{"podcast":{"title":"Better Buildings For Humans","slug":"better-buildings-for-humans-6593348","podcast_index_feed_id":6593348,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e6dc7530/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://bbfhpod.advancedglazings.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38632076/38632076-1770218989895-6e43b7139a658.jpg","author":"BBFH is hosted by Joe Menchefski and powered by Advanced Glazings, Ltd.","episode_count":148,"summary":"Welcome to the BBFH podcast. More often than not, when we think about health and wellness, our thoughts turn to diet and exercise. However, most of us spend two-thirds or more of our day inside buildings. The quality of the environment in those buildings has been proven to have a dramatic impact on our well being and our productivity, both at work and at home. There is little discussion about this in the mainstream media. It’s time to start a public dialogue about how we are affected by the buildings where we live, work and play. Thanks for listening! https://bbfhpod.advancedglazings.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:21.361427+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-buildings-for-humans-6593348"},"episode":{"title":"The Beauty of the \"Wrong\" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen","slug":"the-beauty-of-the-wrong-way-curiosity-constraints-designing-from-the-heart-ep-124-with-lila-allen","published_at":"2026-02-18T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-buildings-for-humans-6593348/the-beauty-of-the-wrong-way-curiosity-constraints-designing-from-the-heart-ep-124-with-lila-allen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-buildings-for-humans-6593348","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bbfh6/episodes/The-Beauty-of-the-Wrong-Way-Curiosity--Constraints--Designing-From-the-Heart--Ep-124-with-Lila-Allen-e3f2o8d","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e6dc7530/podcast/play/115482317/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-13%2F418074288-44100-2-dce6c45cbbc41.m4a","summary":"This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski welcomes back writer, editor, and design thinker Lila Allen for a deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation on design, storytelling, and what it means to live well. Since her last appearance, Lila has launched Wrong House—a bold new digital publication that embraces design with “guts,” mixing historic perspective, experimental formats, and everyday reality. From curating ghost stories and celebrating found furniture to exploring the soulful connections we form with our spaces, Lila shares how constraints and authenticity can unlock creativity. She also opens up about her move to the Hudson Valley, the influence of her museum roots, and why "wrong" can often be so right in design. This episode is a rich exploration of emotional design, creative risk-taking, and the power of spaces to linger in our memory. More About Lila Allen Lila Allen is the founder and editor in chief of Wrong House, a monthly design publication launched in September 2025. She has previously held senior editorial roles at Architectural Digest, where she led AD PRO, the site’s membership-based trade vertical, and Metropolis, where she was managing editor and shaped coverage across print and digital platforms. Today, outside of Wrong House, she runs an independent practice supporting architects, designers, and cultural organizations with brand storytelling, messaging strategy, and editorial direction, while continuing to write for leading design press. Lila holds a master’s degree in Design Research, Writing & Criticism from the School of Visual Arts, where she received the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award and the Monotype Scholarship for Excellence in Design Criticism. Her bylines include The New York Times, Interior Desi…","meta_description":"This week on Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski welcomes back writer, editor, and design thinker Lila Allen for a deeply personal and though…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/better-buildings-for-humans-6593348/episodes/the-beauty-of-the-wrong-way-curiosity-constraints-designing-from-the-heart-ep-124-with-lila-allen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-buildings-for-humans-6593348/the-beauty-of-the-wrong-way-curiosity-constraints-designing-from-the-heart-ep-124-with-lila-allen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}