Podcasts by Buildings On Air

Episode 58 - Marianela D'Aprile and Doug Spencer from 2021-07-19T16:54:58

This month we are joined by two Buildings on Air favorites: architecture writer/critic Marianela D’Aprile and architecture historian/educator Douglas Spenc...

Episode 47 - Zoning w/ Ramsin Canon from 2021-06-21T20:07:49

This episode of Buildings on Air we chat with organizer, writer, and attorney Ramsin Canon to talk about zoning and land use. We cover the basics of zoning...

Episode 46 - Stan Kaderbek from 2021-05-03T12:00

This month on Buildings on Air we chat with structural engineer, former Chicago Building Commissioner, and all around good guy, Stan Kaderbek. Stan shares ...

Episode 45 - Mailbag Special from 2021-04-06T16:11:50

We are still off our regular format, but in this episode we revisit the classic Buildings on Air “Mailbag” with Nicholas Cecchi and Emily Handley. We talk...

Episode 44 - Here There be Dragons w/ Jess Myers from 2021-03-09T15:46:07

This episode of Buildings on Air we are joined by Jess Myers, an Assistant Professor at Rhode Island School of Design and co-steward of the NYC Architectur...

Episode 43 - Unpaid Internships w/ Jesse McCormick from 2021-02-04T19:15:20

This episode of Buildings on Air we chat architectural internships with New York based architectural worker Jesse McCormick, a co-author of a recent report...

Episode 42 - Douglas Spencer from 2021-01-02T20:49:40

This episode of Buildings on Air we chat with friend of the show and returning guest Douglas Spencer about his new book Critique of Architecture w...

Episode 41 - October 22nd, 2020 from 2020-10-30T18:03:01

What is the impact of a landmark district on gentrification? In this episode of Buildings on Air we answer that question and more with Chicago Democratic Socialists of America member an...

Episode 40 - October 3rd, 2020 from 2020-10-16T17:21

This episode of Buildings on Air we talk with Brian Campbell, a Portland based architectural worker and member of the Architecture Lobby about how the odd framing of urban policy debate...

Episode 39 - August 15th, 2020 from 2020-08-18T00:13:45

This episode of Buildings on Air marks our triumphant return after a hiatus. We talk with Will Orr and Ricardo Ruivo, teachers at the Architectural Association (AA) in London. The AA ha...

Episode 38 - A Show Update from 2020-06-15T19:10:06

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Episode 37 - April 4th, 2020 from 2020-04-04T20:35:45

This episode of Buildings on Air we we chat with Sean Estelle and Sveta Stoytcheva of Democratic Socialists of America about the campaign to municipalize Chicago’s electric grid.

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Episode 36 - March 24, 2020 from 2020-03-25T16:02:05

This episode of Buildings on Air comes straight from the home recording studio of Keefer. In the midst of the state wide stay-at-home order in Illinois due to COVID-19 the offices and s...

Bonus - Failed Architecture Episode #11: Architects Unionise! from 2020-02-18T21:16:43

This episode of Buildings on Air is not an episode of Buildings on Air at all! Rather it is an episode of the Failed Architecture podcast. Subscribe to their feed Listen

Episode 35 - January 4th, 2020 from 2020-01-07T21:26:59

This episode we take a look at Edward Bellamy’s socialist utopian novel Looking Backward with Garrett Dash Nelson. Check out Garrett’s excellent article on the subject in Places Journal...

Episode 34 - December 7th, 2019 from 2019-12-14T22:09:38

This episode of Buildings on Air we sit down with members of Extinction Rebellion for a discussion about the strategies and tactics that will win us climate justice. Then we open up the...

Episode 33 - November 16, 2019 from 2019-11-27T22:55:56

This episode its classic Buildings on Air as we visit our two regular segments. First up! In our segment on the architectural discourse, Fun and Angry, Keefer and Anjulie Rao talk about...

Episode 32 - The Bridgehouse Special from 2019-10-08T22:44:51

In this special episode of Buildings on Air we turn to the Chicago River, asking our guests about the past, present, and future of our cities waterways. This episode was recorded from t...

Episode 31 - September 7, 2019 from 2019-09-08T17:16:12

This episode of Buildings on Air marks our triumphant return to the Lumpen Radio airwaves after a summer break. First up! We will chat with Tom Jacobs of Architects Advocate about getti...

Episode 30 - July 6, 2019 from 2019-07-08T15:09:08

This episode of Buildings on Air! First, we invite writer and activist Keith Rosenthal on the show to discuss capitalism, disability, and the ADA. Check out Keith’s website here: Listen

Episode 29 - June 1, 2019 from 2019-06-03T19:41:48

This episode! First we chat with Billy Fleming about his absolutely must read article in Place Journal entitled “Listen

Episode 28 - May 25, 2019 from 2019-05-28T18:12:19

On this episode of Buildings on Air we talk about buildings codes & public access, why the libertarian solution to the housing crisis is not the right one, and then answer your list...

Episode 27 - April 20, 2019 from 2019-04-22T10:00

First up! Writer Katherine Allen takes over the host chair and talk with Adam Nathaniel Furman (@Furmadamadam) and Listen

Episode 26 - March 16, 2019 from 2019-03-20T23:43:53

On this episode we introduce a new segment featuring the inimitable Anjulie Rao. Anjulie and Keefer discuss the piece “Listen

Announcement: March Buildings on Air Postponed from 2019-03-02T18:37:27

Hi Buildings on Air listeners! Just a quick FYI that due to technical issues with the WLPN-LP broadcast antenna Buildings on Air will be postponing our March show. Keep an eye out on our show Listen

Episode 25 - February 2nd, 2019 from 2019-02-05T18:09:18

First up we talk with Alexander Eisenschmidt about his essay entitled "The Story of an Intersection, or how Early Chicago Became an Urban Laboratory" which was originally published in the Archit...

Episode 24 - December 1st, 2018 from 2018-12-06T17:05:41

In this last episode of 2018 we present an interview with the thoughtful Dean of USC Architecture, Milton SF Curry. Then we answer listener questions in our Mailbag segment with Craig Reschke! Th...

Episode 23 - November 4th, 2018 from 2018-11-05T20:48:39

This episode of Buildings on Air we get into Brick Mindset™ with Will Quay from Brick of Chicago (www.brickofchicago.com). Then we chat with frequent Buildings on Air guest Marianela D'Aprile about...

Episode 22 - October 6th, 2018 from 2018-10-10T16:51:13

This episode of Buildings on Air we talk the ins and outs of contemporary architecture education with studio professors Sarah Dunn, Ellen Grimes, and Leslie Johnson. Then we hear from researcher Da...

Podcast Special: Audio from The Dynamic American City (1956) from 2018-09-14T16:26:46

Hi Buildings on Air listeners! We didn’t have a live September episode (we’ll be back in October!) so we’ve uploaded something special to keep you going. This is audio from a very curious piece of ...

Episode 21 - August 4th, 2018 from 2018-08-08T03:27:48

This episode of Buildings on Air! We chat with economist Michael Roberts about the causes and effects of the 2008 Housing Bubble and ensuing Great Recession and have an extra nerdy, long, and edify...

Episode 20 - July 7th, 2018 from 2018-07-10T18:48:01

This episode of Buildings on Air we chat with Neil Loehlein and Andrea Hektor, members of the International Socialist Organization in town for the Socialism 2018 conference, about left-perspectives...

Podcast Special: The Architecture Lobby at the Venice Biennale from 2018-06-04T18:37:22

There was no live episode of Buildings on Air this month since the regular BoA crowd was away at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Luckily, we have your back and brought a piece of Venice home in t...

Episode 19 - May 5, 2018 from 2018-05-08T15:36:38

This episode of Buildings on Air! First, we chat with friend of the show Kate Wagner about their recent article in Common Edge called "Architecture, Aesthetic Moralism, and the Crisis of Urban Hous...

Episode 18 - Apr 7th, 2018 from 2018-04-10T15:39:14

This episode of Buildings on Air! We talk to the inimitable Eva Hagberg Fisher (@evahagberg) about Architecture’s PR problem! Then we answer your listener questions about buildings with Craig Resch...

Clip: Talkin Socialism "Housing" from 2018-03-13T14:41:17

In our March episode, we played a clip of Andre Callot from the CDSA Talkin Socialism podcast interviewing Buildings on Air host Keefer Dunn for an episode on housing. That episode has been release...

Episode 17 - Mar 3, 2018 from 2018-03-06T19:06:47

First we hear a statement from the UK based anonymous collective Architectural Workers about the ongoing strikes. We also hear from a participant in the picket line about how architecture students ...

Episode 16 - Feb 3, 2018 from 2018-02-07T22:50:17

This episode of Buildings on Air! First, we talk about the challenges and opportunities of preserving Chicago's most spaceship-like buildings with School of the Art Insitute of Chicago AIADO depart...

Episode 15 - Jan 6, 2018 from 2018-01-08T22:12:22

First we talk to architect, author, professor and technologist Phil Bernstein about the challenges and opportunities automation and our digital tools have in store for architects. Check out his ...

Episode 14 - Dec 2nd, 2017 from 2017-12-04T22:21:45

First up, Marianela D'Aprile will discuss her article (and light up the haters) published in Common Edge titled "The Politics of Architecture Are Not a Matter of Taste." Then Steve Vance of Streets...

Featuring: Site Visit Episode 1 from 2017-11-07T17:46:37

Buildings on Air is taking a break this month (don't worry we will be back in December!) but in lieu of our regularly scheduled program we have a special treat. You might remember Ashley Bigham and...

Episode 13 - Oct 7th, 2017 from 2017-10-17T13:55:04

This episode Alex Billet of Red Wedge Magazine drops by to talk about art and socialist movements, revolutionary pessimism, and other things. Then we are joined by two of Chicago's best architectur...

Episode 12 / CAB Special Pt 2 - Sept 16th, 2017 from 2017-09-19T16:15:05

This Episode! The Architecture Lobby Leaders, thinkers, and activists from the Architecture Lobby talk about organizing architects, how we can change the profession for the better, and what to exp...

Episode 11 / CAB Special Pt 1 - Sept 14, 2017 from 2017-09-19T16:09:15

This episode! Karen Narefsky Author and organizer Karen Narefsky joins us to talk about her recent article in Jacobin “What’s in my backyard” about YIMBYs and why the market can’t solve the housi...

Announcement and Studs Terkel Recess from 2017-08-31T21:30:29

Buildings on Air will temporarily depart from its usual schedule to have two shows in mid September. In lieu of our regularly scheduled podcast, the announcement is followed by a wonderful Studs Te...

Episode 10 - August 5th, 2017 from 2017-08-06T23:14:44

This episode of Buildings on Air host Keefer Dunn chats with Byron Sigcho of the Pilsen Alliance on the fight against gentrification, and Sarah Rafson of Point Line Projects about CARYATIDS, a femi...

Episode 9 - July 1st, 2017 from 2017-07-03T20:56:05

This episode of Buildings on Air! First, William Emmick of Studio Gang talks to us about the firm and Bridgeport's shiny new Eleanor Street Boathouse along with Owen Lloyd, neighborhood fixture and...

Episode 8 - June 3rd, 2017 from 2017-06-05T14:39:18

First up on this episode of Buildings on Air is Doug Spencer chatting with Keefer about his book “The Architecture of Neoliberalism: How Contemporary Architecture Became an Instrument of Control an...

Episode 7 - May 6th, 2017 from 2017-05-08T13:36:13

This month's edition of Buildings on Air! First we speak with Jeffrey Roberts of New World Design to talk about his project to float flying pigs in front of the Trump tower. Next up Hamza Hasan and...

Episode 6 - April 1st, 2017 from 2017-04-05T22:16:11

This episode Keefer talks to Lynn Muller, Felipe Tendick-Matesanz and Billy Burdett about food policy and urban agriculture in the city of Chicago. Marianela D'Aprile spoke on agency and architectu...

Episode 5 - March 4th, 2017 from 2017-03-06T13:21:35

This episode of Buildings on Air we talk about public housing, Trump's Wall and architectural activism, and then we open up the mailbag to answer listener questions. First up we are joined by write...

Episode 4 - February 4th, 2017 from 2017-02-08T03:06:03

This episode Keefer is joined by Journalist Zach Mortice telling us about the redevelopment of the Chicago Housing Authorities Lathrope Homes. We'll also chat with architecture educators Eric Ellin...

Episode 3 - January 7th, 2017 from 2017-01-07T13:27

This episode we open up the mailbag with Ann Lui and Craig Reschke. Then we talk about the land-ethic and alternate approaches to environmentalism with Shota Vashakmadze. Lastly, we also have a c...

Episode 2 - December 3rd, 2016 from 2016-12-03T13:37

This episode Keefer talks with Jeff Roberts - New World Design about a proposal to obscure the Trump sign in Chicago, checks the mail bag with Craig Reschke of Future Firm, and discusses the recent...