Brad Cloepfil — Allied Works (2026)

Allied Works founder Brad Cloepfil returns to Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the firm's human-centered design approach, running multiple offices across the country, and the design of the newly renovated Todd Haimes Theatre in New York City. 

Ben van Berkel and Frans van Vuure of Dutch firm UNS join Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the just-completed renovation of the Jewish Museum of New York, the opening the studio's first U.S. office in Austin, and the value of architecture in 2026

Luis Vidal + Architects founder Luis Vidal joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED Podcast to discuss quality airport design, submitting for competitions and how he grew his firm from his living room to a global architecture brand

Architect Moshe Safdie and Rod Bigelow, executive director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, join Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the Bentonville, Arkansas, museum's upcoming expansion and the long-term vision positioning its campus as one of the premier art destinations in the United States

Architect Alan Ricks and landscape architect Sierra Bainbridge of Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS) join Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the impacts on community through design, their Rwanda campus for the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, and the firm's new book, Seeking Abundance

Brandnu Design Studio founder Michael Ford joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss his moniker of the "Hip-Hop Architect," mentoring young people through music, and the design of the forthcoming Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx

Rafael Pelli of Pelli Clarke & Partners joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss designing towers at scale, the 50th anniversary of the Pacific Design Center, and the legacy that his father, César Pelli, left on the firm and on the profession

Ema Peter of Vancouver-based Ema Peter Photography joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss marketing architecture, the importance of collaboration, and the influence of photography on the built environment. 

Illya Azaroff, 2026 president of the American Institute of Architects, joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED Podcast to discuss disaster mitigation, global action through architecture, and the role of the AIA within the design community.

Ben Loescher and Lucy Lloyd of Los Angeles–based architecture firm Terrain join Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss their process of upcycling buildings, challenging standard building conventions, and the studio's championing of adobe block construction through its advocacy arm and education offshoot, Adobeisnotsoftware