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Interview

nARCHITECTS

In this episode, the co-founders of NYC-based nARCHITECTS discuss rewriting briefs, expanding missions, engaging with communities, their resistance to architectural closure and fascination with “almost buildings,” and the value of leaving room for misusers.

Audio November 20, 2025

Leong Leong

In this episode, the co-founder of NYC-based Leong Leong discusses world building, feedback loops between aesthetics and politics, and professional growth as a reflection of ego death.

Audio October 16, 2025

Brick Construction from Córdoba to Cambridge

Juan Manuel Balsa, Rocio Crosetto Brizzio, and Leandro Piazzi of BALSA CROSETTO PIAZZI discuss their historically engaged installation at MIT and compare architectural practice in the U.S. and Argentina.

Interview August 11, 2025

The Building is the Thing

David Costanza discusses his Polycarb House retrofit, from 20 initial details to the project’s scalable tactics for a low-carbon future.

Interview August 11, 2025

What Does a Building Sound Like?

Deborah Garcia of DEBORA.STUDIO tunes into architectural systems and structures, from AC ducts to library courtyards.

Interview August 4, 2025

Framing Change

Laura Salazar and Pablo Sequero of salazarsequeromedina discuss designing for adaptability, flexibility, and economy across scales.

Interview July 28, 2025

Care and Consequence

Mahsa Malek and Alex Yueyan Li of 11 x 17 break down the process of inserting a white box gallery into a vacant Denver pizza shop.

Interview July 28, 2025

Building a Collective Voice

The five members of design collective Partners of Place reflect on their evolving working methods and digital projects that meet the moment.

Interview October 22, 2024