rough time over the past decade. Can it be redeemed before it’s too late? Originally published in The Faster Times on October 8, 2012 and on Unfrozen 1.0 on November 22, 2012. - Intro: “Creep,” by Radiohead - A Teardown? o  [“Alma Matters,” by Morrissey] - Truthiness be Told - Brutalism is the Prog-Rock of Architecture o [“2112 – Overture,” by Rush] o [“The Wives of Henry VIII,...

Silicon Valley prides itself on "innovation" and "disruption," and its products are meant to drive "sharing" and "collaboration," but the architecture it builds can be stunningly conservative and insular. From the Unfrozen 1.0 post , May 28, 2013 -- Intro: “ I Know Where the Summer Goes ,” by Belle and Sebastian Too Much, the Magic Bus [“ Magic Bus ,” by The Who] Casual Collisions [“ Strangers Whe...

Greg and Dan, back at it again, talking about Olympics architecture and urbanism, the Housing Crisis 2.0, and the greatest hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s, come back to life as Zombie Capitalism. -- Intro: "Games Without Frontiers," by Peter Gabriel Outro: "Paper Money," by Montrose Discussed: · Beijing Olympics 2008 and 2022 games looking very different architecturally – no international superstar...

An interview with Sara Velas , founder, Velaslavasay Panorama , Los Angeles. Intro / Outro: “ Heartaches ,” Al Bowlly, Sid Phillips & His Melodians Discussed: Robert Barker Ruby Carlson Mush to the Movies with LAFF Magical Urbanism Unrestored Restoration Hauntology The Union Square Florist Shop: A Case of Spectral Immersion Luis Barragan Thom Andersen Mark Fisher Heinold’s First and Last Chanc...

A tour of the abandoned Pacific Electric Subway Terminal in downtown Los Angeles. From Unfrozen 1.0, originally posted May 11, 2012. Intro/Outro: " Do Not Feed the Oyster, " by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Midsection: " Judge Doom ," by Alan Silvestri and the London Symphony Orchestra

Unfrozen interviews Kate Wagner, creator and curator of McMansion Hell . Intro: " Suburbia ," by Pet Shop Boys Discussed: - The special McMansion Hell that is Barrington, IL - Why surprise-visiting teachers in their suburban homes is a bad idea - The best the Metaverse can do is take us shopping at Wal-Mart and just browsing at H&M? - Best places to see a McMansion in the Wild - What it's like...

The sordid tale of a totally avoidable fire in the Hollywood Hills: a McMansion used as a set for a reality TV show goes up in smoke. From the Unfrozen 1.0 blog , Feb. 21, 2012 Intro/Outro: "On Fire," by Van Halen

Interview with Daniel Meyers and Traci Sym of +&> (Plus and Greater Than), an exhibition design firm in Portland, Oregon. Intro / Outro: "Are You Experienced?" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience Cover Art: "Tubes" by +&> (Plus and Greater Than) Discussed: - Cambridge Seven - High Museology versus Themed Entertainment - Exhibition design is really “schmoopy” - Encountering conflict is par...

A certain subset of architects and futurists have long obsessed with mass-marketing domes, foam houses, spheres, and combinations thereof. Could their time be nigh? From a story originally posted on Unfrozen 1.0, Sept. 3, 2012. -- Intro: " Xanadu ," by Rush 1. All Yesterday's Tomorrows 2. An Architect to the Stars Dreams of Domed Domesticity 3. Sprung From the Foam [Musical interlude: " Xanadu ,"...

Unfrozen interviews Lev Kushner, Partner, Department of Here , co-author of “ The Dark Side of 15-Minute Grocery Delivery ,” Bloomberg CityLab, Dec. 7, 2021, with Greg Lindsay

Greg and Dan host Eva Hagberg, author of “ Dark Nostalgia ,” “ How to be Loved ,” and the upcoming “When Eero Met His Match”. Intro: “ The Letter ,” by The Box Tops Topics: · Eero and Aline: “They met and immediately started banging”… and launched the modern world of Architecture PR · “Publicists make their jobs look a lot harder than they are” · Don’t piss off OTTO and ESTO · “I blew my entire ad...

The complex (abridged) history of Eero Saarinen. From the Unfrozen 1.0 blog, an audio version of an article that originally ran on October 20, 2012 in The Faster Times, and on November 22, 2012 on Unfrozen . Music: " Jet ," by Wings " Rescue ," by Echo and the Bunnymen " Futurama ," by Christopher Tyng " Mais que Nada ," by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 " Mork and Mindy ," by Perry Botkin Jr. " Do...

It's a rambler, folks, but full of nuggets: Intro: " Tunnel of Love " by Dire Straits - Can BIG Transcend Bjarke? - Angry Foursomes, Unwieldy Threesomes in Rock and Architecture - Sole proprietors aspiring to be corporate - The Holland Tunnel aspiring to be the Lincoln Tunnel - A Section of Now at the CCA - Department of Care is a thing - Walton in Buffalo, Wu in Boston, call it a draw? - George F...

In which Greg and Dan discuss: CoMotion LA 2021, Conveyor-Belt Sushi, Sidewalk Labs' Mass Timber Factory, Carehaus at the CCA, Cold-Fusion Affordable Housing in the Great White North, the Benediction of St. Jane. Intro: " Going Mobile ," by The Who Outro: " I Am a Tree ," by Guided by Voices Links: Will Real Estate Ever Be Normal Again? - New York Times Magazine

Considering: the Munger Nightmare Dorm at UCSB, the Metaverse, Pokemon Go, how BIM, CAD and CATIA can play the god game too, Planetary Computation, Really Feeling the Room, Snow and Stars as Fungible Tokens, Climbing Up the Walls. Intro/Outro: " Climbing Up the Walls " by Radiohead Show notes/Links: Maybe the Munger Nightmare Dorm is the best we can do Zuckerberg’s endgame is monetizing everything...

Greg, Dan and special guest Alexandra Siebenthal, host of the Design in the City Podcast by RESITE, convene in Turin, Italy, to discuss their "redpill" moments that got them hooked on architecture and urbanism, and what they're looking forward to seeing at Utopian Hours, the urban design festival held 8-10 October, 2021. Intro/Outro: " Euro-Trash Girl " by Cracker

Greg and Dan successfully make it to the 2020 > 2021 Venice Biennale, on their fourth attempt, only to find it is closed on Mondays. Fortunately, there are other things to talk about and see. Intro/Outro: " Reverence" by Jesus and Mary Chain Links: Scuola Grande di San Rocco 2014 Venice Biennale - Elements of Architecture Eva Hagberg Basilica San Marco MOSE University of Oregon School of Archit...