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#14 Devon Zuegel: Building a People-First Town From Scratch with Esmeralda & Rethinking How We Live

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#13 Philippe Block: The Incredible Future of Sustainable Construction

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Real Estate Development & Investing, Architecture & Urban Design

#1 Ashley Terry: Designing Neighborhoods For How People Want To Live - Wheeler District

Real Estate Development & Investing, Architecture & Urban Design

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#42: Charles Duff: North Atlantic Cities - The Forgotten Blueprint for the Future

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#41 Joachim Tantau: Sacred Geometry, Beauty, and the Universal Language of Nature

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#40 Inflation, Architecture, and the Death of Beautiful Buildings - a Yoeman Podcast Guest Episode

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#39 Alli Thurmond Quinlan - The Field-Tested Guide to Terraforming Your City

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#38 Jeral Poskey: Urban Transportation of the Future? Retrofitting Suburbia with Swyft Cities.

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#37 Ryan Johnson: Culdesac - Building America’s First Car-Free Neighborhood From Scratch

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#36 Stephen Smith: Safety vs. Sanity: The Surprising Cost of Over-Regulating Our Built World

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#35 Moses Kagan: The “Indefinite Hold” – Real Estate, Risk, and Capital Raising

Melissa Griffin 2/6/25 Melissa Griffin 2/6/25

#34 Coby Lefkowitz: Building Optimism - Rethinking Cities, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Design

Melissa Griffin 1/23/25 Melissa Griffin 1/23/25

#33 Matthew Plechan: How to Paint Masonry. The Durable, Breathable Beauty of Mineral Stains.

Melissa Griffin 1/9/25 Melissa Griffin 1/9/25

#32 Citymakers Collective: Empowering the Next Generation of Architects, Developers and Builders

Melissa Griffin 12/19/24 Melissa Griffin 12/19/24

#31 Wrapping Up the Year: Building a Business, Management, Branding & Vision, Tech Stack, Resources, Updated Thinking, and a Merry Christmas from Building Culture

Melissa Griffin 12/12/24 Melissa Griffin 12/12/24

#30: Sarah Campbell: All About Windows for Design Nerds

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#29 DEBATE: Chuck Marohn & Nolan Gray - Strong Towns & YIMBY Approach to the Housing Crisis

Melissa Griffin 11/14/24 Melissa Griffin 11/14/24

#28 Jen Griffin: Fast-Tracking Affordable Housing: How Pre-Approved Building Plans Are Enabling Infill & Changing Communities

Melissa Griffin 11/4/24 Melissa Griffin 11/4/24

#27 Steve Mouzon: Catching Up with an OG in the New Urbanist Movement

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#26 Daniel Herriges: The Strong Towns Approach to the Housing Crisis

Melissa Griffin 11/4/24 Melissa Griffin 11/4/24

#25 Jaime Izurieta: Reviving Main Street - Designing Authentic Experiences with “The Storefront Guy”

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#24 Thomas Dougherty: Lessons on Designing & Entitling Infill Urban Neighborhoods & Human Scaled Suburban Development

I invited Thomas Dougherty, or lead urban designer, back on the Podcast to discuss real life lessons behind several of our current projects at Building Culture. We discuss Townsend, a 1+ acre infill site with 19 townhomes, a couple live/works and 10,000 SF of boutique commercial, that we are nearing approvals on.

Stephanie 8/23/24 Stephanie 8/23/24

#23 Sara Bega: Las Catalinas - Building a Stunning Car-Free, Kid-Friendly, Multi-Generational Town

Las Catalinas might be the most beautiful town built in the 21st century. And my guest today, Sara Bega, has stewarded its evolution as Town Architect for a decade. Las Catalinas is a car-free, kid-friendly, multi-generational community in Costa Rica.