In today’s episode of Death by Architecture – the story of starchitect Stanford White, one of America’s most famous architects whose projects included the Washington Square Arch in New York City and the Rhode Island State House.
However, his legacy has been overshadowed by his shocking murder and the critical role that he played in the Gilded Age’s “trial of the century.”
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In this episode of Death by Architecture – the story of Christopher Sayers, the son of Irish immigrant parents and a foreman on a luxury high-rise job site in Midtown Manhattan. Respected by his fellow construction workers, he was described as a “big teddy bear,” who went out of his way to look out for the people he was responsible for supervising.
Sources for this episode include The New York Post, The Daily Mail UK, the Associated Press, Gothamist, DNA Info, NBC News New York, The Independent Ireland, The Irish Central, and The New York Times.
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I sit down to talk with Keelin about my career in the AEC industry and my new podcast Death by Architecture.
Tenille Bettenhausen is a business developer serving the Los Angeles market for the American Institute of Steel Construction. She earned her BS degree in Architecture from Arizona State University in 2000. After graduation, Tenille started her career in architecture at various local Orange County firms, where she worked on a wide variety of projects including design rollout projects for Nordstrom, Washington Mutual Bank and various healthcare projects. She has 18 years of previous experience as an architectural project designer, project engineer in construction, and for the last four years, has been the Business Development Manager for a local architecture firm. She is heavily involved in her local chapter of the AIA and is currently the co-chair for the Women in Architecture committee. Tenille is also a podcaster for her new show Death By Architecture, a podcast that marries her two loves of design and true crime. Using her other passions of marketing and building design, she finds business development and relationship building of the utmost importance and is also what makes her a great marketer (marketeer).
Episode on Mentoring with Jeff Gill, AIA!
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California is known for its many tourist spots but arguably none are as interesting as the Winchester Mystery Mansion, a four-story home that, at first glance, seems right out of a Disney movie.
What lies inside, however, is definitely not meant for kids.
Sources for this episode include Atlas Obscura, CNN, All That’s Interesting, Horror Obsessive, Vanity Fair, Biography, San Francisco Travel, the official website for the Winchester Mystery House, and an episode of BuzzFeed Unsolved.
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Here's a bonus episode for you! Leap Castle in Coolderry, County Offaly might actually be a tour destination that most tourists wouldn’t mind missing!
Sources: The Irish Road Trip, Visit Offaly, The Lineup
In today’s episode of Death by Architecture – the story of a wealthy family in Washington D.C. who became victims of a home invasion-turned-murder that has since been referred to as “the most heinous crime anyone has ever committed.”
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Architecture is meant to be a physical display of human ingenuity, creating breathtaking monuments and buildings whose designs are simply to die for. Sometimes, however, they end up becoming to die from.
(1:11) - The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
(3:33) - The Willow Island Disaster (Willow Island, West Virginia)
(5:35) - The Iroquois Theater Disaster (Chicago, Illinois)
(9:43) - Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, West Virginia)
Sources for this episode include The Business Times, The Culture Trip, The Mirror UK, the official website of the HISTORY channel, Rome Private Guides, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Smithsonian Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, The Washingtonian, and The Charleston-Gazette Mail.
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In today’s episode of Death by Architecture – the story of Michelle Jacobson, a successful real estate broker in Denver who was allegedly killed by her fiancé, Denver architect Micah Kimball. Until today, questions surrounding her death remain.
Sources: The Denver Post, the Greeley Tribune, The Denver Channel, the International Business Times, and FOX31 Denver KDVR-TV.
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In today’s episode of Death by Architecture, the story of a wealthy family from New Jersey whose dream home turned into a horrific nightmare. A few days after closing on the house, they began to receive threatening letters written by a sinister figure who called himself “The Watcher.”
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Interview with Latisa Kindred where we talk about women in the construction trades, workplace harassment and what we can do to stop it TODAY!
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In today’s episode of Death by Architecture – the story of Outi Hicks, a carpenter’s apprentice from California who was brutally bludgeoned to death by one of her co-workers.
Sources for this episode include Your Central Valley, KFSN-TV Fresno, ABC13 Houston, ABC30 Fresno, Open Democracy, DJC Oregon, The Fresno Bee, and the Engineering News-Record
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On the night of May 30, 2003, 16-year-old Jason Sweeney of Fishtown, Philadelphia was finishing up his work at a local construction site. With his $500-paycheck in his pocket, he excitedly headed out on a date with his girlfriend, Justina Morley. The two had only been going out for a few weeks, but he was already head over heels in love with her. Unfortunately for Jason, though, this relationship would end in tragedy.
Sources:
The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News, The War Report Online, The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, TPKs Stories, a 2008 filing titled “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Edward Batzig, Appellant” retrieved from the University of San Francisco website, and a Killer Kids episode titled “The Jason Sweeney Case: With Friends Like These, Who The Hell Needs Enemies.”
A personal grudge turn deadly, but why?
In this episode of the Death by Architecture podcast, I focus on the detailed shooting of Professor William Scott Klug, which happened at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Applied Science. I take you through the history of UCLA, Professor Bill, and his killer Mainak Sarkar. But what really happened between these two?
Listen in to learn how what seemingly started as a friendly working relationship ended with the tragic murder of a good man.
What You Will Learn:
· [0:59] Intro
· [1:54] The history of UCLA, which is recognized as the top public University in the USA.
· [6:33] The educational and career background of William Scott Klug.
· [7:59] The brief history of Mainak Sarkar- professor William Scott Klug killer.
· [11:07] Sarkar’s struggle with mental health problems which compromised his work at UCLA.
· [11:28] The details of professor Klug’s shooting which was first mistaken as a mass shooting and later identified as a ‘student kill professor’ scenario.
· [13:28] The third victim of the shooting Ashley Hasti- Sarkar’s estranged wife- which happened a day after the UCLA shooting.
· [14:21] How a personal grudge took away the lives of wonderful people.
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Was it a punishment or just a well-orchestrated crime of murder?
In this episode of the Death by Architecture podcast, I focus on the tragic story of Frank Lloyd Wright and Martha Borthwick Cheney, which started as an illicit steamy affair. I take you through the life history of Wright who was a respected architect in the early 20th century, and his weakness for women.
Listen in to hear how Martha Borthwick Cheney, her children and Frank Lloyd Wright’s workers died in what still remains a mystery more than 100 years later.
What You Will Learn:
· [0:22] Intro
· [0:35] The life history of architect Frank Lloyd Wright- his childhood, education, and career in architecture.
· [3:35] Wright’s extensive and interesting romantic life that went beyond his marriage.
· [5:52] Wright’s steamy affair with Martha Borthwick Cheney, plus Martha’s life history and inadequacies.
· [8:45] Details of the gruesome murder of Martha Borthwick Cheney, her children, and workers.
· [11:42] Why the cause of the murder of Martha Borthwick Cheney committed by Julian Carlton remains a mystery to date.
· [12:53] How Wright kept his love for building by recreating Taliesin after two fire tragedies.
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Escaping architecture school with your life was just the beginning. The profession may just be deadlier than you think. Hosted by true crime lover and architectural designer Tenille Bettenhausen.