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Interviews with architects, artists and designers. Produced by the Architecture Foundation and hosted by Matthew Blunderfield.

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Níall McLaughlin is this year's recipient of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal—awarded for more than three decades of work ranging from a seaside bandstand at Bexhill to the Stirling Prize-winning library at Magdalene College, Cambridge. To mark the occasion... more

Michael Mack is the founder of London-based independent art and photography publishing house MACK. This conversation was recorded live at POST PRESS. More info and upcoming event tickets here.

Thanks to VELUX for supporting the podcast: velux.com/de... more

Jonathan Tuckey founded his design practice in 2000 having previously worked for David Chipperfield Architects and Fletcher Priest Architects. He has long been one of the UK's leading advocates for remodelling and radically transforming old buildings... more

Morgan Day is a writer based in Tucson Arizona who works across professional architecture writing and literary fiction. Her debut novel,The Oldest Bitch Alive, is out this month from Akoya Publishing in the UK, and Astra House in the US.

“We tend to ... more

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Recent Guests

Níall McLaughlin
Architect, 2016 RIBA Royal Gold Medal recipient
Níall McLaughlin Architects
Episode: Níall McLaughlin (Live at POST PRESS)
Michael Mack
Self-described bookmaker and director of Mack Publishing
Mack Publishing
Episode: Michael Mack (Live at POST PRESS)
Jonathan Tuckey
Founder of Tuckey Design Studio
Tuckey Design Studio
Episode: Jonathan Tuckey
Morgan Day
Writer based in Tucson, Arizona; architecture and literary fiction writer
Episode: Morgan Day (Part 1)
Jaakko Pallasvuo
Artist
Avocado Ibuprofen / Mouthing the Words author
Episode: Jaakko Pallasvuo (Avocado Ibuprofen) Part 2
Vincenzo Latronico
Italian novelist, translator, and art critic
Episode: Vincenzo Latronico
Shajay Bhooshan
Co-founder of the Computation and Design Research Group at Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects
Episode: How Three Leading Architecture Practices Are Using AI Today
Michael Drobnik
Design Technologies Lead at Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron
Episode: How Three Leading Architecture Practices Are Using AI Today
Martha Tsigkari
Senior Partner and Leader of the Applied Research and Development Group at Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners
Episode: How Three Leading Architecture Practices Are Using AI Today

Host

Matthew Blunderfield
Host of Scaffold, connected with Architecture Foundation

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 322 ratings
  • Such well prepared interviews

    In a world full of conversational podcasts, this is a rare example of an interview-based format where the thoughtful preparedness and curiosity of the host, Matthew, along with a diverse guest portfolio, deliver a truly insightful, listenable pod. Highly recommend for fans of architecture, literature or the generally curious mind.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Daniel Everard
    Denmarka year ago
  • More than architecture

    I am a poet and photographer who landed here because of the multiple episodes featuring poets, photographers, and other artists. These conversations are interdisciplinary, and the host curates and steers them with fluidity, drawing on an extensive cultural knowledge base.

    I'm subscribing to hear more! I look forward to exploring the episodes with architects and learning how they can inform my practices.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    C.D.R. Poet
    United Statesa year ago
  • Nice

    Enjoyed the talk but please please edit out your guest’s mouth noises

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    JensnAndb78
    Netherlands2 years ago
  • An architecture podcast of the highest quality

    Have been listening to this podcast for many years now. It’s truly wonderful- one of my favourite architecture podcasts hands down.

    Great presenter and conversations

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Johnny_Berlin
    Ireland3 years ago
  • Blunderfield knocks it out of the park w/ M Safdie.

    Thoughtful and thought provoking, thanks for this great conversation!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Loe Lo
    Canada4 years ago

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Interdisciplinary conversations that blend architecture, poetry, and visual art.
Thoughtful, well-prepared interviews with a diverse guest portfolio.
High production quality and insightful guests, though some note audio issues at times.

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#113
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#126
Canada/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#35
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#53
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#65
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Talking Points

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Jonathan Tuckey
Q: Can you explain why you chose not to pursue a traditional architectural license and how that choice shapes your work?
The decision was not about defiance but about practicality and alignment with opportunities as they presented themselves; I learned from each project and the environment around it, and I found I could grow by staying open to what the building and clients needed rather than fitting into a formal credential path.
Morgan Day (Part 2)
Q: Why did you choose not to have children as a recurring theme across your work, and how does that choice shape your characters' worlds?
The absence of children becomes a meaningful lens to examine autonomy, loneliness, and the competing desires for solitude and companionship, reshaping how characters relate to their environments and their own creative outputs.
Morgan Day (Part 2)
Q: What role does the musicality and precision of language play in your work, particularly in relation to surreal or near-surreal moments?
Language acts as a tool to displace the reader gently, using subtle grammatical shifts and unusual word choices to tilt perception, so even familiar domestic spaces feel uncanny and charged with new meaning.
Morgan Day (Part 2)
Q: Could you talk more about L'espectre and how she's influenced your writing?
The book exemplifies how a single intense moment can be expanded into a deeper, almost cosmic experience through language and structural shifts, pulling the reader out of their own frame of reference and into a heightened state of perception.
Jaakko Pallasvuo (Avocado Ibuprofen)
Q: What are your thoughts on the current role of social media in shaping an artist's career?
It's a double-edged sword—gives reach and immediacy but also distorts value and attention; the goal is to develop a robust, self-imposed system that can either harness the platform as a game or step away from it altogether if it stops serving the work.

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