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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	395	Founded	15 years ago
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Itohan I. Osayimwese, "Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Between the nineteenth century and today, colonial officials, collectors, and anthropologists dismembered African buildings and dispersed their parts to museums in Europe and the United States. Most of these artifacts were cataloged as ornamental art... more

3 Feb 2026 • 1 hr 19 min

Iain Jackson et. al., "Architecture, Empire, and Trade: The United Africa Company" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Architecture, Empire, and Trade: The United Africa Company (Bloomsbury, 2025) pieces together a new architectural history of West Africa from the high colonial period through to independence. From the imperial Royal Niger Company’s charter in the 18... more

28 Jan 2026 • 40 min

Bram de Maeyer, "Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World (1945-2020)" (Leuven UP, 2025)

Embassy buildings are the most tangible evidence of a state’s diplomatic presence abroad. State authorities have invested in the architectural conception of purpose-built embassies to flex their diplomatic muscle and project nationhood on foreign soi... more

28 Jan 2026 • 37 min

Edward Dimendberg ed., "Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House, 1925–35" (Getty Research Institute, 2025)

Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House, 1925–35 (Getty Research Institute, 2025) tells the story of the Lovell Health House, designed and built by Austrian-American architect Richard Neutra (1892–1970). Perched on a steep hillside w... more

25 Jan 2026 • 32 min

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Recent Guests

Dr. Itohan Osayimwese

Professor of Architectural History and Urban History.

Brown University

Episode: Itohan I. Osayimwese, "Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Edward Dimendberg

Professor of Humanities at the University of California at Irvine, and author of Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House

University of California at Irvine

Episode: Edward Dimendberg ed., "Richard Neutra and the Making of the Lovell Health House, 1925–35" (Getty Research Institute, 2025)

Fernando Luiz Lara

Professor of architecture at the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.

Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Episode: Fernando Luiz Lara, "Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024)

Jessica Kelly

Co-editor of Reconstruction, exploring architectural history in the context of society and the aftermath of the First World War.

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Episode: Jessica Kelly and Neal Shasore, "Reconstruction: Architecture, Society and the Aftermath of the First World War" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

Neal Shasore

Co-editor of Reconstruction, involved in architectural historiography and criticism.

Not mentioned

Episode: Jessica Kelly and Neal Shasore, "Reconstruction: Architecture, Society and the Aftermath of the First World War" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

Rob Holmes

Associate professor and chair of the undergraduate landscape architecture program at Auburn University

Auburn University

Episode: Rob Holmes et. al., "Silt Sand Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making" (Applied Research & Design, 2023)

Brett Milligan

Professor of landscape architecture and environmental design at the University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

Episode: Rob Holmes et. al., "Silt Sand Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are Making" (Applied Research & Design, 2023)

Joanna Merwood-Salisbury

Architectural historian and author

MIT Press, 2024

Episode: Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, "Barbarian Architecture: Thorstein Veblen’s Chicago" (MIT Press, 2024)

Dr. John Goodall

Architectural editor of Country Life and historian

Country Life

Episode: John Goodall, "The Castle: A History" (Yale UP, 2022)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher

One of the hosts, known for engaging discussions on architectural topics and recent publications in the field.

Matthew Wells

Co-host associated with discussions surrounding architectural books and their implications.

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Itohan I. Osayimwese, "Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Q: What do we know about the institutions such as museums that are taking these artifacts and what are they doing about them?

Dr. Osayimwese elaborated on the MCN and MOWAA museums, explaining they serve important roles in the restitution debate of African cultural heritage, aiming to present a different narrative than traditional colonial museums.

Itohan I. Osayimwese, "Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Q: Could you please introduce yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

Dr. Itohan Osayimwese discussed her background as a professor at Brown University and explained her motivation was the lack of adequate teaching resources and images about African architecture, which led her to investigate the historical significance of architectural fragments in museums.

Fernando Luiz Lara, "Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024)

Q: Can you talk about your aims in the chapters discussing key figures like Frank Lloyd Wright and Jane Jacobs?

Lara mentions the importance of these figures in contributing to foundational discussions on American spaces, while also recognizing the underappreciated contributions from Global South theorists.

Fernando Luiz Lara, "Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024)

Q: How would you describe relational urbanism and how does it counteract abstractionism?

Relational urbanism emphasizes the integration of memory and community dynamics in design processes, advocating for a shift away from purely abstract spatial manipulations often seen in architecture education.

Fernando Luiz Lara, "Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2024)

Q: Can you speak more about this dynamic of architecture as both instrument and consequence of colonization?

Lara asserts that architecture developed from processes of spatial control concurrent with the invasion of the Americas, making direct connections between architectural theory and colonial history.

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Focused on the intersection of architecture and scholarly discourse, this channel features a series of engaging discussions between authors and experts in the field. It explores a wide range of topics, often centering on recently published books that address architectural history, theory, and practice, as well as the social, political, and cultural implications of architecture. Noteworthy themes include historical architecture, urbanism, and contemporary architectural criticism, touching on issues such as the impact of colonialism, social justice in urban planning, and the significance of built environments in the context of societal change. The channel serves as a valuable resource for those interested in architecture and its broader impli... more

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