

TRXL
Evan Troxel
Join architect Evan Troxel as he explores important topics surrounding the co-evolution of technology and architecture. Guests from the architectural community and beyond join in long-form conversations about the influence digital transformation is having on the profession with long digressions on leadership, change management, knowledge transfer, where all this may lead to in the future of the building industry, and more.
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Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 6min
059: ‘Fundamentally Changing the Equation‘, with Brian Ringley
Special guest Brian Ringley of Boston Dynamics joins the podcast to talk about the notion of continually as-built models as digital twins via the pairing of artificial intelligence and mobile agile robotics, the concept of digital twins as a building's operating system changing the design and delivery procurement relationship with owners, how companies in AEC can use robotics today to transform their business and enhance revenue generation, and more.LinksBrian Ringley on Twitter Brian Ringley on LinkedIn Brian Ringley's LinkTree Boston Dynamics Spot New in Spot Release 3.0 video TRXL 028: ‘A (Robotic) Holiday Spectacular’, with Brian Ringley Beyond the Master Builder: How Robots Can Really Transform the Role of the Architect (Architect Magazine) Viewpoint: Today's Opportunities For Tomorrow's Digital Twins in Construction (ENR) Wired: How Disney Designed a Robotic Spider-Man (YouTube) New TRXL podcast landing page New TRXL Episode Database (TED)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 5, 2021 • 53min
058: ‘Another Level of Abstraction’, with Mayur Mistry
Special guest Mayur Mistry joins the podcast to talk about our beloved profession of architecture through the eyes of a new graduate. What do architectural technologists think of the industry they are inheriting? What are they excited about? What can we do now to help make them more successful? Listen in to hear his fresh perspective as a newly minted architectural professional.LinksMayur on LinkedInMayur on TwitterMayur's Engineering ArchiTECHure YouTube channelOpenAI (Website | Wikipedia)Digital FUTURESSpeckle CommunityCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 1min
057: ‘Semiconscious Skills’, with Brian Potter
Special guest Brian Potter of Construction Physics joins the podcast to talk about his newsletter. We discuss why he's writing it, who it's for, and what parallels exist between his observations on the complex nature of the construction industry and the architectural profession.LinksBrian on LinkedInBrian's recent blog posts on his Construction Physics Substack:Building Complexity and the Construction Community of PracticeWhy It's Hard to Innovate in ConstructionCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Sep 21, 2021 • 57min
‘Reflection in Action’, with Belinda Ercan & Anthony Cortez; Sponsored by Twinmotion
Special guests Belinda Ercan of Epic Games and Anthony Cortez of Arup join the podcast to talk about the democratization of architectural visualization tools, the benefits of real time rendering technology for everyone, using real time rendering as a tool for unleashing creativity and making design decisions, and how Twinmotion reduces the friction found in traditional rendering pipelines.LinksDownload your free trial of Twinmotion hereBelinda Ercan on LinkedInAnthony Cortez on LinkedInArup websiteCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 14, 2021 • 1h 12min
056: ‘More Faster is Less Good’, with Tyler Goss
Special guest Tyler Goss joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to be a manager, optimizing the industry, the baggage parties bring to the table, being a solutions provider, and more! LinksTyler on LinkedInTyler on TwitterConstruction Physics Substack by Brian PotterCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 3min
055: ‘Crossing the Streams’, with Je‘Nen Chastain and Evelyn Lee
Special guests Je'Nen Chastain and Evelyn Lee of the Practice Disrupted podcast join me on this special ‘crossover‘ episode to talk about why we're all doing this podcasting thing and why we're memorializing these conversations on the internet.LinksPractice Disrupted podcastJe‘Nen on LinkedInJe‘Nen on TwitterApostophe Consulting websiteEvelyn on LinkedInEvelyn on TwitterPractice of Architecture websiteCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 11min
054: ‘Magical Moments’, with Tom Kluyskens
Special guest Tom Kluyskens of Trimble joins the podcast to talk about his circuitous career path including a decade in the visual effect industry, computational design as designing logic versus form, the different approaches in the process of creating a film versus buildings, making digital tools that users reveal the unknown potential of, and more.LinksTom on LinkedInGregg FleishmanBook recommendation: Shaping Things by Bruce SterlingHypergraph overviewWeta Digital (Wikipedia)MASSIVE (software) (Wikipedia)SketchUp Live Components & Materia:https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search/?searchTab=model&isLiveComponent=truehttps://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup-live-componentshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3J8H4ZVtts8NaNIikqYNwhttps://twitter.com/Trimble_MateriaCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Aug 17, 2021 • 1h 4min
053: ‘A Growth Mindset’, with Ellen Bensky
Special guest 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.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 EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorsArchIT offers Complete IT Solutions for Architecture, Design, and Engineering firms. Tired of dealing with generic IT providers? Visit www.getarchit.com and schedule your free consultation. Technology is your competitive advantage.Twinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Aug 3, 2021 • 1h
052: ‘Means to an End’, with Robert Yori
Special guest Robert Yori of EnTech joins the podcast to talk about the annual Design Technology Summit (DTS) events, overarching themes and experience sharing, using empathic techniques when working through ways to engage leadership in their adoption and continued digital transformations, how to share and cross-pollinate those ideas to elevate the profession together, technology as a means to an end, working as a group to advance ideas across institutional silos, and more.LinksRobert Yori on LinkedInRobert Yori on TwitterDesign Technology Summit Events (DTS) Paper Drawings Need to Die! (Digital Built Week Seattle 2019) (Evan's YouTube) Getting caught in a downpour in St Louis! (Design Technology Summit, St. Louis 2018) (Evan's YouTube)BILT EventsDBEI websiteAIA Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community (TAP)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorsArchIT offers Complete IT Solutions for Architecture, Design, and Engineering firms. Tired of dealing with generic IT providers? Visit www.getarchit.com and schedule your free consultation. Technology is your competitive advantage.Twinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.On August 12, Monograph is hosting Section Cut, a virtual conference dedicated to firm owners and operation leaders. Hear from leaders at Lake|Flato, SOM, Workshop/APD, Colloqate, and more! Reserve a seat today by visiting https://sectioncut.com/?ref=trxl.

Jul 27, 2021 • 1h 11min
051: ‘A Closet Full of Hats’, with Randall Stevens
Special guest Randall Stevens of AVAIL joins the podcast to talk about some of the more difficult problems in AEC, the struggle of different team members having different incentives, assets and liabilities, vulnerability, and so much more.LinksRandall on LinkedInAVAIL on LinkedInAVAIL websiteAVAIL on TwitterThe Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Amazon | Bookshop)Building Content Summit (Facebook Group)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorsArchIT offers Complete IT Solutions for Architecture, Design, and Engineering firms. Tired of dealing with generic IT providers? Visit www.getarchit.com and schedule your free consultation. Technology is your competitive advantage.Twinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.On August 12, Monograph is hosting Section Cut, a virtual conference dedicated to firm owners and operation leaders. Hear from leaders at Lake|Flato, SOM, Workshop/APD, Colloqate, and more! Reserve a seat today by visiting https://sectioncut.com/?ref=trxl.


