Podcasts by Sorry I’m in Studio.

43. Amber Quinn, The Director from 2021-11-29T05:18:20

Sarah Rupani Interviews Amber Quinn, a third-year in Architecture and Director of Sorry I'm in Studio. Amber shares her passion for curating the identity of Sorry I'm in Studio and the effects o...

42. South Asian American Identity from 2021-11-29T05:18:01

Pooja Desai, Sarah Rupani, and Imran Ahmed dive deep into their identity and experiences as South Asian Americans. They speak on the topics of representation, microaggressions, and their definit...

41. Filipino American Identity from 2021-11-08T07:47:14

Jolene Limqueco and Sarah White dive deep into their identity and experiences as Asian Americans. They speak on the lack of representation of Filipino designers both within the canon and archite...

40. From an Idea to a Community, Sorry I'm in Studio from 2021-10-05T03:01:37

Listen to the Team reflect on creating the podcast for a year since our first episode went live on October 4th, 2020! To all the listeners, thank you for supporting us and building this communit...

39. Javier Guerrero, CoAD King from 2021-08-30T06:17:44

Pooja Desai & Sarah White Interview Javier Guerrero, a fifth-year architecture student who is very involved in his college community. Javi shares how he balances it all, and his dreams of ow...

38. Mental Health from 2021-08-23T05:21:28

Amber Quinn, Maria Noguera, and Natalie Costello get vulnerable about mental health with the goal of normalizing therapy through sharing their personal experiences in life and design school. Che...

37. Emmelia Ward, Film in Focus from 2021-08-08T22:14:42

Imran Ahmed interviews Emmelia Ward, a film photographer and architecture student. She shares how she defines her creative identity and how her passion for photography has connected her with the...

36. Sarah Wong, Queen of 3D Visualization from 2021-08-02T18:02:42

Kadmiel Konan & Natalie Costello interview Industrial Design student Sarah Wong, one of the kindest, most talented people in studio! She shares her struggles and reminds our listeners that h...

35. UUB, Music in The CoAD from 2021-07-26T06:26:35

Imran Ahmed Interviews Ebube Oguchi, a musician and Environmental Design student at the University of Houston College of Architecture and Design: Ebube, also known as UUB or The Cool Sounds of U...

34. Donna Kacmar, Women Supporting Women from 2021-07-12T05:49:21

Sarah Rupani interviews Donna Kacmar, an architect and author. She speaks about the importance of active mentorship, and sponsorship of women in architecture. Donna shares the struggles she has ...

33. Edison Chu, The Honorary Professor from 2021-07-04T17:00

Imran Ahmed interviews Edison Chu, an architecture student, aspiring motivational speaker, and honorary professor. Edison advocates for both mental and physical health, and letting go of pride t...

32. HA Photography, It’s a Party Not a Photoshoot from 2021-06-28T06:14:20

Imran Ahmed interviews Hussein and Ariyan about their business HA photography! HA works to create an environment where everyone on set is enjoying themselves as Hussein reminds us, ”it’s a party...

31. Q&A from 2021-06-21T07:36:37

Students spill the tea on all things design and student life! 

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30. The CDRC, Design as a Strategy for Change from 2021-06-14T05:09:44

Maria Noguera and Pooja Desai interview the head of the Community Design Research Center, Susan Rogers. Throughout her work in the community she has discovered four foundations of being a commun...

29. Jury Week, In Hell but We're Smiling from 2021-04-26T04:00

As Kadmiel Konan, Nicholas Meyer, Sarah Wong, and Michael Nguyen are preparing for their third semester jury they chat about contributing to a positive studio culture, the power of your peers in...

28. Jon Henning, 1500 Miles for Architecture from 2021-04-19T04:00

Pooja Desai interviews a current 5th year in the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston with less than a month until graduation. He reflects on his unconventional path t...

27. Ashlie M. Contos, Things You Need to Hear Before Graduation from 2021-04-12T05:43:51

Maria Noguera and Natalie Costello interview the academic advisor for the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston. Contos reminds students that we are all still trying to...

26. Michael Kubo, Path of Preservation from 2021-04-05T04:44:42

Amber Quinn interviews the Program Coordinator of History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture at the University of Houston. He speaks about the book he co-wrote, “Heroic: Concrete Architectur...

25. The Documentary, The Dialogue Continues... from 2021-03-29T04:00

We collected candid testimonies from several students as well as Dean Patricia Oliver from the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston. All testimonies included were reco...

24. What we miss about studio... from 2021-03-22T06:53:51

After an entire year of being away from studio and each other, a few friends share what they miss about studio. Everyone has their special memories of long nights filled with good, bad, and the ...

23. Ami Patel, Studio vs. The Design Field from 2021-03-15T05:30:42

Pooja Desai and Sarah Rupani interview an Alumni of the University of Houston, College of Architecture and Design. She speaks on life post college and her experience working in the design field ...

22. Ophelia Mantz, Ecological Design & Sensibility from 2021-03-08T05:00

Amber Quinn and Sarah White interview a practicing French architect, director of the materials research collaborative at the CoAD, and co-founder of the firm z4z4 ( Listen

21. Michael Grote, Developer with A Heart from 2021-03-01T05:33:37

Sarah White interviews a developer motivated by his consciousness as the Director of Building Programs at Alembic Community Development in New Orleans. Grote's employer focuses on, "generating i...

20. Jason Logan, Studio Culture from 2021-02-22T05:00

Amber Quinn interviews Jason Logan, a practicing architect, professor of the University of Houston College of Architecture and Design, and our APX faculty advisor and brother. He shares some of ...

19. Anne-Elisabeth Baker, Making Consciously from 2021-02-15T06:29:25

Morgan Mendenhall and Pooja Desai interview Anne-Elisabeth, an Industrial Design student and leader who speaks on her intentions of making sustainability more than a checkbox. As well as her int...

18. Valentines to Design from 2021-02-08T05:00

Architecture and Design students share their Valentines to Design, addressed to the places, people, experiences, and things that inspire us all. If you feel inspired to write your own <...

17. Adam Wells, Design for You from 2021-02-01T06:29:04

Kadmiel Konan interviews a practicing Industrial Designer and Professor of the University of Houston's College of Architecture and Design. Wells had the unique experience of being in school when...

16. Spatial Collective, Always Create with Intent from 2021-01-25T05:00

Imran Ahmed interviews Roberto and Jason, two current students who created the up-and-coming street wear brand Spatial Collective. They share their creative process, their dynamic as business ow...

15. Dwight Brown, An Inventor and Craftsman from 2021-01-18T05:23:30

Amber Quinn interviews Dwight Brown, a former student of the CoAD who diverted from college in his fourth year to run his multi-million dollar company, Tiddies Sandals in the early 1970s with hi...

14. Martin Rodriguez, Studio Builds Family from 2021-01-11T05:00

Sarah White interviews an Alumni of the CoAD Interior Architecture program. In college Martin's studio won the Interior Architecture program's first AIA award! Through this experience he emphasi...

13. Darian Jones, Don't Play it Safe from 2021-01-04T06:04:40

Amber Quinn interviews a CoAD Alumni who is now working in the field. While in school her studio won an AIA award for a low income housing project. Listen to her share that experience and reflec...

12. 2020 WRAPPED from 2020-12-28T04:00

Wrap up your holiday and start the new year with us! Join us as we reflect on rainy days, connecting more than ever with our projects, gaining independence, and spooky smore adventures! Here's t...

11. Joshua Naputi, Don't Give Up from 2020-12-14T04:00

Sarah White interviews an alumni of the CoAD. He reflects on the impact study abroad has had on his design process and unique portfolio. Learn about his excitingly chaotic life working at a four...

10. Kevin Barden, The Secret to Architecture from 2020-12-07T06:07:20

Imran Ahmed, Sarah Rupani, and Amber Quinn interview a practicing Architect and Professor at the University of Houston. He spills the secret to Architecture and his dream project. Learn about hi...

9. What I wish I knew before gate! from 2020-11-30T04:57:03

Kadmiel Konan, Sarah White, and Pooja Desai share what they wish they knew before gate. This episode represents perspectives from Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Industrial Design stude...

8. Carlos Machado, Where it All Began from 2020-11-23T04:00

Kadmiel Konan and Natalie Costello interview a CoAD alumni running his own architecture firm, dibstudio (Listen

7. Demystifying IA & ID from 2020-11-16T04:00

Sarah White and Kadmiel Konan debunk the misconceptions surrounding IA and ID. Listen as they each speak on their experiences of choosing Interior Architecture and Industrial Design over Archite...

6. Lannis Kirkland, A CoAD Legend from 2020-11-09T04:00

Sarah White interviews a champion of Alpha Rho Chi and design education. For many years he served as an Architect, Professor, and later as the Associate Dean of the CoAD at the University of Hou...

5. Spooked in Studio from 2020-11-02T04:03:26

As if 2020 wasn’t spooky enough, we decided to share some of our spookiest stories from studio and beyond. Listen if you dare.

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4. Bringing Energy to Design from 2020-10-26T03:00

Meet Maritsa Cabrera and Natalie Costello, as they continue our introduction series. Learn about how they were first introduced to design, why they continue to study Architecture, and share how ...

3. The Twins’ Take on Architecture from 2020-10-19T04:00

Meet Morgan Mendenhall and Pooja Desai, as they continue our introduction series. They share their experience of working on their current third year projects, and their end goals post architectu...

2. Friends by Design from 2020-10-12T04:00

Meet Sarah Rupani and Amber Quinn, as they continue our introduction series. Listen as they share how they started as friends and eventually became the All-Nighter Duo! Learn about their Archite...

1. I'll always choose Design. from 2020-10-04T06:00

Imran Ahmed, Kadmiel Konan, and Sarah White, introduce themselves to kick off our first episode. They speak about why they chose design, and how design chose them. They each realized that being ...