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The Architectural League of New York

Why does an architect turn down a commission? What could change if we knew? An interview podcast series produced by MIT's Critical Broadcasting Lab sheds light on a necessary but understudie...

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Listen to I Would Prefer Not To, a Arts podcast by The Architectural League of New York. Stream 35 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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LTL Architects

In this episode Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis of LTL Architects speak about the “productive oscillation” between academic r...

01:13:40May 26, 2026

Thom Mayne

In this episode, the founder of Morphosis recaps a career defined by “troublemaking” and discusses framing architecture as a collaborative,...

01:10:22Apr 14, 2026

nARCHITECTS

In this episode, the co-founders of NYC-based nARCHITECTS discuss their mission-driven practice that engages with the community, resistance...

01:05:40Nov 20, 2025

Leong Leong

In this episode, the co-founder of NYC-based Leong Leong discusses world building, feedback loops between aesthetics and politics, and profe...

00:54:22Oct 16, 2025

Hashim Sarkis

In the season five premiere, host Ana Miljački talks with Hashim Sarkis about the latent nature of optimism in practice, the difficulties of...

01:06:02Sep 11, 2025

MASS Design Group

In this episode, host Ana Miljački speaks with Christian Benimana, Patricia Gruits, and Alan Ricks, co-executive directors of MASS Design Gr...

01:09:34May 29, 2025

Nader Tehrani

In this episode, host Ana Miljački speaks with Nader Tehrani, founding partner of the Boston-based firm NADAAA, about the development of con...

01:08:22Apr 24, 2025

Aziza Chaouni

In this episode, architect Aziza Chaouni discusses working with NGOs on heritage projects, balancing small-scale volunteer work, and crowdso...

00:45:36Mar 18, 2025

LOT-EK

In this episode, host Ana Miljački speaks with Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, founders of the New York City-based practice LOT-EK, about as...

01:02:13Feb 27, 2025

Lateral Office

In this episode, host Ana Miljački speaks with Lola Sheppard and Mason White of Lateral Office to discuss their work in the Canadian Arctic,...

01:02:16Dec 16, 2024

Deborah Berke

Host Ana Miljački talks with Deborah Berke of New York City-based TenBerke about loving projects like children, striking a balance between r...

00:50:50Nov 14, 2024

MOS

In this episode of I Would Prefer Not To, Ana speaks with Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith of NYC-based MOS Architects. Topics of discussi...

01:06:42Oct 11, 2024

Germane Barnes

In the premiere episode of season four, Ana Miljački talks with Germane Barnes about storytelling-as-design impetus, delivering on promises,...

00:56:23Sep 13, 2024

APRDELESP

Ana Miljački speaks with Rodrigo Escandón Cesarman and Guillermo Gonzalez Ceballos of Mexico City-based practice APRDELESP about their case...

01:02:38Jul 19, 2024

Architecture Research Office

In this episode of I Would Prefer Not To , Ana Miljački speaks with Adam Yarinsky, Stephen Cassell, and Kim Yao of Architecture Research Off...

01:01:03Jun 17, 2024

Jeanne Gang

Ana Miljački and Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang discuss architects as the nexus of intersecting issues, advocating on behalf of animals as...

00:57:02May 10, 2024

Colectivo C733

Ana Miljački speaks with members of the Mexico City-based group about the tumultuous nature of collective practice and a shifting paradigm i...

01:19:40Mar 11, 2024

Future Firm

Ana Miljački speaks with Ann Lui and Craig Reschke of Chicago-based studio Future Firm about expanding the role of the architect, absorbing...

01:00:45Feb 12, 2024

Annabelle Selldorf

In the Season 3 premiere, Ana Miljački speaks with Annabelle Selldorf about how falling in love with projects can result in heartbreak, what...

00:47:41Jan 16, 2024

Nina Cooke John

Ana is joined by Nina Cooke John in this episode to discuss the impulses of feedback loops in the design process, slowness, the different wa...

00:50:30Nov 9, 2023