From the editors of TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES, OLD HOUSE JOURNAL, and NEW OLD HOUSE, Building Tradition is a new podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders about traditional design, historic restoration/renovation; period inspired construction and the allied building arts. Join industry veteran, columnist and publisher Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA along with his special guests to hear about who's doing what to improve our built environment.
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From the editors of TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES, OLD HOUSE JOURNAL, and NEW OLD HOUSE, Building Tradition is a new podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders about traditional design, historic restoration/renovation; period inspired construction and the allied building arts. Join industry veteran, columnist and publisher Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA along with his special guests to hear about who's doing what to improve our built environment.
Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Richard Sammons, of Fairfax and Sammons Architects, one of the most important and accomplished classical design firms in the country. Listen in as Sammons
explains how his classical design principals and use of sustainable materials inform and create new period houses and the "creative
reconstructions" of buildings from the 18th and early 19th centuries."
Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl Elefante, FAIA, principal emeritus of the award-winning firm Quinn Evans Architects. Listen in as they discuss traditional design, adaptive use, historic preservation, sustainability and practical solutions for the future of our built environment.
Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol. Austin talks about how the historic preservation work he manages helps "inspires future generations," while inspiring him at work every day.
Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA sits down with Nancy Berry, Palladio Awards producer and editor of TRADITIONAL BUILDING. Berry shares her insight about who wins Palladio Awards and why, how the jury deliberates and what makes this national award the most coveted in the traditional building practice.
Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl R. Lounsbury, professor of History at the College of William and Mary, who served as the Senior Architectural Historian for Colonial Williamsburg for over twenty-five years. Listen in as professor Lounsbury discusses his research and his discoveries of American life in the 18th century.
Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Historic Preservationist Kathryn Brown of Building Conservation Associates. They discuss her work on the U S Capital, the Jefferson Memorial and Harper's Ferry, collaborating with the National Park Service and the stone masons, engineers, and architects who preserve our architectural history.
Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Christina Rae Butler, Dean, Professor of Historic Preservation and the Education Chair at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. They discuss craftsmanship and the building arts and the opportunity to close the skills gap in the construction and historic preservation field.
Listen as host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews Greg Tankersley of McApline Architects. Tankersley covers everything from 'falling in love with his clients" to designing the "Inheritable House," to "diversifying our interests" from architecture to opera.
Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA discusses craftsmanship, building arts, education, and skills training with Judy Hayward, Director of Education for the Historic Windsor Preservation Training Institute, and the Traditional Building Conference Series.
Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews Christine Franck, educator, author and architect who chairs the USA chapter of the International Network of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism. Listen in to hear Ms. Franck inspire our thinking about architecture of its place, urban planning, 'natural building,' and traditional building's ability to connect us.
Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews Christian Sottile, professor of architecture at Savannah College of Art and Design and principal of Sottile and Sottile Architects. Listen as Sottile discusses his belief that traditional design and historic preservation are about the future.
Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews architect Erik Evens, principal of Evens Architects, a boutique studio of the KAA Design Group. Listen in as Erik Evens talks about "Place, Proportion, Nature, Tradition, Timelessness, Beauty" and how these precepts guide his design work.
Host Peter H Miller interviews Michael Campbell, president of Winchester Construction Co., a custom home and renovation contractor in the mid-Atlantic region of Maryland and DC. Established in 1980 Winchester has completed over 500 projects ranging from rustic retreats to country estates, historic homes, and major renovations. There is artistry in their work with close attention to detail and craft. They collaborate with architects and interior designers on most projects and on their own team employ carpenters, masons, painters, excavators and project managers.
Listen as host Peter H Miller chats with Hillary Mancini, Senior design director for the award-winning firm Peace Design. Mancini explains the importance of context and authenticity. "We research the history of the places we work so that the rooms we create tell a story ."
Listen as host Peter H Miller chats with JB Clancy, Principal Albert Righter Tittmann Architects about Zero Net Energy home-design and how to reduce carbon emissions using traditional building techniques.
Don Powers, founder of Union Studio shares his vision to eliminate sprawl with host, Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA. Powers' firm plans and designs traditional neighborhood developments which are walkable and affordable.
Erik Perez, founder and principal of the Hello Group, a public relations firm serving notable architect and interior designer clients from New York to Los Angeles chats with host Peter H. Miller, giving three fundamentals for getting the word out about yourself and your projects.
Host Peter H Miller interviews Mac White, partner in the San Antonio Texas firm Michael Imber Architects. Mac is a recipient of TRADITIONAL BUILDING'S Raphael Award 2023 which celebrate the "art of the architect." His winning entry is a hand-drawn mountain house. In this episode, Mac talks about the beauty and importance of hand drawing and watercolor rendering. He says "architecture is about creating beautiful places. To see, interpret and draw something beautiful is a good way to communicate the romance of a project to the client."
Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Elizabeth Graziolo, founder and principal of Yellow House Architects. Trained in open-minded, creative problem solving, Graziolo gives her architecture career mentors much of the credit for her success. In turn, she acts as a mentor to other young designers, especially women who "must work harder, to prove themselves."
Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Bunny Williams who talks about her new book "Life in the Garden", her garden, and her interior design philosophy, developed over a 50-year career. She gives emerging professionals good advice about career advancement and is particularly enthused when discussing her volunteer work with Project Sage, a women services support organization.
From the editors of TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES, OLD HOUSE JOURNAL, and NEW OLD HOUSE, Building Tradition is a new podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders about traditional design, historic restoration/renovation; period inspired construction and the allied building arts. Join industry veteran, columnist and publisher Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA along with his special guests to hear about who's doing what to improve our built environment.