Vernon is a shaka-shaking surfer, A+ model maker, ex-intern of Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto, one-of-a-kind angel, dragon boat champion, and life illuminator.In this episode, we talk about “Wholes, Holes and Hoes” in the context of architectur

Truth or Dare

Apr 26th, 2022 18m 40s

What would you tell yourself if you are an 18-year-old architecture freshman again?In this episode, we take a deep dive into the unspoken truth of architecture and the mini-epiphanies that we wished we learned from finally making the jump from

Behind The Scenes!

Nov 30th, 2021 14m 22s

Thank you to all our listeners & friends for embarking on this journey with us for a year! Vernon and I are so thankful for everyone’s support (we remember every little msg from you all :) ) We do get a lot of questions about how to create a p

Extrovert & Introvert Architecture

Oct 24th, 2021 23m 15s

The work you create is a mirror of who you are. Ideals translate into an ethic, and that ethic is translated into designs. In this final episode, we explore the way Sou Fujimoto and Shigeru Ban’s ethos are embedded into their studios (Vernon's

Architectural Copycats

Aug 24th, 2021 15m 15s

Is anything ever original? *Ctrl+C, Ctrl+P* In this episode, we take a deep dive into the hidden controversies of the Tokyo Olympics, the most copied building in the world (the Villa Palladio!), a peculiar little copycat-town in China, and ho

Year 3000

Jun 14th, 2021 21m 42s

Even the future plays by its silver lining. In this episode, we take a dip into the past-present-future continuum and explore different alternatives our predecessors have invented in anticipation of a spectacular future.Along with our guest a

Architects-Gone-Rogue

May 3rd, 2021 18m 43s

Have you ever wanted to break up with architecture? In this episode, Vernon and Christy engage in a heated debate over whether one should stay in a committed relationship with architecture at all!Joins us for a fiery discussion on Koichi Takad

Ichigo Ichie

Apr 11th, 2021 24m 1s

Ichi-go ichi-e 一期一会 (いちごいちえ) speaks to the idea that no one moment can ever be recreated: each moment and each convergence of time, space, light, mood, thought, and circumstance is singular and unrepeatable. The world has been on the brink of a

Happy Accidents!

Mar 29th, 2021 15m 3s

Twists of fate. Chance. Destiny. Serendipity. Happy Accidents. Happenstance is all around us. In the episode, we invited with our high anticipated guest Clarissa @cl44r to talk about relocating between cities in covid, how the Sydney Opera hous

This Will Kill That

Feb 13th, 2021 19m 6s

“This will kill that”, Victor Hugo scribbled these words down in the summer of 1831 for his book Notre Dame de Paris. In the new year of 2021, _____ will kill _____? (Fill in the blanks)In this episode we invited our masterbao @pboebe and spec

The 525600th Minute

Jan 4th, 2021 11m 27s

There are 525600 minutes in a year, how would YOU measure a year?In daylight? In sunsets? In midnights, or in cups of coffee? In inches, in miles in laugher, or in strife?In this episode, we discuss the concept of time: how it flows faster i

Death is shy and has a crush on life

Nov 22nd, 2020 15m 33s

In this episode, we talk about the meaning of death in the 21st century of architecture. Special guest Vernon is back again to discuss Adolf Loos’ take on memorials, the tombstones of Mies and Le Corbusier, and the intriguing tales of mushroom

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