Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.

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My guest for this episode is Emma Landis.
She is the founder and principal of <a href="https://www.richanart.com" rel="nofollow">Richan Art</a>, an art advisory focused on collections management for corporate and private collectors, as well as public art commissioning for some of Canada’s largest developers.
Emma holds an MA and a PhD in art history from Western University and University of Victoria Respectively.
In this episode, we are discussing her mission to build a greater appreciation for and understanding of the arts among various stakeholders, such as collectors, for whom she seeks unique and meaningful pieces; developers and institutional clients; as well as students through the development of a mentorship program at OCAD University and the Etobicoke School of the Arts.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2024 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

My guest for this episode is Emma Landis.
She is the founder and principal of Richan Art, an art advisory focused on collections management for corporate and private collectors, as well as public art commissioning for some of Canada’s largest developers.
Emma holds an MA and a PhD in art history from Western University and University of Victoria Respectively.
In this episode, we are discussing her mission to build a greater appreciation for and understanding of the arts among various stakeholders, such as collectors, for whom she seeks unique and meaningful pieces; developers and institutional clients; as well as students through the development of a mentorship program at OCAD University and the Etobicoke School of the Arts.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2024 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Single Serves ep. 410 - Landis on the Power of Art in Public Spaces and Placemaking

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Oana Bogdan is the founder of Brussels-based practice &amp;bogdan (founded 2007). In 2016, she was Secretary of State for cultural heritage in the Romanian Government (her country of origin) and has also been involved in many industry organisations and businesses in addition to her own practice, too numerous to list them all here.
 
In her practice she promotes cooperation and operates from the “follow me I’m right behind you” type of leadership and is on a mission to tackle the challenges of the architectural profession in the 21st century, especially in the belgian context, but many of these lessons apply to architecture in other locales, which often suffer from the same problems.

In this episode, we are discussing what Oana calls &#34;the cris of the architectural profession&#34;, as we connected over a shared desire to see some of the challenges that architects face in many jurisdictions tackled and solved once and for all.
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2023 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Oana Bogdan is the founder of Brussels-based practice &amp;bogdan (founded 2007). In 2016, she was Secretary of State for cultural heritage in the Romanian Government (her country of origin) and has also been involved in many industry organisations and businesses in addition to her own practice, too numerous to list them all here.


In her practice she promotes cooperation and operates from the “follow me I’m right behind you” type of leadership and is on a mission to tackle the challenges of the architectural profession in the 21st century, especially in the belgian context, but many of these lessons apply to architecture in other locales, which often suffer from the same problems.

In this episode, we are discussing what Oana calls ”the cris of the architectural profession”, as we connected over a shared desire to see some of the challenges that architects face in many jurisdictions tackled and solved once and for all.

Single Serves ep. 409 - Bogdan on The Crisis of the Architectural Profession

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Rachel Cohen-Murison stands at the forefront as an architect and entrepreneur, embodying the fresh wave of innovative designers who are shattering the norms of the conventional practice. They&#39;re adopting a more entrepreneurial approach to architecture, strategically creating value by eliminating market pain points.
Rachel and her contemporaries undeniably signify the brilliant future of architecture. As digital natives, they&#39;re unchained from the typical constraints of traditional practice.
As Jake Rudin astutely pointed out in a previous episode, this groundbreaking approach solidifies that architects hold a unique position to tackle the pressing issues of tomorrow. They&#39;re equipped to devise innovative solutions beyond the reach of other professions.
Discover how Rachel is trailblazing this path.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2023 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd 
 
Interview transcript (unedited):

Rachel Cohen-Murison stands at the forefront as an architect and entrepreneur, embodying the fresh wave of innovative designers who are shattering the norms of the conventional practice. They’re adopting a more entrepreneurial approach to architecture, strategically creating value by eliminating market pain points.

Rachel and her contemporaries undeniably signify the brilliant future of architecture. As digital natives, they’re unchained from the typical constraints of traditional practice.

As Jake Rudin astutely pointed out in a previous episode, this groundbreaking approach solidifies that architects hold a unique position to tackle the pressing issues of tomorrow. They’re equipped to devise innovative solutions beyond the reach of other professions.

Discover how Rachel is trailblazing this path.

Single Serves ep. 408 - Cohen-Murison On The Intersection of Tech and Design

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Kyle Brill is an interdisciplinary designer and systems thinker born and raised in Toronto. He studied architecture at the University of Waterloo, graduating with his masters in 2016 with honours. Kyle began his career working at architecture and product design firms in Toronto, London, and New York City and became passionate about housing issues and urban development. He has a keen interest in understanding the social, economic and political dimensions of how we build, and thinks architects and designers should take a much more active role in developing our cities, which is what we&#39;re going to talk about today. Outside of his professional life Kyle is an avid home cook, photographer, and writer, with a mild obsession with history and science fiction.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2023 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Kyle Brill is an interdisciplinary designer and systems thinker born and raised in Toronto. He studied architecture at the University of Waterloo, graduating with his masters in 2016 with honours. Kyle began his career working at architecture and product design firms in Toronto, London, and New York City and became passionate about housing issues and urban development. He has a keen interest in understanding the social, economic and political dimensions of how we build, and thinks architects and designers should take a much more active role in developing our cities, which is what we’re going to talk about today. Outside of his professional life Kyle is an avid home cook, photographer, and writer, with a mild obsession with history and science fiction.

Single Serves ep. 407 - Brill on Housing Innovation

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Mark Wainwright is the founder and Principal Consultant at Wainwright Insight, a sales consultancy for professional services firms. After over 20 years working with various professional services firms, Mark created Wainwright Insight to address the lack of sales expertise in said firms, and to help experts sell better. Mark bills himself as a &#34;Part-time Sales Manager for Part-time Salespeople&#34; like architects, engineers, and financial advisors who need to get organized, build future sales leaders, and grow their firms.
Other related episodes mentioned in this interview: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-serves-ep-401-suomala-on-attracting-high-quality/id1460188824?i=1000599630216" rel="nofollow">401 w/ Tyler Suomala</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-serves-ep-405-seldon-on-running-a-profitable/id1460188824?i=1000629258197" rel="nofollow">405 w/ Kim Seldon</a>.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2023 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Mark Wainwright is the founder and Principal Consultant at Wainwright Insight, a sales consultancy for professional services firms. After over 20 years working with various professional services firms, Mark created Wainwright Insight to address the lack of sales expertise in said firms, and to help experts sell better. Mark bills himself as a ”Part-time Sales Manager for Part-time Salespeople” like architects, engineers, and financial advisors who need to get organized, build future sales leaders, and grow their firms.

Single Serves ep. 406 - Wainwright on Sales as Conversations

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Kimberley Seldon is the founder of <a href="https://www.kimberleyseldon.com/" rel="nofollow">Kimberley Seldon Design Group</a>, an interior design firm with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. 
 
In addition to her design practice, she runs <a href="https://businessofdesign.com/" rel="nofollow">Business of Design</a>, an online learning platform she started to help other professionals in the design field to become financially successful, with the stated goals that designers running their own practices should aim at making 6-figures salaries.
 
I wanted to have Kimberley on the podcast to discuss how she and others have accomplished that, as financial viability should be the foundation of any design business.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Kimberley Seldon is the founder of Kimberley Seldon Design Group, an interior design firm with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. 


In addition to her design practice, she runs Business of Design, an online learning platform she started to help other professionals in the design field to become financially successful, with the stated goals that designers running their own practices should aim at making 6-figures salaries.


I wanted to have Kimberley on the podcast to discuss how she and others have accomplished that, as financial viability should be the foundation of any design business.

Single Serves ep. 405 - Seldon on Running a Profitable Business

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Jaime Derringer is a serial entrepreneur, artist and Founder of the popular design platform Design Milk and Clever podcast. She is also an artist living in San Diego, CA.

 
Jaime and I recorded another podcast a few years back that appeared on Truth is Golden in 2018 (ep.106 - &#34;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-is-golden-ep-106-the-milk-that-never-spoils-w/id1254906317?i=1000562018953" rel="nofollow">The Milk That Never Spoils</a>&#34;). We talked then about her and life up to that point. Go check it out if you&#39;d like to learn more about Jaime.
 
Today we&#39;re reconvening to talk about all things metaverse, web3 and crypto, as Jaime had now taken the next step in her professional life after selling Design Milk to Ahalife in 2019.
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Jaime Derringer is Head of Community at Tonic.xyz and Founder of the popular design platform Design Milk and Clever podcast. She is also an artist living in San Diego, CA.



Jaime and I recorded another podcast a few years back that appeared on Truth is Golden in 2008 (ep.106 - ”The Milk That Never Spoils”). We talked then about her and life up to that point. Go check it out if you’d like to learn more about Jaime.


Today we’re reconvening to talk about all things metaverse, web3 and crypto, as Jaime had now taken the next step in her professional life after selling Design Milk to Ahalife in 2019.

Single Serves ep. 404 - Derringer on Web3, Crypto and the Metaverse

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Jake Rudin is a co-founder of the design career consulting company Out of Architecture, a career consulting firm helping architects exploring the value of their skills both in and out of the architectural profession. He also works as a member of the Adidas Advanced Creation Technologies team - fabricating, designing, digitizing, model making, and exploring all aspects of footwear. 

 
I invited Jake to have a conversation so he can share his insights on challenges facing practicing and non-practicing architects alike and what once can do about it.
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Jake Rudin is a co-founder of the design career consulting company Out of Architecture, a career consulting firm helping architects exploring the value of their skills both in and out of the architectural profession. He also works as a member of the Adidas Advanced Creation Technologies team - fabricating, designing, digitizing, model making, and exploring all aspects of footwear. 

I invited Jake to have a conversation so he can share his insights on challenges facing practicing and non-practicing architects alike and what once can do about it.

Single Serves ep. 403 - Rudin on The Careers Outside of Architecture

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In this episode, we&#39;re going to dive into the topic of housing, this time of the &#34;socially fit&#34; kind. I know, I know, we&#39;ve been talking about it a lot on this podcast, but it&#39;s a critical issue that still doesn&#39;t get the attention it truly deserves, while its root causes - by now broadly acknowledged and agreed upon by most - are still not being addressed aggressively enough to make a dent in the issue.
Joining me for this episode is David Peterson, a Toronto-based architect and educator who&#39;s passionate about developing socially fit housing that promotes the flourishing of its inhabitants. David doesn&#39;t just talk the talk - he&#39;s actually designed and developed multiple housing projects that are both desirable and well-received. One of my personal favourites is The Ritchie, a multi-family building in Toronto&#39;s west end that David designed and is beloved by its inhabitants.
David and I discussed socially fit housing. We&#39;ll explore potential solutions to the housing shortage and offer insights into how we can create housing that truly benefits its inhabitants.
So, if you&#39;re curious about innovative housing solutions and want to hear more, tune in!
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

In this episode, we&#39;re going to dive into the topic of housing, this time of the &#34;socially fit&#34; kind. I know, I know, we&#39;ve been talking about it a lot on this podcast, but it&#39;s a critical issue that still doesn&#39;t get the attention it truly deserves, while its root causes - by now broadly acknowledged and agreed upon by most - are still not being addressed aggressively enough to make a dent in the issue.
Joining me for this episode is David Peterson, a Toronto-based architect and educator who&#39;s passionate about developing socially fit housing that promotes the flourishing of its inhabitants. David doesn&#39;t just talk the talk - he&#39;s actually designed and developed multiple housing projects that are both desirable and well-received. One of my personal favourites is The Ritchie, a multi-family building in Toronto&#39;s west end that David designed and is beloved by its inhabitants.
David and I discussed socially fit housing. We&#39;ll explore potential solutions to the housing shortage and offer insights into how we can create housing that truly benefits its inhabitants.
So, if you&#39;re curious about innovative housing solutions and want to hear more, tune in!
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Single Serves ep. 402 - Peterson on Socially Fit Housing

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Tyler Suomala is a serial-learner obsessed with helping architects optimize all things business development, sales, marketing, and operations. Before transitioning into Business Development at <a href="https://monograph.com/" rel="nofollow">Monograph</a>, Tyler worked in large and small architecture offices and also ran his own architectural design studio for 2.5 years. He holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a M. Arch from Princeton University.

Tyler is currently creating a community of architects at <a href="http://TylerTactics.com" rel="nofollow">TylerTactics.com</a>, where he sends one quick &amp; powerful tactic to help architects attract high-quality clients every Sunday morning.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Tyler Suomala is a serial-learner obsessed with helping architects optimize all things business development, sales, marketing, and operations. Before transitioning into Business Development at Monograph, Tyler worked in large and small architecture offices and also ran his own architectural design studio for 2.5 years. He holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a M. Arch from Princeton University.

Tyler is currently creating a community of architects at TylerTactics.com, where he sends one quick &amp; powerful tactic to help architects attract high-quality clients every Sunday morning.

Single Serves ep. 401 - Suomala on Attracting High-Quality Clients

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Do you ever wonder what the hell the metaverse and web3 are? If so, you&#39;re not alone. We partnered with Canadian Interiors&#39; Bevel podcast to produce this interview with Tessa Bain and Andrew Lane, co-founders of Digby, a consultancy that helps companies navigate the complexities of these new technologies and why people in the design industry should become early adopters.
Our goal was to decipher these new technologies to help you make sense of it. This is your metaverse and web3 101 crash course.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Do you ever wonder what the hell the metaverse and web3 are? If so, you&#39;re not alone. We partnered with Canadian Interiors&#39; Bevel podcast to produce this interview with Tessa Bain and Andrew Lane, co-founders of Digby, a consultancy that helps companies navigate the complexities of these new technologies and why people in the design industry should become early adopters.
Our goal was to decipher these new technologies to help you make sense of it. This is your metaverse and web3 101 crash course.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd 
 

Single Serves ep. 318 - Bain + Lane on the Metaverse and Web3

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James Melia is a British designer working in the fields of industrial design, branding, packaging visualization a UX/UI. A keen observer of human behaviours, he has been interested in unusual solutions to common problems for as long as he can remember.
Since founding the studio Blond in 2015, he&#39;s worked with a variety of clients looking to disrupt their respective industries.
 
In this episode we&#39;re talking design with James, along with some of his work and outlook to the future.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd
 
Transcript below edited for clarity and brevity:
RVLTR:
James Melia is a British designer working in the fields of industrial design, branding, packaging, visualization, and UX and UI. A keen observer of human behaviors, he has been interested in unusual solutions to common problems for as long as he can remember. Since founding the studio Blond in 2015, he&#39;s worked with a variety of clients looking to disrupt their respective industries. Today we&#39;re going to talk design with James, along with some of his work and outlook on to the future. So thank you very much, James, for being on the show.
James Melia:
Thank you for having me. It&#39;s a pleasure.
RVLTR:
So can you tell us who you are and what you do in your own words, in three sentences or less?
James Melia:
Three sentences or less, okay. Challenge. We are a industrial design agency based in Central London. We primarily focus on industrial design, or we do have offshoots of that, visualization and UI and branding, which you&#39;ve already mentioned. And fundamentally, as an agency, we focus on bringing a really deep-rooted narrative to the products that we produce, and focus on a very high level of quality as well.
RVLTR:
So when did you figure out that you wanted to become a designer?
James Melia:
Good question. I think I fell into it. I think I was kind of attracted to being a graphic designer, at school, and not for anything more than just being relatively superficial, and thinking it was quite a cool profession, and seeing that wearing suits and doing something that is maybe not conventional in this sort of academic sense. And then as I went through the school process, I started to realize I enjoyed making things and bringing 3D objects to life, your DT lessons and things like that you have in the UK. I don&#39;t know what you call it in the US, or in Canada. And then I went to university with the intention of being a BSC engineer, basically, a product engineer, design and engineering focus. Did a foundation course in engineering path. Surprisingly, maybe not surprisingly, and then realized though, at the end of that, that really wasn&#39;t for me. It was too technically focused. As much as I really enjoyed the technical element, I&#39;m much more driven and drawn to the creative side of industrial design. So I mean it was a really lucky and fortunate path that led me to the creative industrial design profession.
RVLTR:
So we ... let&#39;s talk a bit about design in more general terms. We hear a lot about the idea of good design, and I personally have an opinion on what that would be. What is good design in your opinion?
James Melia:
Big question. A good design fundamentally has to consider sustainability. When we&#39;re talking about designing 3D products, which you&#39;re doing all the time, inevitably these things have a lifespan. So as an industrial designer you have to consider sustainability in everything that you do. That&#39;s the first thing. I mean it, almost frustratingly, entering design awards recently I&#39;ve noticed that there&#39;s always a category for &#34;sustainable design.&#34; It shouldn&#39;t be a category. It shouldn&#39;t even be a separate topic. It should just be e

Single Serves ep. 317 - Melia on Good Design

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This episode touches on two topics that have been of particular interest to me in recent times: modular housing and accelerated construction schedules.
Daniel Ling of Montgomery Sisam is my guest in this episode where we talked about his involvement in a supportive modular housing project that was designed and built in about 6 months and what lessons can be learned from this to be applied to the world of architecture more broadly speaking.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

This episode touches on two topics that have been of particular interest to me in recent times: modular housing and accelerated construction schedules.
Daniel Ling of Montgomery Sisam is my guest in this episode where we talked about his involvement in a supportive modular housing project that was designed and built in about 6 months and what lessons can be learned from this to be applied to the world of architecture more broadly speaking.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

Single Serves ep. 316 - Ling on Supportive Modular Housing

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Walker McKinley is the founder of McKinley Studios, a firm operating in the fields of strategy, architecture, interiors, branding, art and furniture, based in Western Canada. The firm operates on a unique studio model, the &#34;Black Chamber&#34;, that aims at giving designers more agency over their work, through collaboration between creative disciplines, which is what is discussed in this episode.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd
 
Interview transcript (edited for brevity and clarity): Coming soon.

Walker McKinley is the founder of McKinley Studios, a firm operating in the fields of strategy, architecture, interiors, branding, art and furniture, based in Western Canada. The firm operates on a unique studio model, the &#34;Black Chamber&#34;, that aims at giving designers more agency over their work, through collaboration between creative disciplines, which is what is discussed in this episode.
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd
 
Interview transcript (edited for brevity and clarity): Coming soon.

Single Serves ep. 315 - McKinley on the Black Chamber

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Jaegap founded Studio JCI with his partner Sue Jean Chung in 2007, with the shared goal of creating timeless buildings that contribute to the social, economic, and cultural fabric of cities. A commitment to finding creative, practical and affordable solutions to Toronto’s urban planning problem led to the development of the Multi-Tach: a long-term, sustainable, multi-generational solution to the problem of Toronto’s affordable housing crisis and its “missing middle” challenge, among many other&#39;s of Toronto&#39;s most interesting buildings in the last few years.
 
In this episode we&#39;re discussing yet another time Toronto&#39;s chronically undersupplied housing stock. And we will discuss it over and over again until things change (looking at you politicians).
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd 



Interview transcript (edited for brevity and clarity) coming soon:

Jaegap founded Studio JCI with his partner Sue Jean Chung in 2007, with the shared goal of creating timeless buildings that contribute to the social, economic, and cultural fabric of cities. A commitment to finding creative, practical and affordable solutions to Toronto’s urban planning problem led to the development of the Multi-Tach: a long-term, sustainable, multi-generational solution to the problem of Toronto’s affordable housing crisis and its “missing middle” challenge, among many other&#39;s of Toronto&#39;s most interesting buildings in the last few years.
 
In this episode we&#39;re discussing yet another time Toronto&#39;s chronically undersupplied housing stock. And we will discuss it over and over again until things change (looking at you politicians).
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd 

Interview transcript (edited for brevity and clarity) coming soon:

Single Serves ep. 314 - Chung on Creative Solutions to the Housing Problem

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The architecture industry currently has a massive talent gap. There are way more vacancies than there are candidates, which is a massive problem for many firms who cannot staff properly and deliver projects, leading to employees quitting, staff burnout and a whole host of attendant issues.

I interview Stuart Lewis, CEO of marketing agency Clever Samurai to discuss talent attraction, best hiring practices and finding out ways to stand out from the competition.
Hiring, much like marketing is a spring, not a marathon.
Listen in to see what Stuart had to say on the topic.
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

The architecture industry currently has a massive talent gap. There are way more vacancies than there are candidates, which is a massive problem for many firms who cannot staff properly and deliver projects, leading to employees quitting, staff burnout and a whole host of attendant issues.I interview Stuart Lewis, CEO of marketing agency Clever Samurai to discuss talent attraction, best hiring practices and finding out ways to stand out from the competition.

Hiring, much like marketing is a spring, not a marathon. 

Listen in to see what Stuart had to say on the topic.

Single Serves ep. 313 -  Lewis on Talent Attraction

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There has been a lot of talk on this podcast about housing, missing middle and the current challenges that much of the western world, and particularly Canada is experiencing when it comes to housing, its affordability and availability.
Enter Tura Cousins-Wilson, co-founder of <a href="https://socadesign.ca/" rel="nofollow">SOCA</a>, with partner Shane Laptiste, who have caught the public’s attention over the last couple of years with daring and innovative proposal, often centred around preservation of existing buildings.
I invited Tura to join me on the podcast to talk about the preservation of social housing as a way to increase the housing supply without throwing the modernist baby with the bathwater and demolish buildings that, in spite of not love at the present moment, present architectural qualities that Cousins-Wilson think are worth preserving.
Listen in to see what Tura has to say on the topic.
{Recorded in April 2022 during IDS Toronto}
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

There has been a lot of talk on this podcast about housing, missing middle and the current challenges that much of the western world, and particularly Canada is experiencing when it comes to housing, its affordability and availability.

Enter Tura Cousins-Wilson, co-founder of SOCA, with partner Shane Laptiste, who have caught the public’s attention over the last couple of years with daring and innovative proposal, often centred around preservation of existing buildings.

I invited Tura to join me on the podcast to talk about the preservation of social housing as a way to increase the housing supply without throwing the modernist baby with the bathwater and demolish buildings that, in spite of not love at the present moment, present architectural qualities that Cousins-Wilson think are worth preserving.

Listen in to see what Tura has to say on the topic.

{Recorded in April 2022 during IDS Toronto}

Single Serves ep. 312 - Cousins Wilson on the Preservation of Social Housing

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The last few years have been a rollercoaster for retail.
In this is episode, Supreet Barhay and Stanley Sun attempt answering the question: What&#39;s the future like for retail?
Barhay is a principal at WZMH architects in Toronto, where she leads the retail team. As a result of the shifting retail landscape brought about by long-term trends and accelerated by the pandemic, she and her team have been working on an initiative called &#39;The future of Retail&#39;.
 
Sun is the co-founder and principal at Mason Studio in Toronto, where he has worked on a variety of interiors, from boutique hotel to retail stores, he is a keen observer of how people interact with and use spaces. He uses that knowledge to shape spaces, specifically with light.
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

The last few years have been a rollercoaster for retail.

In this is episode, Supreet Barhay and Stanley Sun attempt answering the question: What’s the future like for retail?

Single Serves ep. 311 - Barhay & Sun on The Future of Retail.mp3

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What make a good public speaker? Susie Ashfield joins us on episode 310 to share some secrets with us...
 









Ashfield comes from a strong creative background. As a communications specialist, she makes the most of her unique combination of acting skills, and her director-level business experience. She focuses on coaching to control and optimize body language and non-verbal communication techniques, as well as enabling clients to structure content for effect, and develop the kind of vocal strength needed to succeed. As a speaker and trainer she runs high energy workshops centered around powerful performance, from dealmaking conversations to TEDx talks. Susie is a qualified Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and she specialises in stage fright and performances anxiety techniques
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd

 





What make a good public speaker? Susie Ashfield joins us on episode 310 to share some secrets with us...
 









Ashfield comes from a strong creative background. As a communications specialist, she makes the most of her unique combination of acting skills, and her director-level business experience. She focuses on coaching to control and optimize body language and non-verbal communication techniques, as well as enabling clients to structure content for effect, and develop the kind of vocal strength needed to succeed. As a speaker and trainer she runs high energy workshops centered around powerful performance, from dealmaking conversations to TEDx talks. Susie is a qualified Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and she specialises in stage fright and performances anxiety techniques
 

About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd












Single Serves ep. 310 - Ashfield on Public Speaking

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Richelle Sibolboro is a brand strategist and content creator with in-depth expertise and passion for arts and culture especially design, architecture, and travel.
 
With over 15 years of experience in communications, design, brand, and strategy, she currently works with brands to achieve insight and alignment through participatory and collaborative sessions.
 

Today, we&#39;re going to talk about Canadian Design and specifically attempt to answer the question: What is Canadian Design?
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd


Richelle Sibolboro is a brand strategist and content creator with in-depth expertise and passion for arts and culture especially design, architecture, and travel.
 
With over 15 years of experience in communications, design, brand, and strategy, she currently works with brands to achieve insight and alignment through participatory and collaborative sessions.
 

Today, we&#39;re going to talk about Canadian Design and specifically attempt to answer the question: What is Canadian Design?
 
About the podcast: Single Serves is a podcast where we interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. The thought-provoking ideas shared here are intended to inspire our listeners to become well-rounded entrepreneurs who are the leaders of their field.
Credits: ©2022 Produced by Révélateur Studio &amp; edited by Chris Rodd