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A is for Architecture Podcast

Ambrose Gillick
Architecture
Modernism
Social Housing
Informal Settlements
Urban Design
The Architectural Review
Politics
Urban Planning
JM. Richards
High Rise Housing
Sustainability
London
Design Education
Future Cities Project
Beauty In Architecture
Kharail
Community Engagement
Urban Regeneration
Urban Labyrinths
Culture

Explore the world of architecture with the A is for Architecture Podcast hosted by Ambrose Gillick. Through conversations with designers, scholars and practitioners, Ambrose unpacks the creative and theoretical dimensions of architecture. Whether you're a professional, student, or design enthusiast, the A is for Architecture Podcast offers the best insights into how buildings shape society and soc... more

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What would a failing city look like? Would one be able to tell if, for example, London or New York were a busted flush? What would be the markers? Social discord, unwalkable streets, cultivated inequality and polarization, declining mental and physic... more

As George Berkeley almost almost said, if architecture is built in a city but no one takes its picture, does it make a sound? Photography is intrinsic to architecture, so much so that most of us only know buildings through the images made of them.

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After the exhaustion of modernist functionalism and Koolhaasian bigness, architecture should be reconceived within the limits of the earth, as craft, stewardship, locality and bricolage. In short, architecture is just more complicated than that. So s... more

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For Immanuel Kant, an aesthetic experience required four conditions: disinterestedness, universality, purposiveness and necessity. Architecture, as such, has always struggled with this, because its appreciation is fundamentally tied to a sense of its... more

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Recent Guests

Tim Soar
Architectural photographer
Independent photographer
Episode: Timothy Soar: Images of architecture.
Irénée Scalbert
Architectural critic and historian, author of Totems, Selected Essays on Architecture
Park Books (publisher)
Episode: Irénée Scalbert: Earth City Architecture.
Jo Farb Hernandez
Author and researcher of Art Environments; author of Architectural Fantasies, Artist-Built Environments
Tra Publishing (publisher)
Episode: Jo Farb Hernández: Artists as architects.
Winka Dubbeldam
Architect, theorist, and Director at SCI-Arc
ARCHI-TECTONICS, SCI-Arc
Episode: Winka Dubbeldam: Architecture and hybridity.
Paul Knox
University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Episode: Paul Knox: London, heritage and capital.
Vanessa Grossman
Architect and historian, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design
University of Pennsylvania; Yale University Press (book publisher)
Episode: Vanessa Grossman: Architecture and the communists.
Asma Mehan
Architecture scholar, Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, director of Architectural Humanities and Urbanism Lab
Texas Tech University
Episode: Asma Mehan: Architecture in the shadow of oil.
Leslie Kern
Scholar, activist, author and feminist geographer
Geography/Urban Studies
Episode: Leslie Kern: Resisting gentrification.
Spyros Papapetros
Associate Professor of Architecture at Princeton University
Princeton University
Episode: Spyros Papapetros and Gerd Zillner: Kiesler: magic, metaphysics and home.

Host

Ambrose Gillick
Host of A is for Architecture Podcast

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 82 ratings
  • Excellent!

    I was thrilled to find this podcast. If you're passionate about architecture and society, definitely give it a listen. If you're a student of architecture or a practicing architect, it's a must.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anne_Gables
    United States3 months ago
  • Excellent podcast

    Always interesting conversations and themes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Matt j H
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Excellent podcast

    Always very good interviews and always something interesting even if it’s a specialist topic. One of my favourite podcasts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Green78Leaf
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • A is for a lot

    I do enjoy his chats even if they don’t get to any conclusions. Qualities, quantities, built, unbuilt, living, working, designing, making, still, on the move, values, value, rituals, process, heroes, villains, icons, disasters. I could go on..

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Danatsea
    United Kingdom3 years ago

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Listeners praise consistently strong interviews and varied topics.
Regularly elevates specialist topics with thoughtful, high-quality conversations.
Qualities, quantities, built, unbuilt, living, working, designing, making, still, on the move, values, value, rituals, process, heroes, villains, icons, disasters—these themes recur and feel meaningful.
Cerebral and insightful discussions that connect architecture to society.

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#45
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Apple Podcasts
#11
United Kingdom/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#153
Canada/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#202
United Kingdom/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#14
Italy/Arts/Design
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#37
Germany/Arts/Design

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Irénée Scalbert: Earth City Architecture.
Q: What drew you to the idea of Totems and to the specific essay on Noidling's Relai?
He explains that Totems crystallized his interest in making architecture accessible and popular, and that the book gathers pieces written over a long period with varying focuses, united by a concern with how architecture relates to everyday life and public experience.
Irénée Scalbert: Earth City Architecture.
Q: Could you introduce yourself and outline your background for listeners?
Scalbert talks about his life as an architecture critic and writer, his education at the Architectural Association, and his experience teaching and practicing in London, Japan, and Korea, emphasizing a career that blends scholarship with active engagement in architectural discourse.
Timothy Soar: Images of architecture.
Q: Did you shoot Robert Adam in that series?
Yes, Tim confirms photographing Robert Adam, illustrating the idea of giving architects a chance to present themselves through images.
Jo Farb Hernández: Artists as architects.
Q: How do these sites relate to traditional notions of vernacular architecture?
She argues they aren't vernacular in the classic sense; they're highly individual, more like contemporary art, and they resist conventional architectural norms while still being deeply rooted in place and material availability.
Jo Farb Hernández: Artists as architects.
Q: What inspired you to focus on art environments and to expand your work from Spain to the United States?
Hernandez describes decades of fieldwork, a Fulbright, and a growing conviction that personal, idiosyncratic environments reveal cultural and architectural ideas that mainstream discourse often overlooks.

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What is A is for Architecture Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show features deep-dive conversations with designers, scholars, and practitioners who explore architecture's social, political, and cultural dimensions. Recurring themes include gentrification, feminist and critical theory in architecture, welfare and collective housing, typology and pedagogy, and the ethical responsibilities of designers within public and planetary contexts. Moments of standout insight often come from unpacking how history, equity, and everyday living intersect with built environments, and from voices that challenge mainstream Modernist narratives with interdisciplinary and participatory approaches. The format tends to blend theoretical framing with practical case studies, making it a compelling pick for listeners who... more

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1. Tim Soar
2. Irénée Scalbert
3. Jo Farb Hernandez
4. Winka Dubbeldam
5. Paul Knox
6. Vanessa Grossman
7. Asma Mehan
8. Leslie Kern

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