Archispeak

By Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen

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What’s it really like to work in architecture? The hosts of Archispeak know, and they’re here to share real-life experiences. Since 2012 architects Evan Troxel and Cormac Phalen have been podcasting their brand of real talk on everything from design, tools, and work/life balance to generational differences, mentoring, job hunting, and more. Probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unique insights have grown their audience and become a weekly ritual for students and seasoned professionals alike. To join the conversation or learn more about the hosts, visit archispeakpodcast.com

Episode Date
#334 - ‘Evolving Architectural Practice’, with Je’Nen Chastain
Apr 16, 2024
#333 - AU - Evolving Workplace Design
Apr 08, 2024
#332 - ‘Navigating Internships and Early Career Steps’, with Michael Ermann
Apr 01, 2024
#331 - ‘The Business of Architecture’, with Enoch Sears
Mar 25, 2024
#330 - Pseudo Productivity and the Right to Disconnect
Mar 18, 2024
#329 - AU - Designing the Future of Multifamily Living
Mar 11, 2024
#328 - Losing Track of Time
Mar 04, 2024
#327 - Broke, Broken, and Broke-In
Feb 26, 2024
#326 - The Culture of “ASAP”
Feb 19, 2024
#325 - Unforeseen Conditions
Feb 12, 2024
#324 - Archispeak Turns 12
Feb 05, 2024
#323 - The Life Afforded
Jan 29, 2024
#322 - A Special Place in Hell
Jan 22, 2024
#321 - AU - New Trends in Custom Residential
Jan 15, 2024
#320 - A Workaholic’s Resolution
Jan 08, 2024
#319 - Goodbye and Good Riddance
Dec 28, 2023
#318 - What Happened in Vegas
Dec 04, 2023
#317 - Siteseeing
Nov 27, 2023
#316 - ‘Designing Your Career’, with David Bradley
Nov 20, 2023
#315 - AU - Hospitality and Outdoor Spaces
Nov 06, 2023
#314 - Getting Called on the Carpet
Oct 23, 2023
#313 - Cormac Phalen.PDF
Oct 16, 2023
#312 - Nerd Fest
Oct 09, 2023
#311 - Why We Glorify Overwork and Refuse to Rest
Oct 02, 2023
#310 - How Do We Manage It? Caffeine!
Sep 25, 2023
#309 - Field-trippin' with Frank
Sep 18, 2023
#308 - Road-trippin’ with Wright
Sep 11, 2023
#307 - HA HA
Sep 04, 2023
#306 - North, South, East, or West?
Aug 29, 2023
#305 - The Weather Episode
Aug 21, 2023
#304 - The Summer Vacation Happy Hour
Aug 14, 2023
#303 - The X Episode
Aug 07, 2023
#302 - We Absolutely Suck At It
Jul 31, 2023
#301 - NCARB the Gift That Keeps on Taking
Jul 24, 2023
#300 - Coffee Sketch and Archispeak: A Crossover Episode Without Coffee
Jul 17, 2023
#299 - Networking and Community at the AIA Conference
Jul 10, 2023
#298 - Prototyping Ideas and Making Stuff with Cam Anderson of BlacktailStudio
Jul 03, 2023
#297 - Literal and Figurative Scars
Jun 26, 2023
#296 - From Ice Cubes to CEUs
Jun 19, 2023
#295 - AI in Architecture
Jun 13, 2023
#294 - ‘Three Recessions Away from Extinction’, with Evelyn Lee
May 31, 2023
#293 - Architecture School is ___K__
May 08, 2023
#292 - ‘Out of Architecture’, with Jake Rudin
Apr 24, 2023
#291 - Architects are an Endangered Species
Apr 17, 2023
#290 - “Rough“ Inspections
Apr 10, 2023
#289 - An Architect Walks Into a Building
Apr 03, 2023
#288 - Birth Control for Engineers
Mar 29, 2023
#287 - 42 Degrees North Latitude
Dec 06, 2022
#286 - Skyhooks Are Real
Nov 29, 2022
#285 - What the Monterey Design Conference is All About
Nov 22, 2022
#284 - Through the Lens of Others
Nov 15, 2022
#283 - Injured by Architecture
Nov 08, 2022
#282 - Realistic Sandwich
Oct 31, 2022
#281 - Little Glasses of Hindsight
Oct 24, 2022
#280 - We’re So Apathetic
Oct 17, 2022
#279 - An Indictment of the Built Environment
Oct 03, 2022
#278 - A Lower Rung on the Ladder of Architectural Significance
Sep 26, 2022
#277 - A Quiet Game of Chicken
Sep 19, 2022
#276 - Quiet Quitting
Sep 12, 2022
#275 - The Waffling is Real
Sep 05, 2022
#274 - Tyranny of the Green Light
Aug 29, 2022
#273 - Know Anyone Interested?
Aug 22, 2022
#272 - Play the Game
Aug 15, 2022
#271 - The Upstairs Boat
Aug 08, 2022
#270 - Exhaustion Brought A Friend
Aug 01, 2022
#269 - Architecture is Hard
Jun 20, 2022
#268 - Hollow Words
Jun 13, 2022
#267 - Global Repository of Nonexistent Information
Jun 06, 2022
#266 - Places for Making
May 30, 2022
#265 - The Pontiac Aztek of Architecture
May 23, 2022
#264 - Gamer Mentality
May 16, 2022
#263 - Park All Hope at the Front Door
May 09, 2022
#262 - Silence is Acceptance
May 02, 2022
#261 - The Adventure Continues
Apr 25, 2022
#260 - How (not) to be in an Office
Apr 18, 2022
#259 - Marshmallow Sectional
Apr 11, 2022
#258 - Timeless Design
Apr 04, 2022
#257 - Ripping Off the Bandaids
Mar 28, 2022
#256 - Stop the Work
Mar 21, 2022
#255 - I Still Have a Scar
Mar 14, 2022
#254 - Two Turntables and a Microphone
Mar 07, 2022
#253 - Darker Than Dark
Feb 28, 2022
#252 - Wandering Down a Path
Feb 21, 2022
#251 - Revisiting Rural Studio
Feb 14, 2022
#250 - Outside the Vacuum
Feb 07, 2022
#249 - The Benefits of Hindsight
Jan 31, 2022
#248 - Fresh Perspectives
Jan 24, 2022
#247 - Bondo Artistry
Dec 13, 2021
#246 - Burnout 2021
Dec 06, 2021
#245 - Code Minimum Architect
Nov 29, 2021
#244 - Experiencing Galaxy's Edge
Nov 22, 2021
#243 - Crappy Game of Telephone
Nov 15, 2021
#242 - Aloha and As-salam alaykom
Nov 08, 2021
#241 - Future-proofing Architecture
Nov 01, 2021
#240 - The Process
Oct 25, 2021
#239 - Reality to Virtual
Oct 18, 2021
#238 – Wax the Carpets
Oct 11, 2021
#237 – Unspoken-spoken Rule
Sep 27, 2021
#236 – Flanking the Camel Crowd
Sep 20, 2021
#235 – Zigzag Patterns of Thought
Sep 13, 2021
#234 – Moving Past Your Past
Sep 06, 2021
#233 – Snout House
Aug 30, 2021
#232 – More Holes than SpongeBob
Aug 23, 2021
#231 – A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Aug 16, 2021
#230 – Mr. Troxel Goes to Washington
Aug 09, 2021
#229 – Nailed It!
Jul 26, 2021
#228 – Architectural Loyalty
Jul 19, 2021
#227 – Hugging Architecture
Jul 12, 2021
#226 – Hulk Hand
Jul 05, 2021
#225 – Hotdogs & Hummus
Jun 28, 2021
#224 – Ninja Skills
Jun 21, 2021
#223 – Sweat Equity Pants
May 17, 2021
#222 – This Can't End Well
May 03, 2021
#221 – The Indiana Jones Warehouse of Wooden Crates
Apr 26, 2021
#220 – PSA: We're All in This Together
Apr 19, 2021
#219 – They Became Dinosaurs
Apr 12, 2021
#218 – Glen-Gery Brick's FOLIO Launch
Mar 29, 2021
#217 – Architecture's Marketing Problem
Mar 18, 2021
#216 – The Two Things Architects Hate
Mar 15, 2021
#215 – A Forced Release
Mar 11, 2021
#214 – It Was At A Zoo
Mar 08, 2021
#213 – Ch-Ch-Changes
Mar 01, 2021
#212 – Detail Suppository
Feb 25, 2021
#211 – The Way You're Wired
Feb 22, 2021
#210 – ‘Architect to Builder‘ with Lance Cayko and Alex Gore
Feb 15, 2021
#209 – ”Changes” ”Happened”
Feb 11, 2021
#208 – Reinventing the Wheel
Feb 08, 2021
#207 – I Had A NordicTrack
Feb 04, 2021
#206 – It's Not You, It's Me
Feb 01, 2021
#205 – Potential Levels of Dysfunction
Jan 28, 2021
#204 – Cooking with Cormac
Jan 25, 2021
#203 – Fingers Crossed
Jan 21, 2021
#202 – Surviving 2021
Jan 18, 2021
#201 – More Potent, More Purposeful
Jan 11, 2021
#200 – The Dumpster Fire Episode
Dec 07, 2020
#199 – A 'Problem' Problem
Dec 03, 2020
#198 – Gifts for Architects 2020
Nov 30, 2020
#197 – Mis-reading it Wrong
Nov 23, 2020
#196 – Foot In Mouth Disease
Nov 16, 2020
#195 – Wordsmithing the Process
Nov 12, 2020
#194 – Ad Nauseam
Nov 09, 2020
#193 – Extra Helping of Cheddar
Nov 05, 2020
#192 – Awards Season
Nov 02, 2020
#191 – Looking Beyond Property Lines
Oct 29, 2020
#190 – Understanding The Grimaces
Oct 26, 2020
#189 – Pull The Motor
Oct 22, 2020
#188 – We Keep Forgetting That's An Option
Oct 19, 2020
#187 – V.E. is Neither
Oct 16, 2020
#186 – Why I'm Likely Leaving
Oct 12, 2020
#185 - Architectural Levels of Pain
Oct 08, 2020
#184 - Are You A Worker?
Oct 05, 2020
#183 - How To Take Notes
Oct 01, 2020
#182 - I Saw People Sketching
Sep 28, 2020
#181 - I Don't Know if This is Depressing
Sep 14, 2020
#180 - We Chose Witches
Aug 31, 2020
#179 - Guerilla Architecture Redux
Aug 17, 2020
#178 - Putting the Guidelines Aside
Aug 03, 2020
#177 - A Boat-Shaped Cubicle
Jul 20, 2020
#176 - Field Observation Report – June 2020
Jul 06, 2020
#175 - Hoarding at the Highest Level
Jun 22, 2020
#174 - Nerding-Out on Architecture
Jun 08, 2020
#173 - #blackouttuesday
Jun 03, 2020
#172 - The Design of Art
May 25, 2020
#171 - Resting Architect Face
May 11, 2020
#170 - Guerilla Architecture
Apr 28, 2020
#169 - Quality Quarantine Content
Apr 13, 2020
#168 - Quarantennials
Mar 30, 2020
#167 - Technology Series Finale and the USC BIM BOP
Jul 15, 2019
#166 - Live from AIACon19, Part 2
Jul 01, 2019
#165 - Live from AIACon19, Part 1
Jun 17, 2019
#164 - Tools
Jun 03, 2019
#163 - New Technology
May 20, 2019
#162 - Design Future
May 06, 2019
#161 - A Look Back
Apr 15, 2019
#160 - No Fooling
Apr 01, 2019
#159 - Scenario Roleplay
Jan 07, 2019
#158 - 2018 Year in Review
Dec 24, 2018
#157 - Gifts for Architects 6
Dec 10, 2018
#156 - Career Crisis
Nov 19, 2018
#155 - SHoP Class
Nov 12, 2018
#154 - You're Paying For It
Oct 29, 2018
#153 - Looking for Work
Oct 15, 2018
#152 - #architectfails
Oct 01, 2018
#151 - Documenting
Sep 17, 2018
#150 - Ask Archispeak
Sep 03, 2018
#149 - Future Architect
Aug 20, 2018
#148 - Year Off
Aug 06, 2018
#147 - Another Day
Jul 23, 2018
#146 - Break Time
Jul 09, 2018
#145 - #AIACON18 Secret Bonus Episode with Special Guests Bill Jannot of ARCAT and architect Joan Ferrin-Pann
Jun 27, 2018
#143 - Build It!
Jun 11, 2018
#142 - Death Jury
May 28, 2018
#141 - Festivus
May 14, 2018
#140 - Evan's Wild Ride
Apr 30, 2018
#139 - Drinking Butter
Apr 16, 2018
#138 - Artists
Apr 02, 2018
#137 - Details
Mar 19, 2018
#136 - The F Word
Mar 05, 2018
#135 - Winter Blues
Feb 19, 2018
#134 - Instant Gratification
Feb 05, 2018
#133 - ZNE
Jan 22, 2018
#132 - Bomb Cyclone
Jan 08, 2018
#131 - 2017 Year in Review
Dec 26, 2017
#130 - Office Party
Dec 11, 2017
#129 - Gifts for Architects 5
Nov 27, 2017
#128 - Know Thyself
Nov 13, 2017
#127 - Selfie Moment
Oct 30, 2017
#126 - Life of the Parti
Oct 16, 2017
#125 - Unrecognizable Error
Oct 02, 2017
#124 - MDC17
Sep 18, 2017
#123 - Skillz
Sep 04, 2017
#122 - Patience
Aug 21, 2017
#121 - Cool Tools for Podcasting
Aug 07, 2017
#120 - Architectural Adventures Part Three
Jul 24, 2017
#119 - Architectural Adventures Part Two
Jul 10, 2017
#118 - Architectural Adventures Part One
Jun 26, 2017
#117 - Motivation
Jun 12, 2017
#116 - Copy and Paste
May 29, 2017
#115 - Mentorship
May 15, 2017
#114 - #AIACon17
May 02, 2017
#113 - Description Goes Here
Apr 17, 2017
#112 - [EQxD] 2017
Apr 03, 2017
#111 - Forethought
Mar 27, 2017
#110 - Sameness
Mar 07, 2017
#109 - Inspiration
Feb 21, 2017
#108 - Universal Architecture Problem
Feb 06, 2017
#107 - The Millennial Question
Jan 23, 2017
#106 - A Day in the Life
Jan 09, 2017
#105 - 2016 Year in Review
Dec 19, 2016
#104 - Gifts for Architects 4
Dec 05, 2016
#103 - #iamarchispeak
Nov 21, 2016
#102 - Periodically
Nov 07, 2016
#101 - The 101
Oct 24, 2016
#100 - Keeping it Real, Yo!
Oct 10, 2016
#99 - Make a Difference
Sep 26, 2016
#98 - Shut Up and Work
Sep 12, 2016
#97 - Survive Architecture School
Aug 29, 2016
#96 - Favorite Tools
Aug 15, 2016
#95 - Introspection
Aug 01, 2016
#94 - Perfuction
Jul 18, 2016
#93 - Architect Experience
Jul 11, 2016
#92 - RKtekt
Jun 20, 2016
#91 - Architect Ninja Warriors
Jun 06, 2016
#90 - Day Three #AIACon16
May 21, 2016
#89 - Day Two #AIACon16
May 20, 2016
#88 - Day One #AIACon16
May 19, 2016
#87 - Break the Cycle!
May 02, 2016
#86 - I Quit!
Apr 17, 2016
#85 - Go Punch Some Architecture
Apr 04, 2016
#84 - Dawn of Pann
Mar 21, 2016
#83 - Goals
Mar 07, 2016
#82 - Your Ad Here
Feb 22, 2016
#81 - Refer to Structural
Feb 08, 2016
#80 - F%$k Working Hard
Jan 25, 2016
#79 - Glamour Shots
Jan 11, 2016
#78 - 2015 Year in Review
Dec 28, 2015
#77 - Gifts for Architects 3.0
Dec 14, 2015
#76 - Holidays Are Like Hurricanes
Nov 30, 2015
#75 - The Chili Man
Nov 16, 2015
#74 - The Future of Architecture
Nov 02, 2015
#73 - Presentation Skills
Oct 19, 2015
#72 - [EQxD]
Oct 05, 2015
#71 - The Role of the Designer
Sep 21, 2015
#70 - All About Design
Sep 07, 2015
#69 - The Cormac Show
Aug 24, 2015
#68 - Office Space
Aug 10, 2015
#67 - 40 to Life
Jul 27, 2015
#66 - House Plans
Jul 13, 2015
#65 - Coffee Talk
Jun 29, 2015
#64 - The Future is Virtually Here
Jun 15, 2015
#63 - Back to Reality
Jun 01, 2015
#62 - Day Three #AIACon15
May 16, 2015
#61 - Day Two #AIACon15
May 15, 2015
#60 - Day One #AIACon15
May 14, 2015
#59 - Three Architects Walk Into a Bar - Part Two
May 04, 2015
#58 - Three Architects Walk Into a Bar - Part One
Apr 20, 2015
#57 - SQUIRREL!
Apr 06, 2015
#56 - The Same But Different
Mar 23, 2015
#55 - This Episode is Rejected
Mar 09, 2015
#54 - Agent of Change
Feb 23, 2015
#53 - How Did We Get Here
Feb 09, 2015
#52 - Liability
Jan 26, 2015
#51 - Architectural Fight Club
Jan 12, 2015
#50 - 2014 Year in Review
Dec 29, 2014
#49 - Gifts for Architects 2014
Dec 15, 2014
#48 - Brain Drain
Dec 01, 2014
#47 - Equity by Design
Nov 17, 2014
#46 - 98 Percent
Nov 03, 2014
#45 - Critique and Criticism
Oct 20, 2014
#44 - Preservation Pants
Oct 06, 2014
#43 - Value Engineering
Sep 22, 2014
#42 - Architects’ Websites
Sep 08, 2014
#41 - Collaboration & Consultants
Aug 25, 2014
#40 - Hobbies
Aug 11, 2014
#39 - Srsly Millennials?
Jul 28, 2014
#38 - Interviewing
Jul 14, 2014
#37 - #aiacon14 "Architecture is the Sh!t"
Jun 30, 2014
#36 - A New Path to Licensure?
Jun 16, 2014
#35 - Comments and Sh!t
Jun 02, 2014
#34 - Summer Vacation
May 19, 2014
#33 - Inspiration
May 05, 2014
#32 - Premature Renderation
Apr 21, 2014
#31 - Architecture Will Kill You
Apr 07, 2014
#30 - Do it for Free
Mar 24, 2014
#29 - Plans “Я” Us
Mar 10, 2014
#28 - No Sympathy
Feb 24, 2014
#27 - Habits for Success
Feb 10, 2014
#26 - Architectural Determinism
Jan 27, 2014
#25 - No Exceptions My Ass
Jan 13, 2014
#24 - 2013 Year in Review
Dec 30, 2013
#23 - Favorite Things
Dec 16, 2013
#22 - Sketch Book Mechanics
Dec 02, 2013
#21 - The Title of “Architect”
Nov 18, 2013
#20 - The Beauty Pageant
Nov 04, 2013
#19 - Addendum - The Traditional Way
Oct 21, 2013
#18 - The Traditional Way
Oct 07, 2013
#17 - Experience Architecture
Sep 23, 2013
#16 - Procrastination and Getting Things Done
Sep 09, 2013
#15 - Constraints
Aug 26, 2013
#14 - “Normal” Business Hours
Aug 12, 2013
#13 - Missed Opportunities
Jul 29, 2013
#12 - Permanence in Architecture
Jul 15, 2013
#11 - The Studio Environment
Jul 01, 2013
#10 - Safety Through Architecture
Jun 17, 2013
#9 - Everything is Digital
Jun 03, 2013
#8 - Architects and Egos
May 13, 2013
#7 - We Kill Your Memories
Apr 29, 2013
#6 - And Then I'm Very Sad
Apr 15, 2013
#5 - It’s Communication Stupid!
Apr 01, 2013
#4 - Eat, Sleep and Breathe It
Mar 18, 2013
#3 - An Architect's Library
Mar 04, 2013
#2 - Architect as Juggler
Feb 18, 2013
#1 - That Ah-ha Moment
Feb 04, 2013