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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.

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#75 - The Chili Man

Archispeak Episode 75 dives deep covering several topics centered around the studio and office environment. We discuss the evolving world of sketching with new tools such as Apple's new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil (Check out Cormac's examples below), music, fashion and new hire hazing rituals. We even mix in some office competitions, with Cormac winning his office's big Chili Cook Off! 

Logo for Cormac's Award Winning Chili

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"Rage" sketched in Autodesk SketchBook on an iPad © 2015 Cormac Phalen

"Rage" sketched in Autodesk SketchBook on an iPad © 2015 Cormac Phalen

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  1. Ramzi Chahin
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"Zombie Fight" sketched in Autodesk SketchBook on an iPad © 2015 Cormac Phalen

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"Pumpkin King" sketched in Autodesk SketchBook on an iPad © 2015 Cormac Phalen

Music

The music for this episode is This is What You Get by System Kid. You can buy their music on iTunes. Support the band!

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