About The Show
Archispeak is one of architecture's longest-running podcasts — 380+ episodes of honest, unfiltered conversation about what it's actually like to work in the profession. Since 2012, architects Evan Troxel and Cormac Phalen have been exploring design, career, firm culture, tools, work/life balance, mentoring, generational differences, and job hunting — everything that comes with building a life in architecture.
This isn't a highlight reel. It's the conversation architects actually have — about the hard parts of practice, the moments that define a career, and the things no one tells you in architecture school.
Built for architecture students, emerging architects, and seasoned professionals who want honest perspective on the profession.
Topics include architecture career and job searching, design process and critique, firm culture, work/life balance in architecture, architecture tools and software, mentoring and professional development, generational differences in architecture firms, and candid interviews with architects and industry leaders.
380+ episodes. Since 2012.
Think you already know what architecture is really about? Tune in to find out.
Reviews
"I love this podcast. It's like a design-career therapy session for free."
"@archispk is probably one of the best #architecture #design #podcasts out for the working architect, interior designer or design student."
"...Archispeak is the best podcast in the land as far as I'm concerned. It's like I'm having a conversation with myself. You guys could talk about door hardware for an hour and I'd listen twice. It's great to have you exercise my brain while I'm exercising my body."
– Steve Hall, Architect
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Your Hosts
Evan Troxel, RA
Architect | Podcaster
TRXL Media
Cormac Phalen, AIA
Senior Associate
Ayers Saint Gross
Host emeritus
Neal Pann, Architect
The Music
The music for the shows has been graciously provided by System Kid. You can buy their music on iTunes. Support the band!
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Our Latest Episode:
What is all this nonstop communication and tool-stack chaos doing to actual design work, mentorship, and the next generation coming up inside firms? Cormac and Evan wrestle with whether AI is really relieving the grind or quietly raising expectations so everyone is “on” all the time, and talk honestly about boundaries, attention, and how to carve out space for deep work in the middle of the mess.
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