Bubblewrap and The Earth

ArchVox with Jose Gonzalez

Today on The ATAACast I interviewed Jose Gonzalez of ArchVox, a student run magazine at The University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design. We talk very deeply about architecture, our ideas about he profession, what we think the profession needs and what we're doing to change it. TUNE IN [https://ia601503.us.archive.org/25/items/ArchVoxWithJoseGonzalez/ArchVox%20with%20Jose%20Gonzalez.mp3]

Burning Man! with guest Gabriel Chavez

TUNE IN [https://ia601500.us.archive.org/11/items/BurningManWithGabrielChavez/Burning%20Man%20with%20Gabriel%20Chavez%202.mp3] ArchDaily's "The Best Structures of Burning Man 2015" [http://www.archdaily.com/773611/the-best-structures-of-burning-man-2015]

New Zealand's New Flag

Hello! We hope everyone is enjoying enjoying their week. Today we are talking about the four finalists in New Zealand's quest to find a new flag that reflects their current national identity. Dezeen [http://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/01/new-zealand-shortlist-four-designs-crowdsourced-national-flag/] reported on this design competition this week and we thought we would weigh in. Enjoy! TUNE IN [https://ia801503.us.archive.org/7/items/NewZealandsNewFlag/New%20Zealand%27s%20New%20Flag.mp3] SILVER FERN (BLACK AND WHITE) BY ALOFI KANTER [http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201537/SCCZEN_010915SPLFLAG8_620x311.jpg] SILVER FERN (RED, WHITE, AND BLUE) BY KYLE LOCKWOOD [http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201537/SCCZEN_010915SPLFLAG7_620x311.jpg] SILVER FERN (BLACK, WHITE, AND BLUE) BY KYLE LOCKWOOD [http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201537/SCCZEN_010915SPLFLAG5_620x311.jpg] KORU BY ANDREW FYFE [http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201537/SCCZEN_010915SPLFLAG6_620x311.jpg]

Bubblewrap and The Earth

In this episode of The ATAACast we talk about Philippe Starck's La Nuage Fitness Center [http://www.designboom.com/architecture/philippe-starck-le-nuage-fitness-center-montpellier-france-08-31-2015/] in Montpellier,France and Earth losing half of its tree population [http://mashable.com/2015/09/04/earth-trees/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link] to humans. We talk about the two subjects individually and then talk about the significance of each. TUNE IN [https://ia601507.us.archive.org/16/items/BubbleWrapAndTheEath/Bubble%20Wrap%20and%20The%20Eath.mp3] LA NUAGE FITNESS CENTER [http://www.designboom.com/architecture/philippe-starck-le-nuage-fitness-center-montpellier-france-08-31-2015/] [http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/philippe-starck_le-nuage_designboom_001.jpg] [http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/philippe-starck_le-nuage_designboom_006.jpg] [http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/philippe-starck_le-nuage_designboom_002.jpg] TREE POPULATION [http://mashable.com/2015/09/04/earth-trees/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link]

Google's New Logo

It would seem that Google's attempts to create a better design culture have reached full maturity. Now Google has transcended the world of Material Design [https://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html] where they taught the rest of the world how to design better and have applied their teachings to themselves. In this episode we talk about the new logo and what it means for means for Google. Check out End Gadget [http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/05/recommended-reading-9-5-15/] to read the full story. TUNE IN [https://ia801504.us.archive.org/34/items/GooglesNewLogo/Google%27s%20New%20Logo.mp3] [http://www.techgadget360.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Googles-New-Logo-2015-www.techgadget360.com_.jpg]