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The Nelson-Atkins Museum International Design Competition Podcast Series

We are very proud to launch a mini-series of the As Built podcast about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition. This series features interviews with each of the six finalist firms as well as with the leadership behind the competition. Learn about the museum’s goals and meet the architects that are working to meet them.

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Interview with WHY Architecture

In this episode of our series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with competition finalist Brian Butterfield of the firm WHY Architecture.

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Interview with Weiss / Manfredi Architecture / Landscape / Urbanism

As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art design competition finalists Marion Weiss, FAIA* and Michael Manfredi, FAIA* of the firm Weiss/Manfredi.

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Interview with Studio Gang

In this episode of our series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with competition finalist Jeanne Gang, FAIA of the firm Studio Gang.

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Interview with Selldorf Architects

In this episode of our series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with competition finalist Annabelle Selldorf, FAIA of the firm Selldorf Architects.

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Interview with Renzo Piano Building Workshop

In this episode of our series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Brian Jones and Patience Jones speak with competition finalists Elisabetta Trezzani and Kerry Joyce, of the firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

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Interview with Kengo Kuma & Associates

In this episode of our series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Brian Jones and Patience Jones speak with competition finalist Kengo Kuma of Kengo Kuma & Associates.

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Interview with Malcolm Reading, LVO, RIBA, Hon FRGS

In the second episode of a new series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with Malcolm Reading, LVO, RIBA, Hon FRGS, the Chairman of Malcolm Reading Consultants, about how the competition process works and what architects should consider when entering a design competition.

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Interview with Julián Zugazagoitia, Director & CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

In the first episode of a new series about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art International Design Competition, As Built co-hosts Patience Jones and Brian Jones speak with Julián Zugazagoitia, the Museum’s Director & CEO, about the competition and the need for community involvement.

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Interview with Don Semple, AIA

Don Semple, AIA, Partner at Krueck Sexton Partners, talks with Brian Jones about the role of technology in design and in the architecture profession.

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Interview with Jakeb Novak, AIA

Jakeb Novak, AIA, Partner at Specht Novak, talks with Brian Jones about his journey in the built environment.

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Interview with Malcolm Reading, RIBA

Malcolm Reading, RIBA, is Chairman of Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC),a London-based consultancy that runs both open and invited international design competitions. Malcolm shares the details of his career evolution from architect to architecture consultant to firm owner, and gives listeners an insider’s view of the ins and outs of competitions.

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Interview with Diane Hoskins, FAIA, NCARB

Diane discusses how her background influenced her career, the discoveries that came from this book’s creation, and why now is the best time to be an architect.

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As Built Interview with Jonathan Marvel, FAIA, ASLA Affiliate, ANFA

As Marvel Designs celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and the recent opening of its new office in Barcelona, Founding Principal Jonathan Marvel shares his professional journey and the growth of the firm over years and continents.

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As Built Interview with Chris Fogarty, AIA, RIBA

Fogarty Finger Co-Founding Principal Chris Fogarty, AIA, RIBA, talks with host Patience Jones about starting his own firm, the firm's new project The Eliza, and the intentional use of storytelling as a design influence.

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As Built Interview with Eli Hoisington, AIA, LEED AP

HOK Co-CEO and Design Principal Eli Hoisington, AIA, LEED AP, talks with host Brian Jones about his journey to co-CEO of a global architecture firm.

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As Built Interview with Brent Buck

Architect Brent Buck discusses the evolution of his career and the design of Frame 122, a five-story residential building made from cross-laminated timber.

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As Built Interview with Paul Clayton, AIA, LEED AP

In this episode, host Brian Jones talks with Paul Clayton, architect and principal at the Austin and San Antonio-based architecture firm Clayton Korte. Paul discusses the evolution of his career, including the decision he made to purchase the firm formerly known as Emily Little Architect and its evolution into Clayton Korte.

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As Built Interview with Carolyn Kiernat, AIA

Architect Carolyn Kiernat, AIA is a Principal of architecture, design, planning, and preservation firm Page & Turnbull. As the firm celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Carolyn shares how it was established largely as a reaction to the demolition and rapid redevelopment that was occurring in 1970’s San Francisco.

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As Built Interview with Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA

Architect Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA is a Design Principal and Founder of Ross Barney Architects. She is also the 2023 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal, the highest honor the AIA can bestow. In this episode, Carol discusses her career path and how it informed the driving principle behind her work and her life: that excellent design is a right, not a privilege.

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As Built Interview with Anthony Vincent Pope

In this episode of As Built, Brian Jones interviews Anthony Pope, founder of Atelier 7, about his transition from traditional architecture to using shipping containers for innovative and cost-effective design solutions.

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As Built Interview with Daniel Piselli, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD

In this episode, we speak with Daniel Piselli, Principal and Director of Sustainability at FXCollaborative, about his career path, what sustainability really means, and the future of sustainability in architecture.

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As Built Interview with David Thompson, AIA

David Thompson, AIA, founder of Los Angeles-based architecture firm Assembledge+ discusses the firm’s ethos of collaboration and how it impacts design.

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As Built Interview with Shawn Basler, AIA

Brian Jones welcomes Shawn Basler, Co-CEO and Executive Director of Perkins Eastman, to talk about running a multi-national architecture firm, as well as the professional practices that have helped him in his current role.

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As Built Interview with Yen Ong, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Yen Ong, FAIA gives a candid behind-the-scenes view of what it took to take his firm from four architects working on their first healthcare project to a multi-faceted studio with a special projects division focused on new kinds of work.

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All Episodes

Are You Getting In Your Own Way?

In this episode, we explore the ways firm leaders can hinder progress toward goals, whether that’s simply not taking action or actively creating obstacles.

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Project Fatigue

In this episode, we’re talking about the fatigue that your audiences feel when your firm talks about the same one or two projects to the exclusion of others.

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Consistency Is Not The Enemy

In this episode we explore why consistency in external communications is so important and what to do when being consistent seems impossible.

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Building Up Your Network

Building your business is easier if you also build your personal network. Whether you're just starting out in your career or leading a firm, it's vital to make connections with new people.

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Tech Stack: Image Assets

Photos and video are arguably the most important assets your firm can have. What needs to be considered to make sure you end up with results that are usable for what you're trying to accomplish? Do you have what you need to effectively communicate about your project?

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As Built Interview with Chris Fogarty, AIA, RIBA

Fogarty Finger Co-Founding Principal Chris Fogarty, AIA, RIBA, talks with host Patience Jones about starting his own firm, the firm's new project The Eliza, and the intentional use of storytelling as a design influence.

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Setting Up Advisors

In this episode, we discuss what it takes to find trusted advisors and how to work with them successfully.

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Growth Challenges: Getting Work In A New Market Sector

Brian and Patience discuss how architectural firms can expand their business into new sectors, geographies, or fields of operation despite a lack of experience.

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As Built Interview with Eli Hoisington, AIA, LEED AP

HOK Co-CEO and Design Principal Eli Hoisington, AIA, LEED AP, talks with host Brian Jones about his journey to co-CEO of a global architecture firm.

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