Today’s conversation is with Jeffrey Nesbit and Charles Waldheim about their book Technical Lands. It was great to have both Jeffrey and Charles back on the program. They’ve both been on here separately but today we’re discussing their ne

106 _ Catherine Ingraham _ 'Architecture's Theory'

Mar 12th, 2024 55m 49s

Today’s conversation is with Catherine Ingraham and we're discussing her latest book, ‘Architecture’s Theory’. We each had our own experience in school when first introduced to architectural theory. Those classes were probably somewhat

105 _ Christopher Schaberg _ 'Adventure'

Jan 30th, 2024 53m 51s

Sometimes it’s only through repetition and time that insight into your actions are revealed. This might come about because aspects of those actions aren’t always fully intentional. When it comes to Night White Skies, I firmly believe to be

104 _ Vahid Vahdat and James Kerestes _ ‘Cinematic Betwixt’

Nov 20th, 2023 52m 41s

Today’s conversation is with Vahid Vahdat and James Kerestes about their book ‘Architecture, Film and the In-Between, Spatio Cinematic Betwixt’. Discussions about trying to give shape to an uncertain future have been a recurring topic on

103 _ Aleksandra Jaeschke _ ‘Greening Codes’

Oct 16th, 2023 41m 45s

Today’s conversation is with Aleksandra Jaeschke about her book ‘The Greening of America’s Building Codes, Promises and Paradoxes’. There are realities we live with that are so ingrained in all aspects of our lives that we rarely think t

102 _ Dr Laura Ferrarello _ 'Design Ethics'

Sep 11th, 2023 48m 4s

Today's conversation is about the role of teaching and discussing ethics during the design process. This week's conversation is about the role of ethics during the design process. For many people, whether working in an office or academia,

101 _ Jeffrey S. Nesbit _ ‘Nature of Enclosure’

Aug 21st, 2023 49m 41s

Today’s conversation is with Jeffrey Nesbit about his book ‘Nature of Enclosure’. So much of our architectural education and practice is reliant on the idea of control. Take representation for example. Without being able to quantify infor

100 _ Fred Scharmen _ 'Space Forces'

Aug 6th, 2023 58m 34s

Today’s conversation is with Fred Sharmen about his book ‘Space Forces’. Sometimes what you need is a little distance to get a clearer perspective on your current situation. Doing so lets you see a larger whole which often allows you to a

099 _ Tools for Stories w/ Sava Zivkovic

Jul 25th, 2023 38m 16s

Today’s conversation is about the potential impact of new tools for video games on architecture. As architects, we have no shortage of external pressures we need to be aware of and engage. From climate change to new forms of communi

098 _ Parson & Charlesworth _ 'Catalog for the Post-Human'

Jul 1st, 2023 44m 28s

This week’s conversation is with Jessica Charlesworth and Tim Parsons and we are talking about their design work which explores some of the key social, ecological, and technological challenges of our time. Parsons & Charlesworth is an art and d

097 _ Michael Jakob _ 'Faux Mountains'

Jun 19th, 2023 29m 34s

Today is a conversation with Michael Jakob and we’re talking about his writing on Faux Mountains. These are the mounds, piles, and hills that are linked not only to architecture and landscape architecture but Land Art, Urban Design and beyo

096 _ Brain Fagan _ 'Resilience'

Jun 5th, 2023 36m 41s

Brain Fagan is one of the world's leading archaeological writers and an internationally recognized authority on world prehistory. He is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the a

095 _ Amy Brady _ 'The World as We Knew It'

May 22nd, 2023 46m 3s

Amy Brady is the author of Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks–a Cool History of a Hot Commodity. She is also the executive director of Orion magazine, a contributing editor for Scientific American, and coeditor of The World as We Knew It:

094 _ Sheila Jasanoff _ ‘Ethics of Invention’

Mar 1st, 2022 51m 59s

Today is a conversation with Sheila Jasanoff about her book ‘The Ethics of Invention’ and her research and work as the Director of the STS (Science and Technology Studies) at Harvard. *** Night White Skies is a program about our design futures

093 _ Adam Frank _’Alien Anthropocenes’

Jan 24th, 2022 48m 22s

My conversation this week is with Astrophysicist Adam Frank is a leading expert on the final stages of evolution for stars like the sun, and his computational research group at the University of Rochester has developed advanced supercomputer to

092 _ Chris Forman and Claire Asher _ 'Brave Green World'

Dec 27th, 2021 50m 59s

Chris Forman is a physicist with a PhD in protein engineering, conducting research at Northwestern University into the organization of soft matter using experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches. Claire Asher is a biologist with a

091 _ Henry T. Greely _ ‘CRISPR People’

Dec 6th, 2021 50m 45s

Henry Greely is Professor of Law at Stanford University and Professor by courtesy of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Director, Center for Law and the Biosciences; Director, Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society; and Chair, Steerin

090 _ Emanuele Coccia _ ‘The Life of Plants’

Nov 25th, 2021 53m 27s

Emanuele Coccia is an Associate Professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. He received his PhD in Florence and was formerly an Assistant Professor of History of Philosophy in Freiburg, Germany. He worked on

089 _ Sherryl Vint _ ’Science Fiction’

Nov 8th, 2021 46m 47s

Today is a conversation about science fiction with Sherryl Vint. Sherryl is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside, where she directs the Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science program. *** Nigh

088 _ Boris_Magrini _ 'Radical Gaming'

Oct 25th, 2021 47m 10s

This week is a conversation with curator Boris Magrini about the 'Radical Gaming' exhibition currently at the House of Electronic Arts (HEK) in Basel Switzerland. *** Night White Skies is a program about our design futures as both the environm

087 _ Margret Grebowicz _ 'Origin Stories'

Oct 11th, 2021 49m 24s

Margret Grebowicz is an environmental philosopher living in upstate New York. She is the author of four books--Mountains and Desire: Climbing vs. the End of the World, Whale Song, The National Park to Come, Why Internet Porn Matters--and is cur

086 _ Daniel Barber _ ’Climate Histories’

Sep 27th, 2021 1h 6m

Daniel A. Barber is Associate Professor and Chair of the PhD Program in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. His research and teaching narrate eco-critical histories of architecture and seek pathways into the post-hydrocarbon future

085 _ Jackie Higgins _’Sentient’

Sep 20th, 2021 44m 4s

This week is a conversation with Jackie Higgins. Jackie is a television documentary director and writer, who read zoology at Oxford University, as a student of Richard Dawkins. She made wildlife films for a decade, for BBC as well as for Chann

084 _ Aubrey Anable _ 'Rehearsing Our Feelings'

Apr 26th, 2021 49m 7s

'Rehearsing our Feelings' When it comes to trying to plan for the future, various tools are used to help us with the process. If you have a series of appointments to attend in the coming months, you'll likely use a calendar to schedule tim

Ep. 083 _ Robert Markley_ 'Kim Stanley Robinson;

Apr 12th, 2021 41m 9s

There is probably no bigger name in science fiction in the last 50 years than Kim Stanley Robinson. Robert Markley (who I’m speaking with today) wrote a book with that very title, 'Kim Stanley Robinson' that looks at his work. The book looks a