Podcasts by Imagine a Place

Welcome to the Imagine a Place podcast from 2023-12-14T09:19:18.881968

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We wrote a children’s book. from 2023-12-14T09:19:18.299177

Today is a special day as Imagine a Place is launching its first children's book, "Design Your World."  

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A Guidebook to Sustainable Decommissioning | Dianne Murata, Kimiko Designs from 2023-05-31T12:39:58

Dianne Murata, Furniture Chief and Founder of Kimiko Designs has a big announcement - She just launched the Listen

Welcome to the Imagine a Place podcast from 2022-03-07T11:22:05.546867

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Welcome to the Imagine a Place podcast from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.851424

Welcome to the Imagine a Place podcast! Hosted by Doug Shapiro, Imagine a Place is a journal that explores the powerful role that place plays in our lives by gathering and sharing authentic voices,...

Roby Isaac (Mannington Commercial): Change at the studio level. - Ep. 07 from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.844794

Roby Isaac is the Vice President of Commercial Design for Mannington Commercial, one of the world’s leading flooring manufacturers. In this episode, you’ll gain his perspective as an Indian-born Am...

Brigitte Preston (Perkins+Will): Creating environments of meaning. - 09 from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.843234

On this episode, our guest is Brigitte Preston, Principal at Perkins and Will. We had the chance to learn her perspective on design and where she draws her inspiration. It was fascinating to hear B...

Katherine Ankerson (University of Nebraska-Lincoln): Design education in the new world. - Ep. 11 from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.841303

Katherine Ankerson is an award-winning author and the Dean for the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska. In our interview, she paints a picture of how design education looks in th...

What have we learned after 10 episodes? from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.840545

We can't believe we already have 10 published episodes of the Imagine a Place podcast! This milestone got us to pause and reflect on the amazing conversations we've had with our guests. So much gre...

David Galullo (Rapt Studio): The truth about great workplace culture. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.788668

David Galullo, CEO of Rapt Studio, shares the secrets and debunks the myths around great workplace culture. Rapt Studio has recently designed for Dropbox, Google, Ancestry, and Vans. As a multidisc...

Dr. Eve Edelstein (Clinicians for Design): The Intersection of Neuroscience and Architecture from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.785960

If you are curious about architecture and you’re also curious about your brain, then it means that you are curious about Dr. Eve Edelstein. Eve lives at the intersection of architecture and neurosc...

Emmanuel Daniel (Microsoft): The Workplace of 2031 from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.782337

Emmanuel Daniel is director of industry innovation, Smart Buildings and Campuses at Microsoft. Today, he will paint you a picture of a day in the workplace in 2031 and how data will play a role in ...

Shaping yourself and those around you from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.771399

Jennifer Ruckel is the Vice President of Sales for 3form, one of the most design-centric material companies shaping the built environment today. In my interview with Jennifer, I set out to learn a...

It’s time we elevate everything. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.764835

Kia Weatherspoon has spent the last 15 years defying every design stereotype. The most damaging —interior design is a luxury reserved for a few. Her voice and design practice have shifted the narr...

Design is due for reinvention from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.760135

Chrisitan Giordano is the owner and principal of the legendary New York City-based design firm Mancini Duffy, and his approach is anything but ordinary.

Christian is not sitting back and w...

There’s a story in all of us from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.759306

Chris Stulpin is the Chief Creative Officer at Mosaic Companies, one of the world’s leading stone and tile brands. Simply put, Chris Stulpin is full of joy and wisdom. In this episode, we learn, we...

Grow your conversations, grow your career. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.755750

What if you could get 1% better every day? Imagine how your life and career would be transformed.

Joe Ferraro is the host of the popular, The One Percent Better Podcast, where he and his g...

Design through the eyes of Jon Otis from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.752263

Have you thanked a teacher lately?

Somewhere out there is a teacher that has helped you become who you are today. Well, for so many in the world of architecture and design, that teacher...

What tomorrow’s design leaders want. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.751485

Today, we’ll hear from a recent graduate who just began her career at Gensler. If you think there is nothing to learn from a student, you are about to be turned upside down. Sofia Acosta is as wi...

Changing your design perspective. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.747837

When we think of what it means to “change perspective”, we often don’t think of it in its literal sense. Yet, for Malcolm Berg, it wasn’t until he was zooming towards the ground in an aerobatic air...

A sketch that changed St. Louis. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.744063

Samantha Lee Smugala is doing important work in St. Louis. She’s the founder of Pocketparks, a non-profit that is reimagining and reinvigorating the vacant lots that are scattered across St Louis...

The secret ingredient from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.740472

Disclaimer: After listening to this episode, you might decide to leave the practicing world behind and begin your second career as a professor. Our guest today is Nathan Howe, Department Head of K...

Aim high and embrace the journey. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.739659

Tara Headley is a rising star in the world of interior design. In this episode, we explore her journey as an immigrant, the power of networking, and her life hack around setting personal goals. Listen

Who decided this anyways? from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.734775

Regan Donoghue is the energetic workforce strategist and co-founder of SimConsults. For well over a decade, she’s been researching and rethinking the role of work in our lives. Today, we talk abou...

Looking back and learning forward. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.594342

In this episode, Doug Shapiro shares his personal journey as a podcast host and what he has learned after nearly two years of conversation.

Place matters and so does your journey. from 2022-02-22T03:48:15.589992

In 2016, Amy Leigh Hufford stood on a stage in Chicago as she was handed the IIDA Interior Design Student of the Year Award. For those of us in the room for that moment, it would prove to be unforg...

Don’t be afraid to play. from 2022-02-21T09:00

We asked our previous guest, Kia Weatherspoon (episode 35 - May 3, 2021), for an intro to someone she’d want to hear from – The first name on her list: Jessica Caldwell.

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Introducing Imagine a Place Productions! from 2022-02-15T09:00

Ok, a few episodes back, we mentioned that we were cooking up some good stuff in the kitchen at Imagine a Place. Well today, we are proud to announce the launch of our own podcast network, Imagine ...

Creating lasting spaces for joy. from 2022-02-14T09:00

There is just so much we want to say about our guest Mark Ostrom today - It’s just hard to fit that much goodness into one introduction though. Mark is the founder and executive director of Joy Col...

What is the secret sauce? from 2022-01-31T09:00

Christian Giordano is the president and co-owner of the New York design firm Mancini Duffy, and the host of the popular podcast - The Anti-Architect. We hosted Chrisitian Giordano right here on Im...

Data applied to place. from 2022-01-24T09:00

Shuli Steele is the Director of the Higher Education market at Planon, a global leader in smart building technologies. She’s an author, a TEDx speaker, and a self-titled learner advocate.
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Building a bridge. from 2022-01-17T09:00

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - And we want to bring you a conversation that honors the values and legacy that Dr. King left behind for this world…. and Mike Johnson II, well, he wants to...

The workforce has spoken. from 2022-01-10T09:00

Lori Louis is the Sr. Director, Experiential Space Design & Concepting at JLL. And Lori has built and runs a highly effective and efficient design team that is entirely remote.

So… in th...

Finding your purpose in design. from 2021-12-27T10:00

Rachel Bascombe is an architect in Los Angeles at the firm CO Architects and Rachel is number 412. A number that will soon make sense to you and will probably surprise you.

In today’s in...

Giving up good for great. from 2021-12-20T09:00

As the buyer’s journey becomes increasingly digital…so do our jobs, our communication, our processes. As Abby Murray embraced this new digital lens, her motivation for starting Mortarr was built t...

Real estate and technology for the human experience. from 2021-12-13T10:00

Today’s episode features two big thinkers when it comes to place and technology. Edward Wagoner is the CIO for the progressive-minded $17 billion, global real estate firm, JLL. Will Cowell de Gruc...

How to grow a building. from 2021-11-29T08:00

When it comes to sustainability and architecture, there are few on the planet that are more progressive-minded and informed than Eric Corey Freed. We can also now say with certainty that there are ...

A Thanksgiving note of appreciation to our listeners. from 2021-11-22T09:00

This Thanksgiving we are thankful for YOU, so thank you for listening, sharing, and reaching out to us! It always feels great to say thank you, but this week we are feeling especially grateful for ...

There’s an elephant in your office. from 2021-11-15T10:00

There’s an elephant in your office, and we’ve brought in author, podcast host, and HR leader Andrea Herron to help us understand it.

That elephant is the struggle we have with mental healt...

When optimism and Healthcare Design collide. from 2021-10-25T09:00

Edwin Beltran is loaded with optimism, cultural understanding, and some powerful insights on Healthcare Design

As the Design Principal at NBBJ, Edwin has led some of the firm’s most notabl...

Can a website help save the planet? from 2021-10-18T09:00

Can a website help save the planet? Joanna Abrams believes so. Joanna Abrams is the CEO and Founder of Mindclick, a product intelligence platform that rates the environmental impact of manufactur...

Why pop culture matters. from 2021-10-11T09:00

In this episode, we’re going to discuss soap operas, anime, Visco Girls, and pro-wrestling… and it’s going to be one of the most intellectual dialogs that we’ve had on this show.

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Give it all away. from 2021-09-27T09:00

As a pro snowboarder and artist, Pat Milbery is one of Denver’s most creative and interesting people. Buildings all over the city feature Pat’s iconic wall murals - sometimes 40 feet or higher, fu...

The subtle art of placemaking. from 2021-09-20T09:00

Danya Hakky, Ph.D. is an Interior Designer and Design Researcher for Perkins Eastman, a global architecture and design firm. She is also a co-author of the recently published research paper, "The S...

Funny by design. from 2021-09-13T09:00

Martin Flaherty is the witty and outspoken co-host of the podcast Tailgating with Geniuses. Tailgating with Geniuses blends the entertaining personalities of the hosts with some of today's most cr...

Was Steve Jobs Wrong? from 2021-08-30T09:00

Steve Jobs was a firm believer in the power of place and the impact that an in-person collaborative environment can have on innovation and a creative corporate culture. The in-person method of wor...

Leadership for the new workplace from 2021-08-23T08:30

Mike Petrusky Has been the host of the ioffice’s Workplace Innovator Podcast for 3 years running. He’s had over 150 interviews with real estate, technology, and facilities leaders from all over the...

Your success formula from 2021-07-26T08:30

Rex Miller is one of those people that seems to decode the world around us; almost as if all the complexity melts away when you speak with him. He is the principal and thought leader for MindShift...

Love Good Color from 2021-07-19T09:00

Today's episode is all about Color. Color for social good, color to engage our senses, color in ways you probably haven’t thought of before. Laura Guido-Clark is the Founder and President of the c...

Coworking, technology, and the future of work. from 2021-07-12T09:00

Philip Ross is a futurist, author, and advisor who specializes in predicting the impact of emerging technology on the way we will work, shop, consume and live. He is also the CEO and founder of UnG...

Introducing "Design Your World" - The mission begins in Chicago. from 2021-06-28T08:00

Something BIG is happening in Chicago this July and it's something you should know about - it's called "Design Your World."

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) recognized...

A pep talk for a life in design from 2021-06-21T08:00

Stacy Garcia founded and runs multiple businesses in design that range from textiles, to furniture and accessories. She was voted one of the 10 leading voices in the hospitality industry and honore...

Lighten up a little from 2021-06-14T08:00

In this episode, you’ll get the inside scoop on how culture can unlock the true potential of your design studio… and when you really get culture right, it pulls in your clients as well.

M...

Fulfilling the promise of life from 2021-05-24T18:03:26

The healthcare design field hosts a very special group of purpose-driven design practitioners. And at the very center of it all sits a passionate and dedicated researcher and reporter that so many...

Rethinking the hotel experience from 2021-05-17T11:49:58

The pandemic has forced hotels to rethink the guest experience, but this is something that Staci Patton has been doing for years. Staci is an award-winning designer, Principal, Hospitality Design ...

The wonder and weight of history in your life. from 2021-05-10T10:22:33

If you're curious enough, you can look backward in time and you’ll see a ribbon of lessons, treasures, good decisions, and bad decisions. While we can’t go back and change history, we also can’t m...

Rescue your creative mind...before it’s too late: Martin Lindstrom from 2021-04-26T08:00

Whether you can feel it happening or not, we are losing our grip on our creative mind and the stakes are high.

Today’s conversation features the author and creativity expert, Martin Linds...

Design is a love story: Our 1-year anniversary episode with Angie Lee of FXCollaborative. from 2021-04-19T08:00

For our 1-year anniversary episode, we welcome back Angie Lee, Partner and Design Director at FXCollaborative. Angie was our first ever guest on the Imagine a Place podcast, and together we look ba...

Lessons from the Library: The story of Bill Van Erp - Gensler from 2021-04-12T12:02:49

Bill Van Erp's work spans over 30 years as Gensler's resource librarian, a role he would master. In this role, Bill managed the design catalogs, materials library, and vendor relationships for Gen...

Annie Lee: A journey from fashion to interiors from 2021-03-27T08:00

This episode features Annie Lee, Design Principal at ENV in New York. Annie’s path to design is anything but ordinary. She gives us a taste of life inside the fashion industry, and we end up in a ...

Bad design is bad for the planet. from 2021-03-20T08:00

In this episode, we play host to the two entertaining voices of "Break Some Dishes," Verda Alexander and Jon Strassner. Break Some Dishes is a podcast that covers the environmental crises through ...

Is your workplace an enabler? from 2021-03-13T09:00

Kelly Bacon joins us today to help us understand the role of place in a world where work can happen anywhere. She is the Global Lead for AECOM’s Workplace Advisory Practice and co-author of “Future...

Change management for the road ahead from 2021-02-27T09:00

Hilary Green is the Director of Change Management for Scotiabank, and with 88,000 employees, the stakes are high. In our interview, Hillary shares some of her most valuable insights for dealing wi...

Mentoring as Activism from 2021-02-20T09:00

Taylor Staten is one of only 520 Black female architects in the US. She owns and runs TnS Studio, an architecture firm in the South Side of Chicago. She speaks up, she speaks out, but most import...

Can design thinking fix education? from 2021-02-13T13:15:40

Today, we bring you a story about a school in North Carolina and how the power of place transformed the future for a group of high school students. Meredith Williams is the principal at North Rowa...

Jane Hallinan is NOT a decorator. from 2021-01-30T17:05:22

Jane Hallinan, of Perkins Eastman in Pittsburgh, has become one of the most networked designers in the Workplace Design industry. She is also the founder of “Not A Decorator,” an apparel and access...

Stephen Searer (officesnapshots.com): The story behind one of design’s most beloved websites. from 2021-01-23T16:40:01

Stephen Searer founded and runs one of the most popular office design websites in the world: OfficeSnapshots.com. In this episode, he shares his journey through entrepreneurship, how he almost los...

Andrew Alford (Andrew Alford Creative): Living Your Most Colorful Life from 2021-01-16T12:12:06

Andrew Alford is best described as a creative human, artist, and interior designer fighting a war against beige and boring.

With more than twenty years of experience in the interior desig...

The Imagine a Place Mission and Looking Ahead to 2021 from 2020-12-28T18:58:10

Host, Doug Shapiro, shares the mission behind the Imagine a Place podcast, what's ahead in 2021, and the one question he challenges you to answer.

As a gift to our listeners, sign-up to r...

Bill Bouchey (HOK): Neurodiversity and Surviving the WFH Hangover from 2020-12-13T16:38:43

In this episode, Bill Bouchey shares the design strategies and thinking behind HOK’s latest research: Designing a Neurodiverse Workplace. We also learn his point of view on a new purpose for the o...

Amanda Schneider (ThinkLab): It's time to rethink our processes. from 2020-11-29T14:47:06

This week we welcome Amanda Schneider, founder of ThinkLab, the research division of SANDOW. Amanda and her team work to understand the trends, opportunities, and threats that swirl around the inte...

James Kerrigan (Jacobs): Culture, place, and tools: The future of place making. from 2020-10-27T11:52:21

James Kerrigan is a musician, designer, and a true global citizen. His career in design has carried him from Australia, London, Los Angeles, DC, and now Dallas. In addition to his masterful skill i...

Krystal Lucero (Edwards Mulhausen): Using the gifts you’ve been given to create change. - Ep. 14 from 2020-10-14T04:47:31

In this episode, we speak with Krystal Lucero, Sr. Designer at Edwards Mulhausen. In our discussion, she explores her personal history and journey as a designer, a Black American, and an active mem...

Pam Light (HOK) & Dr. Scott Zeller, MD (Vituity): How will mental health and remote work impact design? - Ep. 13 from 2020-09-27T23:52:09

Today, we bring together two forces in their respective fields: Pam Light, a design legend at HOK, and Dr. Scott Zeller, Vice President and leading Psychiatrist at Vituity. In this episode, we disc...

Ximena Diaz (A ESTUDIO): Facing gender bias, finding mom-strength, and coaching next-gen design. - Ep. 12 from 2020-09-14T21:41:19

Today we speak with Ximena Diaz, professor, architect, interior designer, and founder of A Estudio. In this episode, we discuss some of the industry’s most important topics, as Ximena guides us thr...

Autumn Gloetzner (DLR Group): Finding your place in design. - Ep. 10 from 2020-08-19T03:14:08

In this episode, we welcome Autumn Gloetzner, Interior Designer and Workplace leader for DLR Group. We had the opportunity to speak with Autumn to discover more about her background, the importance...

Jeffrey Abel (Abel Design Group): Failure is your drive switch. - Ep. 08 from 2020-07-21T03:57:33

In this episode, Doug sits down with Jeffrey Abel, principal at Abel Design Group, for an entertaining discussion on the creative process and advice for young designers. Together, they revisit his ...

Regan Donoghue (Newmark Knight Frank): Design thinking for the new world. - Ep. 06 from 2020-06-23T13:14:41

Some people have the gift of putting together research, history, facts, and experiences into simple little conclusions that challenge us to think differently about the world we live in.

Re...

Regan Donoghue (SimConsults): Design thinking for the new world. - Ep. 06 from 2020-06-23T11:14:41

Some people have the gift of putting together research, history, facts, and experiences into simple little conclusions that challenge us to think differently about the world we live in.

Re...

Inspiring for purpose. from 2020-06-12T19:31:22

We had a podcast lined up for today, but we’ve decided to pause this week to offer some space to listen and understand the gravity of what must change.

The goal of this podcast, and the I...

Dr. Drew Ramsey, MD (Eat Complete): Balancing nutrition, empathy, and mental health. - Ep. 04 from 2020-05-26T15:44:20

This is not your typical episode centered around design and place. However, a chance encounter with today's guest lead to a perfectly suited conversation for the time we are currently living. When ...

Cheryl Durst (IIDA): What's next for the spaces we design? - Ep.03 from 2020-05-11T16:05:34

When it comes to the role that place plays in our lives, there are very few on the planet that have spent more time and effort explaining it than Cheryl Durst. Cheryl is CEO of the International In...

Juan Carlos Baumgartner (SPACE): Designing for optimism. - Ep. 02 from 2020-04-28T11:30:51

On this episode, host Doug Shapiro chats with Juan Carlos Baumgartner, where they explore the intersection of optimism and the built environment. Juan Carlos Baumgartner is CEO and founder of Chica...

Angie Lee (FXCollaborative): Are we rewriting our life, work, and design value system? - Ep. 01 from 2020-04-14T12:22:47

Well, this isn't how we imagined launching a podcast, but so much has changed in our world in just a few short weeks that we had to try to start making sense of it all. In this episode, Doug chats ...