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Speaking of Design

There’s a story behind every structure in our world. Meet the engineers and architects who are changing communities through imagination and innovation. Speaking of Design makes you part of the experience as they transform the world, one project at a time.

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Listen, Mental Health Matters: Tom Kozaczynski, Compass Health from 2023-11-16T14:46:56

In the second episode of "Listen, Mental Health Matters," Brian Giebink, HDR’s behavioral and mental health practice lead, has an in-depth discussion with Tom Kozaczynski, chief advancement officer...

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Listen, Mental Health Matters: Stacey Johnson, Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center from 2023-10-02T17:09

"Listen, Mental Health Matters" is a special Speaking of Design podcast series. Brian Giebink, behavioral and mental health practice leader at HDR, visits some of the world’s leading healthcare pro...

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Expert Roundtable on Improving the Airport Experience from 2023-01-26T16:30:25

As airport operators contemplate modernization and development of major programs, they face the challenge of improving the experience for travelers. How can airports create an environment that enh...

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Working in the Right Environment from 2022-06-03T09:00

When your project calls for environmental solutions, this team has you covered. Based out of Nanuet, New York, this group of biologists, environmental scientists and technicians operates out of a m...

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One Flight Away from 2022-04-01T12:45

After witnessing the impact of a pandemic on the air travel industry, three architects began to reimagine how airports might look if designed with a health environment perspective, through the lens...

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Georgia Tech’s Flourishing Communities Collaborative from 2021-10-19T03:36

What if you could intertwine education and professional practice to do good? That’s the concept behind the Georgia Tech School of Architecture’s Flourishing Communities Collaborative, a unique acad...

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On the Front Lines of Dam Safety from 2021-06-28T10:31:54

Each of the 90,000 dams in the U.S. plays a critical role in the community it serves — from preventing floods, to generating hydroelectric power, to providing a water supply for drinking water, ...

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Soundtrack for the Natural and Built World from 2021-05-10T13:24

 

Whether it’s limiting interstate noise, preserving the serenity of nature or enhancing an orchestral performance, our acousticians are listening. On this episode of Speakin...

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Protecting Public Health Through Our Pipes from 2021-03-22T09:21

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's first major revisions to the original 1991 Lead and Copper Rule present broad implications for homeowners, schools and local water utilities. Intended ...

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Translating Critical Communications in NYC from 2021-01-29T13:31:53

When construction comes to your street for a water main replacement, the technical side is only half the challenge. On this episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet the people responsible for comm...

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Preview: Translating Critical Communications in NYC from 2020-12-31T13:46

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet the people responsible for communicating with residents in New York City during a water main replacement. Their work took on added significa...

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Drones Raising Data and Design to Greater Heights from 2020-11-30T16:51:34

In the second part of a two-part episode, we continue our look at how drones are being used in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. From surveying the wreckage of a train der...

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Drones Providing a New View of the A/E/C Industry from 2020-10-29T11:32:29

Drones are leading to exciting advances in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. In the first part of a two-part episode, we’ll learn about what it takes to become a drone pil...

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Preview: Seeing A Drone Pilot’s View of the A/E/C Industry from 2020-08-31T19:14

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll learn what it takes to become a drone pilot, how drones are being used in the A/E/C industry, and how they’re enabling exciting advances in desig...

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Design 4 Others: Improving Healthcare in Rural India from 2020-07-31T16:24

While the work of architects makes a difference in the world, rarely do designers get to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people whose livelihood depends on the very buildings they design. Wi...

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Preview: Design 4 Others from 2020-06-30T11:44:08

 

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we'll meet architects from Design 4 Others who are partnering with a medical technology enterprise to improve healthcare in ...

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Preview: Brewing up Solutions for Cleaner Water from 2020-04-30T17:38

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll visit Bozeman, Montana, where a group of engineers asked, “What if the carbon-rich byproduct of brewing beer could be used as a cost-effective wa...

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Preview: Brewing up Solutions for Cleaner Water from 2020-04-30T17:38

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll visit Bozeman, Montana, where a group of engineers asked, “What if the carbon-rich byproduct of brewing beer could be used as a cost-effective way f...

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Shaping Cities Through Transportation from 2020-02-28T11:09

Justin Robbins considers himself a true student of cities. In this episode of Speaking of Design, he discusses the way transportation has historically shaped the design of cities as we know them. H...

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Preview: Shaping Cities Through Transportation from 2020-01-31T16:36

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll talk to Justin Robbins a transportation technology planner and true student of cities.

 

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The Future of Mobility: Harnessing Transportation Technology from 2019-12-30T14:47

As a recognized expert on transportation technology, Ben Pierce’s everyday job involves helping communities implement technologies that seemed like science fiction not long ago. He likens the rapid...

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Preview: The Future of Mobility: Harnessing Transportation Technology from 2019-12-02T10:38

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll spend time with Ben Pierce, a nationally recognized expert on transportation technology. He describes how he fell into a fascinating career, some...

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Preview: Denver’s New Mobility Choice Blueprint from 2019-09-30T14:46

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll learn how public transportation agencies are partnering with private sector technology companies to create a new blueprint for mobility in Denver...

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Preview: Denver’s New Mobility Choice Blueprint from 2019-09-30T14:46

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll learn how public transportation agencies are partnering with private sector technology companies to create a new blueprint for mobility in Denver, C...

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Prototyping a Therapeutic Environment for Behavioral Health Treatment from 2019-08-13T11:43

What makes the ideal inpatient room for people being treated for behavioral and mental illnesses? In this Speaking of Design podcast episode, we’ll meet a team of architects, researchers, and he...

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Preview: Designing the Ideal Environment for Behavioral Health Treatment from 2019-07-12T17:00

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet a team of architects, researchers and healthcare experts. Their shared mission was to design and study the ideal patient room for people bei...

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The Value of Designing Sustainable Infrastructure from 2019-05-31T11:20:54

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Preview: Making Sustainability an Inherent Part of Design from 2019-04-30T11:14:44

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Envision Experts Offer 11 Tips for Improving Your Verification Process from 2019-03-29T15:44:04

When the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure formed in 2012, the infrastructure industry suddenly had a universal report card for sustainability known as Envision®. On this episode, you'll m...

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Preview: How Do You Measure the Sustainability of Infrastructure? from 2019-02-22T17:21:05

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll introduce you to some of the industry experts on Envision – the rating system for designing sustainable infrastructure.

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The State of Inmate Healthcare — Complexities in Design from 2019-01-30T14:10:10

Providing healthcare for inmates poses a complex challenge with agendas often viewed as contradictory. How do you design a space for healing and treatment in a facility intended for punishment? ...

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Preview: The State of Inmate Healthcare — Complexities in Design from 2019-01-10T16:55

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet an architect who spent a year researching how we provide healthcare inside a prison environment. While much of the data paints a bleak pictu...

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Bonus Episode: More with Jon Holler from 2018-12-19T10:37

Jon Holler, a senior facility design manager with HDR | MDG, calls his job fun. That mindset makes Jon an ideal person to lead a public meeting or design charrette, where stakeholders bring big ide...

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Bonus Episode - More with Mark Ellis from 2018-11-28T11:25

Mark Ellis describes himself as a "facility design zealot," and his passion shows when he talks about any of the more than 200 projects he’s contributed to at HDR | ...

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Bonus Episode - More with Darren Pynn from 2018-10-17T12:09

Darren Pynn finds a common thread between his career and his greatest passion outside the office. The problem-solving process his team uses to design vehicle operati...

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A Custom Fit for LA’s Expo Line from 2018-09-14T12:40

The Expo Line connects downtown Los Angeles to the beaches of Santa Monica. But the much-anticipated light rail expansion brought a need for a facility to clean, mai...

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Episode 7 Preview from 2018-08-15T17:55

New rail transit services come with a need for building new infrastructure. However, residents of Santa Monica weren’t too sure about building a rail maintenance facility right in the heart of t...

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Bonus Episode - More with Nathan Kutil from 2018-07-03T15:55

Featured on Episode 6 of Speaking of Design, the Basin Creek Water Treatment Plant is the first gravity-powered facility in the United States to use a ceramic membrane filtration system. Nathan ...

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Episode 6 Preview from 2018-05-22T11:14

We're back for Season 2, where we'll take you to what was once known as the Richest Hill on Earth, and learn how a one-of-a-kind water treatment plant that's helping a community change its perce...

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Episode 6 Preview from 2018-05-22T11:14

We're back for Season 2, where we'll take you to what was once known as the Richest Hill on Earth, and learn how a one-of-a-kind water treatment plant that's helping a community change its perception.

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Episode 5 Preview from 2017-07-17T17:11

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet a group of volunteers who traveled to Bajo Cobre, Panama, to build a pedestrian bridge that spanned a river, connecting the community to the...

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Episode 5 Preview from 2017-07-17T17:11

On the next episode of Speaking of Design, we’ll meet a group of volunteers who traveled to Bajo Cobre, Panama, to build a pedestrian bridge that spanned a river, connecting the community to the sc...

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Kansas City, Here We Come! Hop Aboard the KC Streetcar from 2017-06-16T15:43

The people of Kansas City love the new KC Streetcar, and you’ll find the vehicles packed on a beautiful summer day. But the idea of building a modern streetcar faced questions and doubts from busin...

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Episode 4 Preview from 2017-05-12T11:42

On our next episode, we'll take a ride on Kansas City's popular downtown streetcar, and find out what it took to bring streetcars back to the city for the first time in more than 50 years.

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Rebuilding A War-Torn Country with Hope from 2017-03-02T12:52

As U.S. forces drew down in Afghanistan, a new phase of counterinsurgency strategy took place. In support of the U.S. Department of Defense, an Air Force Civil Engineer Center program sought to str...

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Episode 3 Preview from 2017-02-09T11:48

On our next episode of Speaking of Design, you'll hear the story of how former American military service members working in the engineering industry are helping to reconstruct a nation whose peo...

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How a Storm Sewer Project Led to Designing an Urban Oasis? from 2016-11-29T16:28

Just north of the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood had fallen into a state of disrepair. Described by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as "a barren expa...

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Episode 2 Preview from 2016-10-17T15:06

Coming soon, an episode about one of Atlanta’s most popular wedding destinations, which started as a storm sewer project.

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Meet a Landfill That's Greener than Grass from 2016-08-11T15:22

When you think of landfills, you may not think of design. But like almost every type of engineering or architectural design, landfills have changed dramatically over the last 3...

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