Michael Ford - Brandnu Design Studio

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

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