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Archispeak

Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen

Archispeak is one of architecture's longest-running podcasts — 383 episodes of honest, unfiltered conversation about what it's actually like to work in the profession. Since 2012, architects Evan Troxel and Cormac Phalen have been exploring design, career, firm culture, tools, work/life balance, mentoring, generational differences, and job hunting — everything that comes with building a life in architecture.This isn't a highlight reel. It's the conversation architects actually have — about the hard parts of practice, the moments that define a career, and the things no one tells you in architecture school.Built for architecture students, emerging architects, and seasoned professionals who want honest perspective on the profession.Topics include architecture career and job searching, design process and critique, firm culture, work/life balance in architecture, architecture tools and software, mentoring and professional development, generational differences in architecture firms, and c

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396 episodes

  1. #397 - Drafting Was Never the Job 52:16
  2. #396 - Don't Judge Yourself by the Wrapper 48:50
  3. #395 - Thermal Reactive Umbrella 48:23
  4. #394 - Your Architecture Degree Isn't A Dead End 51:06
  5. #393 - We Ceded This to the Contractors 54:52
  6. #392 - Your Favorite Building Looks Like a Parking Garage 1:35:47
  7. #391 - A Builder’s Life Done Well with David Prutting 1:24:03
  8. #390 - From Idea to Execution: Heliomorphism 1:12:21
  9. #389 - I Want To See Tears 35:46
  10. #388 - Frank Lloyd Wright Lemonade 38:30
  11. #387 - The Walmart Greeter of Architecture 56:20
  12. #386 - If not me, then who? 33:08
  13. #385 - Why Architects Can't Say No 37:44
  14. #384 - The AI and Expertise Paradox, with Chris Parsons 1:19:00
  15. #383 - Why We Still Love This Profession 54:04
  16. #382 - AI, Meetings, and the Architecture Grind 53:28
  17. #381 - Anthony Laney on Craft, Clarity, and the Definition of Home 53:50
  18. #380 - The Vibe 51:30
  19. #379 - Step Back to Move the Work Forward 55:21
  20. #378 - Misalignments of Rigor 42:03
  21. #377 - The Disconnect Between Academia and Practice 53:24
  22. #376 - Across the Street from Genius: Yale’s A&A and Art Gallery 56:12
  23. #375 - Yale Center for British Art by Louis Kahn 1:06:22
  24. #374 - 2025 Summer of Architecture, Part 1 1:21:55
  25. #373 - ‘Slowing Down to Speed Up’, with Carla Johnson 1:17:46
  26. #372 - AU - The Future of Home Automation 1:02:46
  27. #371 - Genius Loci 57:02
  28. #370 - Rebuilding After The LA Fires 39:25
  29. #369 - Salary Transparency in Architecture 57:41
  30. #368 - Architectural Ratchet Straps 48:44
  31. #367 - Level of Expected Standard of Care 1:19:15
  32. #366 - Why Architects MUST Question Everything to Create Memorable Spaces 55:15
  33. #365 - Why Architects MUST Reimagine the Profession 1:19:48
  34. #364 - AU - Outdoor Design Trends on Cruise Ships 44:59
  35. #363 - The Ramifications of Decisions 51:49
  36. #362 - A Brutal(ist) Review 49:15
  37. #361 - ‘Does the Profession Value Specifiers?’, with Jeff Potter 1:08:11
  38. #360 - Guiding Without Influencing 49:09
  39. #359 - Cormac’s Problem with Corbusier 46:48
  40. #358 - AU - ‘Mastering Outdoor Space Design’, with Frank Cavanaugh 51:25
  41. #357 - ‘The Value of Lifelong Learning in Architecture’, with Kevin Jones 1:10:08
  42. #356 - That ‘New Me’ Glow 1:01:47
  43. #355 - Full Flip Flop Mode 1:04:31
  44. #354 - Fighting Revit 59:52
  45. #353 - Architecture Students are Screwed 59:22
  46. #352 - ‘A 13-Year Architecture Project’, with Israel Peña 1:15:40
  47. #351 - Frank Lloyd Garbage 1:02:08
  48. #350 - Coffee, Hurricanes, and Leadership 52:24
  49. #349 - ’Experiencing Infratecture‘, with Slade Sheaffer 1:11:40
  50. #348 - Witnessing the Birth of Passion 45:02