Troy Schaum

In this episode, Ana hosts Chandra Robinson of Lever Architecture. They discuss ways to support smaller-scale builders, the importance of proximity in sourcing materials, and balancing innovation with the immediate needs of community and client, among other topics.

In this episode, Ana Miljački speaks with Troy Schaum and Rosalyne Shieh of SCHAUM/SHIEH about matching a client’s ambition with economic feasibility, the privilege of being able to refuse work, the space that emerges out of energetic conflict, and the power of doing nothing.

The Houston- and Brooklyn-based cofounders of SCHAUM/SHIEH speak about their work.

SCHAUM/SHIEH develops strategies for contributing to the civic realm in environments very different from the Italian hill towns they studied in architecture school.