{"podcast":{"title":"Archispeak","slug":"archispeak-774431","podcast_index_feed_id":774431,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/archispeak/","website_url":"https://www.archispeakpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/51874255-1540-4050-87cd-56c1b26a0c1a/IBkuLER64e1L0HH0ZhKF8inI.jpg","author":"Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen","episode_count":392,"summary":"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 candid interviews with architects and industry leaders. 375+ episodes. Since 2012. Visit archispeakpodcast.com for more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:21:08.761219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/archispeak-774431"},"episode":{"title":"#390 - From Idea to Execution: Heliomorphism","slug":"390-from-idea-to-execution-heliomorphism","published_at":"2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/archispeak-774431/390-from-idea-to-execution-heliomorphism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/archispeak-774431","url":"https://archispeakpodcast.com/episodes/390","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b31ab00c-2f7a-4c28-8206-08bf4175a1a1.mp3","summary":"Sven Shockey, FAIA joins Evan and Cormac to talk about Virginia Tech Academic Building One — a 300,000-square-foot computer science and computer engineering building on a new campus in Alexandria, Virginia whose faceted, photovoltaic-integrated form was derived through 1,400 computational iterations. They explore what it means to design a building's exterior before the interior program is finalized, how three distinct types of building-integrated photovoltaics get assigned to 17 different facades based on orientation and performance data, and what a sewage wastewater energy exchange system has to do with a tunnel under a parking lot. This episode is especially relevant for design architects and architecture students who want to understand how computational tools actually interact with design judgment — and for anyone who's ever wondered what it looks and feels like to sit inside a building where the facade is doing real work. The shadows move. The light is soft. The algorithm found a non-intuitive answer, and then the real design work began. Episode Links Guest Sven Shockey on LinkedIn Sven Shockey at SmithGroup SmithGroup SmithGroup website SmithGroup on LinkedIn SmithGroup on Instagram Virginia Tech Academic Building One Project page — SmithGroup Virginia Tech Innovation Campus First building nears completion — Virginia Tech News Alumnus plays large role in designing the campus — Virginia Tech News Virginia Tech's Striking New Building Pays Homage to the Sun — Interior Design Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Academic 1 Building — Architect Magazine A Window to the Future — Inform Magazine Design centers on sustainability & connectivity — SmithGroup (2020) First building nears completion — SmithGroup (2024) Awards Interior Design Best of Year 2025 — Dual Honors AIA…","meta_description":"Sven Shockey, FAIA joins Evan and Cormac to talk about Virginia Tech Academic Building One — a 300,000-square-foot computer science and computer engineeri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/archispeak-774431/episodes/390-from-idea-to-execution-heliomorphism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/archispeak-774431/390-from-idea-to-execution-heliomorphism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}