V Owen Bush welcomed Bo Sundius, owner of Bunch Design, to the Practice Forward podcast to discuss technology and tools reshaping architecture. Bo Sundius shared Bunch Design's approach to ADU design, focusing on custom, people-first designs and their "doppelganger" process for rebuilding homes after the Altadena fires. Bo Sundius explained that their firm provides a unique service by offering custom architectural design within an accessible budget range, unlike the typical patron relationship with wealthy clients.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today I’m joined by Bo Sundius, founder of Bunch Design in Los Angeles. Half his practice delivers “from-scratch” ADUs for regular people. The other half helps Altadena families rebuild homes lost to fire—starting from photos and memory, then carefully reimagining daily life. Bo’s team has built a fast, humane process: conventional construction, standardized drawings, and a plan-reuse option they call the Doppelganger, all aimed at speed without prefab shortcuts.

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V Owen Bush welcomed Hormuz Batliboi, who shared insights into Batliboi Studio's architectural approach, emphasizing precision and the integration of fine arts and math, as demonstrated in projects like the Brooklyn Heights Loft and their Bed-Stuy Townhouse. They discussed how their experience in larger firms shaped their practice philosophy, balancing rigor with a boutique approach, and highlighted their use of technology, such as 3D scanning and Matterport, for client collaboration and navigating landmark districts. Hormuz Batliboi also expressed aspirations for offering VR/AR tours and expanding into commercial projects, while V Owen Bush informed them about Scan to Plan's advanced modeling and Heritage BIM capabilities.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today on Practice Forward: architect Hormuz Batliboi, founder of Batliboi Studio in Brooklyn. His studio reworks NYC residential—brownstones, lofts, and apartment combinations—especially in Landmark districts—with a calm, light-driven clarity and joinery that reads like furniture made architectural. Recent work includes a Brooklyn Heights loft carved from a former manufacturing shell, a Bed-Stuy brownstone re-stacked as an owner triplex over a garden unit, and a Heights triplex inside a former church resolved through circulation and storage. We’ll talk about the moves that keep these spaces legible—and the tolerances that keep them honest.

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V Owen Bush welcomed Julien Jalbert to Practice Forward, where Julien Jalbert provided an overview of Knickerbocker Group's residential projects in Maine, emphasizing their design-build firm's "one-stop shop" approach for clients. Julien Jalbert discussed their architectural inspirations, the impact of client budgets on design, and the firm's strategic focus on prefab ADUs due to new Maine legislation and their expertise in modular construction, highlighting the energy efficiency and sustainable material choices in units like the Ailing ADU and Lupine. Julien Jalbert also elaborated on the challenges of achieving air-tightness in modular construction, the benefits of biophilic design, and the "plug-and-play" assembly of their prefab units. The Knickerbocker Group is focused on sustainable materials, streamlining processes through Revit plugins, and exploring off-grid, self-sustaining communities.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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We’re joined by Julien Jalbert of Knickerbocker Group—an architect leading a prefab program for small, all-electric homes. The team runs a tight ship with car-buying–style personalization, proving it on Aisling and Lupine while feeding lessons back into custom work. Were going to look at how constraints protect craft, where modeling and automation free design time, and what grid-optional, self-reliant housing could mean for Maine.

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V Owen Bush welcomed Cole Mears to discuss various themes, including historic overlays, net-zero civic work, and functional firehouses. Cole Mears shared their enjoyment of designing fire stations, noting that fire station owners are decisive and treat projects like their own homes, and discussed the Venice Fire Station Number One project, which also included the City Hall, connected as a civic campus. Cole Mears shared their architectural beliefs, emphasizing "people first, then spaces, and then buildings" and articulated their belief that empathy is what distinguishes architecture from fine art. Cole Mears discussed their firm's winning entry in an ideas competition for the New College of Florida's I.M. Pei campus and highlighted the St. Pete Sanitation Facility, the City of St. Pete's first net-zero project. Cole Mears explained that their firm, Sweet Sparkman, does not have a rigid set process, which allows individual staff members to experiment with new technologies and approaches, including AI, but emphasized that AI should not replace human interaction with clients and stakeholders.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Cole Mears, AIA—architect at Sweet Sparkman—works across public safety, civic, and education support. He’s credited on Venice Fire Station #1 in the city’s Historic Overlay and Sarasota County Fire Station #8 focused on resilient, livable hardening—and he’s published a white paper on empathy in architecture.

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V Owen Bush introduced Jeremiah Russell, founder of Rogue Architecture, on the Practice Forward podcast, where Jeremiah discussed his "people-first" and "challenge accepted" design philosophies, emphasizing proactive historic preservation and sustainable design in projects like the Lake View residence and an off-grid house in Guatemala. Jeremiah Russell also shared insights into his mobile practice model, multi-state licensure, and commitment to creating "durable, dignified housing" and adaptive reuse projects like the Pack 10 Lofts. V Owen Bush and Jeremiah Russell discussed a potential collaboration for scanning and modeling an old historic theater in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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https://www.scan2plan.io/Today we’re joined by Jeremiah Russell, founder of Rogue Architecture, a practice built on a people-first ethos and a fearless ‘challenge accepted’ mindset. From reshaping a Mid-Century remodel at Lakeview to proposing an off-grid LEED home in the Caymans, to scaling intimacy in affordable housing, Jeremiah’s work bridges craft, context, and community. Licensed across 14 states and active on Little Rock’s planning boards, he navigates codes, culture, and constraints—pointing us toward how decisions, sustainability, and modeling reshape practice today. Jeremiah, welcome to Practice Forward.

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V Owen Bush welcomed Jamaal Siddiqui to the Practice Forward podcast, where Jamaal Siddiqui discussed the evolution and core principles of Yusra Design and Build's "stress-free build method," which integrates design and construction to ensure clarity and accountability for clients. Jamaal Siddiqui highlighted their design philosophy, which blends New England vernacular with Islamic influences, as seen in projects like the Otis residence, and emphasized the importance of accurate existing conditions documentation, such as lidar scanning, for project success and budget predictability.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today we’re speaking with Jamaal Siddiqui — founder and principal of Yusra Design + Build, a Boston-area practice known for its ‘stress-free build method.’ Jamaal’s work ranges from adaptive reuse projects like transforming a historic barn, to multi-family housing clusters and award-winning residential interiors. His approach blends New England vernacular with the precision of Islamic geometric patterns, and he’s as committed to client clarity as he is to craft. From photo-accurate visualizations to tightly sequenced schedules, Jamaal leads with control and intentionality — always finding the balance between preserving what matters and building what’s next.

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V Owen Bush welcomed Dmitrii Shishov, an architect at OCV Architects, to the Practice Forward podcast to discuss how technology, tools, and ideas are reshaping architecture and how tenants can become co-designers in affordable housing. Dmitrii Shishov shared their background, emphasizing the importance of individuality in housing, and discussed their architectural influences, principles, and the challenges of renovating affordable housing in New York. The main talking points included the critique of "Soviet aesthetic" in housing, the importance of accurate existing conditions data, communication with tenants through 3D visuals, construction process and contractor selection, non-negotiable performance standards, and the tension between tech adoption and compensation in the architectural industry.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today we’re joined by Dmitrii Shishov—the OCV architect who refuses to make residents “read” drawings. From Passive-House hybrids to tenant-in-place RAD rehabs, Dmitrii swaps flat plans for 3-D models, window mock-ups, and site demos so people can *see—and change—*what they’re getting. In Harlem he threads Renaissance-era culture into building names, lobbies, and public realms to break the “Soviet” look that haunts too much affordable housing. Candid about compensation-driven tech inertia, he’s here to talk dignity, daylight, and the nuts-and-bolts of practicing forward.

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V Owen Bush interviewed Eric Rains, founder of Eric Rains Landscape Architecture, about their career, design philosophy, and various projects. Eric Rains highlighted the significance of their childhood experiences in New Orleans, the importance of restraint and clear communication in design, and the critical role of seasonality in landscape architecture. They also discussed scaling intimacy in large-scale projects like the District Galleria, navigating the civic approval process, and the necessity of accurate as-built documentation and resilient design, as exemplified by the Sono project, where ecology functions as infrastructure.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today on Practice Forward, we’re joined by Eric Rains, founder and principal of Eric Rains Landscape Architecture—a Connecticut-based studio known for weaving understated, resilient landscapes into some of the region’s most complex redevelopments. From award-winning adaptive reuse at Ironworks in South Norwalk, to climate-resilient pocket parks, to shaping the public realm of White Plains’ $2.5 billion District Galleria, Eric has spent three decades proving that the landscape isn’t just the backdrop—it’s the frame, the infrastructure, and the public invitation. With a “quiet, simple, intuitive” ethos, deep experience in permitting, and leadership roles from the Norwalk Parking Authority to CT-ASLA, his work bridges ecology, regulation, and community value.

V Owen Bush introduced Omar Clennon, founder of Clennon Design Studio, highlighting the firm's expertise in residential and hospitality spaces, narrative storytelling, adaptive reuse, and sustainability. Omar Clennon detailed the studio's design process, emphasizing narrative storytelling, the integration of beauty, and the use of large-firm practices in a boutique setting to achieve efficiency and high-quality service. Key talking points included their project-specific sustainability strategies, the evolution into larger estate projects with a focus on landscape integration, the metaphor of music in architectural design, and the importance of long-term team collaboration in project execution.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Today we're joined by Omar Clennon, founder and principal of Clennon Design Studio, a boutique architectural practice based in Oyster Bay, New York. Omar’s work elegantly weaves narrative storytelling, adaptive reuse, and sustainability into thoughtfully-crafted residential and hospitality spaces. His commitment to treating spatial constraints as creative opportunities and his multidisciplinary approach—including insights from music production—offer a fresh perspective on how architects can lead with intentionality and clarity amid change. We're thrilled to explore with Omar what it means to "practice forward" today, and how he's guiding his studio toward a future shaped by precision, relevance, and visionary reuse

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V Owen Bush introduced David Bois, a partner at Arrowstreet, highlighting the firm's three-decade history and unique approach to architecture, which prioritizes tailoring each project to client needs. David Bois outlined Arrowstreet's philosophy of designing buildings for people, ensuring user enjoyment, and described their decision-making framework that integrates sustainability goals, particularly in Massachusetts. They discussed several projects, including the Congress Square renovation, a significant adaptive reuse project, the resilient design of the Seaport Circle project, and the environmentally transformative Gibson Point multi-family building with its large green roof. David Bois also shared insights into Arrowstreet's use of technology, such as life cycle and embodied carbon analysis, their collaboration with Massport on digital twins, and their implementation of AI for concept design studies and task automation, including integrating Part3 to streamline submittal reviews.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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David Bois is a Partner at Arrowstreet, a Boston-based firm known for tackling complexity with clarity. Over three decades, he’s led ambitious projects across lab, housing, and mixed-use sectors—often navigating the dense overlap of policy, performance, and design. From kinetic façades to net-zero urban infill, David’s work blends BIM fluency, sustainability logic, and real-world delivery. He’s not just integrating tools—he’s redefining how they shape practice.

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V Owen Bush introduced Mark Foster Gage as a renowned architect, author, and thought leader, and they discussed Mark Foster Gage's real resort project, Treyam, located in Saudi Arabia, which features an "otherworldly" design with elevated structures and immersive glass elements. Mark Foster Gage explained his design philosophy, which emphasizes pushing architectural boundaries through speculative work and aesthetics, and criticized modernism for its "anti-aesthetic" approach, advocating for beauty and civic pride in architectural design. They also discussed advancements in construction, the impact of computation on architecture, biases in architectural software, and the importance of reintroducing the concept of beauty into architectural discourse.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Mark Foster Gage is an architect, author, and thought leader challenging architecture’s traditional boundaries through his bold embrace of aesthetics and speculation. As the principal of Mark Foster Gage Architects and Robert A. M. Stern Professor of Architecture at Yale, his work provocatively questions how beauty shapes our cities, communities, and political realities. Through iconic speculative projects like the Khaleesi Tower, writings including On the Appearance of the World, and his influential philosophy of “Speculative Aesthetics,” Mark repositions architecture as a powerful force for social dialogue, ethical reflection, and cultural imagination.

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V Owen Bush introduced Winka Dubbeldam, a Dutch-born, New York-based architect and founder of Archi-Tectonics, who discussed her firm's "performance over form" ethos, exemplified by projects like the Asian Games Eco Park and their "file-to-factory" approach which integrates regulatory constraints into design. Dubbeldam also shared insights into her architectural education philosophy, emphasizing digital design integration and adaptive reuse, as well as her recent book, "Strange Objects, New Solids, and Massive Things", and an upcoming book, "Monsters and Mutants". This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Winka Dubbeldam is the Dutch-born, New-York-based architect behind Archi-Tectonics—a studio celebrated for turning parametric experiments into high-performance buildings, from Tribeca’s pixelated V33 condos to Hangzhou’s Asian Games eco-park. A longtime Miller Professor at UPenn and incoming Director & CEO of SCI-Arc, she bridges practice and pedagogy with an ethos she sums up as “performance over form.” Her book, Strange Objects, New Solids and Massive Things, chronicles that file-to-factory approach, wiring designers directly to manufacturers. Simply put, Winka designs envelopes that think and cities that breathe—exactly the mix of innovation and intentionality we explore on Practice Forward.

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V Owen Bush introduced Desiree Edge (Washington), a multidisciplinary interior designer and founder of Designs By Des Interiors, highlighting her unique approach to creating trauma-informed spaces, and also introduced Scan2Plan as the podcast sponsor. Desiree Edge shared that their design philosophy was deeply inspired by a traumatic house fire they experienced in seventh grade and their father's deployment during 9/11, which instilled in them a purpose to help communities and families with home care and home life, emphasizing the home as an internal sanctuary. Desiree Edge also discussed challenges in transitioning to interior design entrepreneurship, the integration of psychological insights in design, balancing psychological depth with aesthetic appeal, and their critique of the "Instagram effect" in design.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Desiree Edge (Washington) is a multidisciplinary interior designer and the founder of Designs By Des Interiors, based in Mansfield, Massachusetts. With a background in architecture, lighting design, and psychology, Desiree creates thoughtfully integrated, trauma-informed spaces that blend emotional wellness, sustainability, and functionality. Her unique hybrid approach and passion for holistic design have led to her recognition as a Wayfair Tastemaker and positioned her as a growing voice in residential and small commercial interior design across New England.

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V Owen Bush introduced Ric Stott, founder of Stott Architecture, highlighting his firm's focus on environmentally high-performance design and sustainability, which originated from the 1974 oil embargo. Ric Stott discussed various projects, including the carbon-neutral HGA House and the renovation of the Suffolk Theater, emphasizing the integration of sustainable technologies and innovative construction materials like SIPs and ICFs. The discussion also covered the increasing role of technology, such as AI and LiDAR scans, in modern architectural practice, and Ric Stott's evolving perspective on architectural relevance, shifting from fame to user comfort and sustainability.This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.Scan2Plan Website ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ https://www.scan2plan.io/Ric Stott is the founder of Stott Architecture, a Southampton-based firm known for its environmentally responsible, high-performance design. With roots in carpentry and over 40 years in practice, Stott blends technical precision with emotional resonance—evident in projects like Suffolk County’s first LEED Platinum carbon-neutral home. His work emphasizes sustainability, craft, and the power of architecture to elevate everyday life.Stott Architecture website ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ https://www.aslasho.com/

V Owen Bush introduced Madelaine Mayer, founder of Adroit, an interior architecture studio specializing in small space living, highlighting Adroit's commitment to precision and Scandlan's sponsorship as an as-built service. Madelaine Mayer explained her transition from large-scale projects to Adroit, emphasizing her entrepreneurial spirit, the application of BIM rigor to small projects, and her focus on efficiency, client confidence, sustainability, and employee growth. Madelaine Mayer also shared her vision for Adroit's growth, including internal mentorship, increased brand influence, and the expansion of their philanthropic initiative.This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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V Owen Bush and Shawn Hamlin discussed the historical significance of the Capital Region and the ongoing project to restore the Stephen and Harriet Myers residence and develop a cultural center. Shawn Hamlin detailed the design incorporating a historic Dutch barn, sustainable building practices aiming for net-zero energy, and the client's vision for an engaging community space, highlighting challenges with SHPO regarding geothermal well impact. The conversation also covered the evolution of architectural documentation, the use of 3D printing, their work in educational building modernization, the importance of client vision, and the anticipated start of construction for the Myers Center project in the fall.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Shawn Hamlin is the founding principal of Hamlin Design Group, where he leads civic and educational projects that thread sustainability, cultural legacy, and public impact. From NetZero museums like the Stephen & Harriet Myers Underground Railroad Interpretive Center to large-scale adaptive reuse efforts like Harriman Building 5, Shawn’s work blends technical rigor with narrative intent. Across every project, he’s asking: how do we build with memory—and with meaning—for the next century?

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V Owen Bush introduced Adam Dayem, who discussed his teaching at RPI, emphasizing the transition for second-year students from theoretical design to practical architectural problems involving representation conventions and a past adaptive reuse project at St. Mary's Church. Adam Dayem also shared insights on the impact of AI and parametric tools on architectural representation, the balance between practical skills and architectural thinking, and the overemphasis on visual perception in the field. The conversation then shifted to Adam Dayem's project, Sleeve House, detailing its design inspiration, materiality, budget constraints, spatial experience, and the subsequent commission for a winery by the owners, followed by a discussion on challenges in teaching embodied design and future directions for architectural practice and potential collaborations.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Adam Dayem is an architect and educator whose work bridges speculative design and built form. As founding principal of Actual / Office and assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he’s best known for projects like the Sleeve House—a formally rigorous, materially expressive residence that’s become a case study in representation-driven practice. Whether guiding students or clients, Adam navigates the friction between theory and delivery with precision, making him a compelling voice in the evolving landscape of architectural modeling, pedagogy, and practice.

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V Owen Bush and Rahul Shah discussed Tight House's focus on sustainable and energy-efficient residential design, the benefits and challenges of applying passive house principles to both new and existing homes, and the architect's role in considering long-term relevance and human ecology. Rahul Shah emphasized the importance of air tightness, insulation, and mechanical ventilation for comfortable and durable homes, while also highlighting the value of preserving and retrofitting existing building stock. The conversation also covered Rahul Shah's firm's adoption of new technologies like Scan to Plan and concluded with a discussion about potential collaboration on a project at three honeysuckle in Kennelon, New Jersey, including pricing and deliverables for updating existing plans.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Rahul Shah is the Principal Architect of Tight House, a full-service architectural and interior design firm based in Maplewood, New Jersey. He is a registered architect licensed in New Jersey and New York, NCARB certified, and a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC). Shah's diverse experience encompasses ground-up new construction, additions, renovations, senior affordable housing, modular construction, landscape design, and custom cabinetry. His design philosophy emphasizes that the spaces we inhabit can enhance our way of life and elevate our everyday experiences .Tight House specializes in designing energy-efficient, durable, and environmentally responsible homes. The firm strives to build homes to the Passive House standard, focusing on airtight construction, continuous insulation, high-performance windows, thermal bridge-free detailing, and heat recovery ventilation systems .Shah's approach is solutions-based, integrating hands-on fabrication, zoning, site analysis, and architectural detailing. He collaborates closely with clients to create bespoke homes that are not only beautiful but also aligned with future energy demands .

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Margaret Schedel, Nick Wang, and Chase Pierson from Lyra introduced their startup focused on revolutionizing sound modeling in space by treating acoustics as a primary design element, using AI to simulate and visualize sound in architectural and engineering models. V Owen Bush and the Lyra team discussed the importance of audio in design, Lyra's unique acoustic scanning and modeling approach utilizing AI and impulse responses, and their plans for data acquisition and integration. The participants also explored the challenges of the language of sound, the relationship between materiality and acoustic properties, the future AI-driven pipeline, and the visualization of their acoustic models in Unity, highlighting the potential for broader adoption and various applications, including within XR.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.Scan2Plan Website ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ https://www.scan2plan.io/

What if acoustics weren’t an afterthought—but a starting condition?” Today, we’re in conversation with Margaret Schedel—composer, computational artist, and co-founder of Lyrai, a platform that’s redefining how we model sound in space. Margaret’s work lives at the intersection of machine learning, LiDAR scanning, and digital acoustics. But what sets Lyrai apart isn’t just its tech stack—it’s the idea that sound is a design material. That acoustics can be simulated, tweaked, and visualized just like daylight, airflow, or structural force. With a background that spans electroacoustic opera, biomedical sonification, and academic leadership in computational arts, Margaret brings a rare fluency across disciplines. She’s not building tools—she’s reprogramming how designers perceive space. What happens when you fold acoustic simulation into early-stage modeling? When AI helps anticipate reverberation before a wall gets drawn? This isn’t about plugging in another plugin. It’s about challenging where and how decisions about sound actually begin—and what that means for practice, process, and perception in architecture and engineering.

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V Owen Bush interviewed Jeff Akerman about Rise Architecture's focus on regulations, technology, and urban redevelopment, including their long-tenured staff and core design philosophy emphasizing function and usability. Jeff Akerman discussed navigating client visions with regulations through education, the challenges and benefits of their in-house scan-to-BIM services and XR tools like Archio and HoloLens for collaboration and visualization. They also explored managing client expectations with renderings, Rise Architecture's approach to maintaining regional character across their work in 18 states, the surprising benefits of strict regulations on creativity, and the critical importance of deep listening to understand clients' unarticulated needs in the subjective field of architecture. The conversation further covered scaling the business culture versus design concept, non-negotiable principles around constructability, a critique of architectural education's focus, experimentation with AI and VR technologies alongside interest in modular construction, reflections on past projects regarding municipal planning, and Jeff Akerman's aspiration for Rise Architecture's legacy to positively impact the world through projects like low-income housing by deeply understanding and collaborating with clients.

This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers. From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design. Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.

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Jeff Akerman is the founding principal of RISE Architecture, a multidisciplinary firm operating at the nexus of regulatory expertise, technological adoption, and urban redevelopment. With roots in Brooklyn and projects now spanning multiple states, Jeff’s practice is driven by a clear ethos: design must serve both vision and constraint. Under his leadership, RISE has embraced emerging tools like XR for collaborative reviews, while also navigating the high-stakes terrain of zoning reforms and building codes. This episode explores how Jeff balances innovation with feasibility, scales with precision, and reframes architecture as both a creative and civic act.

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