

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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Nov 24, 2020 • 1h 26min
024: ‘A Healthy Dose of Skepticism’, with Nathan Miller
Special guest 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 postConveyorSemanticLunchboxNathan 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 presentationProving 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 EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Nov 17, 2020 • 1h 20min
023: ‘One More Thing’, with Anthony Frausto-Robledo
Special guest Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh once again joins the podcast to talk about what we got right and what we got wrong about what was announced at Apple's ‘One More Thing’ event last week, implications of these new releases for architects and practice, industry 4.0, and convergence.LinksUpcoming Live stream happy hour with the Archispeak and Life of an Architect podcast on Nov 19th, 4:15pm PST (YouTube)Architosh web siteAnthony's free Xpresso email newsletterOK Computer Lecture Series: Disruption (Evan's Disruption talk on YouTube)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Nov 10, 2020 • 1h 26min
022: ‘Turbo Boost Mood’, with Anthony Frausto-Robledo
Special guest Anthony Frausto-Robledo of Architosh re-joins the podcast to talk about hardware and software predictions for Apple’s “One More Thing” event on November 10, 2020.LinksTRXL Ep 012 – ‘Force Multipliers’, with Anthony Frausto-RobledoApple Event – One More Thing (The Verge)Every 'One more thing' Apple has ever announced (Macworld UK)MacRumors – Apple Working on Redesigned Mac Pro With Smaller Form Factor and Apple Silicon ChipSix Colors – Fun With Charts: Entirely speculative charts about Apple SiliconArchitosh web siteAEC Inflection Point — The Story of the Revit RevoltShapr3dParasolidOK Computer Lecture Series: Disruption (Evan's Disruption talk on YouTube)Clayton Christensen's theory on innovative disruption (Wikipedia)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 1min
021: ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’, with Scott Reynolds
Special guest Scott Reynolds joins the podcast to talk about how he transitioned from architecture to tech, how technology is changing building codes, and how he wants UpCodes to affect the architectural profession.LinksUpCodes websiteCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 20, 2020 • 1h 2min
020: ‘The Hard Part’, with Shane Scranton
Special guest Shane Scranton joins the podcast to talk about virtual reality, the infinite possibilities of the digital realm, VR hardware announcements, and much more.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 13, 2020 • 1h 19min
019: ‘A Super Narrow Window Towards Obsolescence’, with Alvin Huang
Special guest Alvin Huang joins the podcast to talk about architectural education in the midst of a pandemic, turning constraints into opportunities, becoming obsolete, authored versus documented reality, and much more.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 6, 2020 • 1h 15min
018: ‘That Perfect Kind of Venn Diagram’, with Dane Stokes
Special guest Dane Stokes 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.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 29, 2020 • 1h 6min
017: ‘Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable’, with Rosa Sheng
Special guest Rosa Sheng joins the podcast to talk about the future of our profession from a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) perspective, and so much more.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 22, 2020 • 1h 17min
016: ‘Tenuous Territory’, with Reg Prentice
Special guest Reg Prentice joins the podcast to talk about the value of an architect, how and why we document decisions, the network effect, how designers are decision factories, and much more.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 15, 2020 • 54min
015: ‘Grossly Inefficient’, with Cherise Lakeside
Special guest Cherise Lakeside joins the podcast to talk about career passion, the importance of celebration, the inefficiencies within and difficulty of change management in AEC, specifications, CSI, mentorship, leadership, and much more.LinksCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail