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Archispeak

Evan Troxel, Cormac Phalen

What’s it really like to work in architecture? The hosts of Archispeak know, and they’re here to share real life experiences. Since 2012 Evan Troxel, Neal Pann, and Cormac Phalen have been p...

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Listen to Archispeak, a Arts podcast by Evan Troxel, Cormac Phalen. Stream 390 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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#390 - From Idea to Execution: Heliomorphism

Sven Shockey, FAIA joins Evan and Cormac to talk about Virginia Tech Academic Building One — a 300,000-square-foot computer science and comp...

01:12:21May 26, 2026

#389 - I Want To See Tears

A van conversion project that was supposed to take three days is now four months in and an eighth of the way done. Evan and Cormac dig into...

35:46May 1, 2026

#388 - Frank Lloyd Wright Lemonade

Cormac spent last week driving from Detroit to Baltimore for a punch review, then north to a factory two hours outside Toronto to inspect re...

38:30Apr 24, 2026

#387 - The Walmart Greeter of Architecture

Five years into one project. Ten into another. Three principals retired before the second one wrapped. Evan and Cormac dig into what long-du...

56:20Apr 18, 2026

#386 - If not me, then who?

Ten years into a $600M research laboratory project, Cormac reflects on what it actually means to see a complex build through to the end — th...

33:08Apr 3, 2026

#385 - Why Architects Can't Say No

Cormac spent twelve hours trying to send one email. Evan has seventeen apps open at all times. This week they trace the architecture of mode...

37:44Mar 27, 2026

#383 - Why We Still Love This Profession

In this episode of Archispeak, we catch up after Evan’s trip to New York City and the AECtech conference, where he moderated a panel with de...

54:04Mar 13, 2026

#380 - The Vibe

In this episode of Archispeak, we talk about that elusive quality that aligns people with great art (and spaces)—but this time through the l...

51:30Nov 17, 2025

#379 - Step Back to Move the Work Forward

In this episode we discuss how taking a step back from work leads to better architecture. We talk about concrete ways to break free from con...

55:21Oct 1, 2025

#378 - Misalignments of Rigor

In this episode of Archispeak, we trade fresh field notes from Cormac’s latest midwestern architecture road trip and wrestle with the title...

42:03Sep 16, 2025

#374 - 2025 Summer of Architecture, Part 1

In part 1 of our summer series centered on the 2025 AIA Conference on Architecture, we discuss Evan's first visit to Boston and share his an...

01:21:55Jul 8, 2025

#372 - AU - The Future of Home Automation

In this episode of Archispeak, we explore the evolving frontier of home automation with Jeff Thomas of Control4 and Michael Smith of Bromic...

01:02:46Jun 9, 2025