Illya Azaroff - 2026 AIA National President

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

In this classic DESIGN:ED episode architect Bjarke Ingels and Texas hotelier Liz Lambert join Architectural Record's podcast to discuss the redevelopment of El Cosmico in Marfa, how their partnership with ICON is redefining construction and design through 3D printing, and Ingels's hopes for designing on the moon.

Carole Wedge, CEO/EVP of the American Institute of Architects, joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss her vision for the AIA, the process of founding the AIA Women's Leadership Summit, and the impact of community on the profession.

SOM partner Ryan Culligan joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the firm's newest addition to the Chicago skyline, developing as a young architect, and the influence of SOM throughout its 90-year history

Mark Cavagnero returns to Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED Podcast to discuss the renovation of Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco, the pressures of a building opening, and the role that cultural heritage plays in architecture

Thomas Phifer returns to the DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the opening of the Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, the reverence for light in architecture, and his response to being the inaugural recipient of Architectural Record's Architect of RECORD award.

Scott Specht, founder of Specht Novak Architects, joins the podcast to discuss the design of Austin's Stealth House, an accessory dwelling unit with no exterior windows, and how this project can serve as a prototype for housing on non-traditional site

In this classic DESIGN:ED Podcast, originally released September 2021, Tod Williams & Billie Tsien join the podcast to discuss the Barack Obama Presidential Library commission, the David Geffen Hall renovation at Lincoln Center, and reflect on their careers and what it means to be a mentor to other architects

Bob Weis, former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED Podcast to discuss how design influences human experience, storytelling through design, and how Disney shaped his view of architecture from his 40-year career with the company.