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In this special replay episode, Ellen Bensky of Turner Fleischer Architects joins the podcast to talk about how she and her team built a teaching organization and a learning culture, their experience in how that effectively works within the construct of a firm, the benefits that result when a firm doesn't require its staff to have utilization targets, the difference between knowledge and data, who should teach in an organization, the importance of feedback loops, and more.Please rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and review TRXL podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen) and don't forget to subscribe and share this episode if you enjoyed it!LinksEllen Bensky on LinkedInTurner Fleischer Architects websiteTurner Fleischer on LinkedInTurner Fleischer on TwitterEllen's KA Connect 2018 Presentation: The Hidden Benefits of Developing a Teaching OrganizationCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it's digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm's technology investment.

John Turner, a representative from Gafcon Digital with expertise in digital twins, dives into the fascinating world of virtual building representations. He discusses the value of digital twins across the building lifecycle and the crucial role of the digital thread in synchronizing real-world data. Turner addresses industry resistance to change and highlights the shift in architect mindsets towards long-term relationships. He emphasizes data privacy and security challenges, while advocating for collaboration among architects, contractors, and the Digital Twin Consortium for transformative results.

In this special replay episode, Phil Bernstein of the Yale School of Architecture joins the podcast to talk about teaching his pro practice course that encourages architecture students to push beyond the traditional business model, value propositions of architecture, encouraging collaboration when working in isolation, and much more. LinksPhil Bernstein on TwitterPhil’s ARCH 2230b course at Yale School of Architecture entitled Technology and Practice – Exploring New Value in Design PracticeArchitecture | Design | Data – Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip BernsteinEvan’s YouTube videos mentioning Phil’s inspirationPaper Drawings Need to Die! (Digital Built Week Seattle 2019)Architectural tech, practice, and education in Charleston!Phil’s articles that elaborate more on the topics in this episode:Phil Bernstein Shares Ten Thoughts on the Future of PracticeWhy the Field of Architecture Needs a New Business ModelCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

In this special replay episode, Anthony Hauck of HYPAR joins the podcast to talk about making the mark you want to make, pursuing something that feels more valuable, shared goals and value propositions in AEC, and more. LinksCalamityware MugsDBEI (BiLT Conference)Disruptive Technologies in Architecture – AIA Palm Beach Presentation – Nov 2020 (YouTube)Architecture - Design - Data: Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip BernsteinTRXL episode 003 with Ian Keough, CEO of HyparTRXL episode 028 with Brian Ringley, Construction Technology Manager at Boston DynamicsSpacemakerBook recommendations:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel WilkersonThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. CaroThe Winter of Our Discontent by John SteinbeckCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

In this special replay episode, Nathan Miller of Proving Ground joins the podcast to talk about hobbies during the pandemic, the digital transformation of AEC, some drawbacks of generative design, privacy concerns with IoT devices and connected buildings, and so much more! LinksProving Ground web siteComputers are Hard blog postNathan Miller on TwitterNathan Miller on LinkedInLeading architecture firms pen open letter to Autodesk over rising costs, sluggish development (Archpaper)Ender 3d Printer (Amazon)Book recommendations:What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly (Bookshop)The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts by Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind (Bookshop)YouTube links and channel recommendations:Nate's NXT BUILD 2020 presentation (YouTube)Proving Ground's YouTube channelColin FurzeAdam Savage's TestedThe HacksmithAlien ExoskeletonLightsaber episodeTRXL episode 018: ‘That Perfect Kind of Venn Diagram’, with Dane StokesProject Anklebiter forum thread on 914 WorldCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

In this special replay episode, Dane Stokes of ZGF Architects joins the podcast to talk about his journey into architecture, being a 'computer person', design computation and automation, the importance of making things and working with your hands, custom fabrication, one-button buildings, having kids and failure, and much more.LinksYourDesk University with Dane StokesRhino.Inside by McNeelAIA Technology and Practice community (TAP)Colin Furze (YouTube)Dane's websiteCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

In this special replay episode, Eric Reinholdt of 30X40 Design Workshop joins the podcast to talk about why he started his YouTube channel, the keys to being productive, why getting away from architecture helps his process, the importance of making things, turning sources into resources, and much more. Links30x40 Design Workshop - Eric's web siteEric's YouTube channelA Choice to MakeEvan's YouTube channelArchispeak at CONSTRUCT - YouTube as a productivity toolRoosevelt's "The Man in the Arena"Eric's booksIra Glass on one's taste exceeding one's abilitySteve Jobs on connecting the dotsDieter RamsWerner Herzog and his Masterclass on FilmmakingPeter ZumthorMaking versus managingFive Finger Death PunchIn Flames (Swedish melodic death metal)Nils FrahmCoheed and CambriaDerek Sivers podcastTom Hegen - photographer of impossible landscapesFIRE movement - Financial Independence, Retire EarlyThe Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free lifeEvery Tool's a Hammer by Adam SavageCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

Oliver David (OD) Krieg of Intelligent City joins the podcast to talk about topics at the intersection of computational design, robotic fabrication, and turn-key urban housing as a product. We begin with OD’s journey from school at ICD in Germany to where he is currently at Intelligent City, the value and benefits of bottom-up as opposed to top-down initiatives, moving away from project thinking to a product company, navigating risk versus reward in manufacturing, design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and industrialized construction, prefab in relation to mass timber highrise, density, housing, sustainability, and carbon neutrality, where parametric design fits into the process, the definition of parametric manufacturing and mass customization, what it’s like building an industry from scratch, building architecture on top of tech in relation to a tech-first company (versus a project-first or architecture-first company), and why systematization must occur before automation.LinksOD on LinkedInOD on TwitterOD on InstagramOD’s website (highly recommended!)Finger-jointed plate panel pavilionIntelligent City websiteIntelligent City on LinkedInIntelligent City on TwitterIntelligent City on InstagramCAD’s Boring Future and Why it’s Exciting by Daniel Davis (re: the fat middle)Additional TRXL episodes referenced in the conversation:TRXL 063 - ‘The Thicc Middle’, with Daniel DavisTRXL 100 - ‘Negative Compound Interest’, with Paul WintourCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh joins the podcast to talk about two of his recent articles highlighting Autodesk. The first article is an interview with Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost and the topic is their Autodesk University announcement of the next generation industry cloud platform for AEC called Forma. The second article is about the recent Nordic Open Letter penned by several significant architectural associations that was recently delivered to Autodesk’s CEO regarding Revit development and value as subscription costs have continued to rise. We also discuss a bit of Disruption Theory, network effects and positive externalities, switching costs and the sunk cost fallacy, how academia fits into the puzzle of technology training and the profession’s expectations, how technology developers fit into the puzzle of professional practice operations in regards to dependency on the tech to fulfill business deliverables, dominance and power, Superman syndrome, and a short lesson in railroad track gauges.LinksAnthony on LinkedInAnthony on TwitterArchitosh websiteAnthony's free Xpresso email newsletterArchitosh on LinkedInArchitosh on InstagramAutodesk Begins New Era for Future of Architecture (Architosh)The Revit Open Letter Through the Lens of QWERTY-Nomics (Architosh)Nordic Open Letter (AEC Mag)European Open Letter (AEC Mag)Clayton Christensen's theory on innovative disruption (Wikipedia)Sunk cost fallacy explainedEconomist Paul A. David's landmark Clio and the Economics of QWERTYEuropean Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) position paper on lack of competition in the AEC software industryHow to lose a monopoly (Benedict Evans)Nobody Gets Fired For Buying IBM (Forbes)A History of Track GaugeWhy BART system uses wider gaugePrevious TRXL episodes featuring Anthony:TRXL 012 – ‘Force Multipliers’, with Anthony Frausto-RobledoTRXL 022 – ‘Turbo Boost Mood’, with Anthony Frausto-RobledoTRXL 023 – ‘One More Thing’, with Anthony Frausto-RobledoCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorContent is more than Revit families. If it’s digital, AVAIL can handle it. Learn more today at https://getavail.com and future-proof your firm’s technology investment.

Gabe Paez of Autodesk joins the podcast to talk about the intersection of humans and immersive technologies, the magic of experiencing ideas together, shared reality, the difficulty of change in relation to new tools and workflows, the value of working in different ways, the (controversial) notion of having fun at work, Extended Reality (XR) as it relates to remote work, shortening the distance between an idea and an experience, experiential tools, the value of collaboration, synchronous and asynchronous work on projects, interactive and manipulatable environments, persistence of virtual environments, and more.LinksGabe on LinkedInGabe on TwitterAutodesk on LinkedInAutodesk on TwitterAutodesk on InstagramAutodesk Extended Reality (XR)The Wild websiteIrisVR websiteTRXL 065: ‘Designing the Designer’, with Andreea CojocaruCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail