In this episode of Mile Long Trace we dive into the importance and value of internships in the design profession. We speak from a practitioner and student perspective to highlight how to pay it forward.
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Mile Long Trace speaks with Becca Dobosh about designing with building health in mind and her experience taking the WELL Building Exam.
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Mile Long Trace speaks with Becca Dobosh about how she has woven the principles of biophilia into hospitality design.
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Mile Long Trace speaks with Rachel Codd to explore the concept of designing for public spaces and place based design. We discuss a diversity of project sectors to talk about the importance of post occupancy evaluation, and how we can inform the design of public spaces using place based strategies.
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Ever wonder how you can level up your design career? In this episode, Mile Long Trace speaks with Nita Posada about how to elevate oneself professionally between 5pm and 9am.
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The architecture and design field is a service-based industry. A designer must somehow bring in a profit and how we do that is through the design services we provide. In this episode we explore:
What a service-based industry means?
Why have good customer service?
How to apply a client centric approach to your projects?
In this episode we will look at the transition of starting a new design position:
Discuss how you know it is time to transition
Interview tips
How to approach your new position physically and emotionally
We take the conversation to a personal level to look at the practice of design and parenting. This episode is for you if you have kids or are thinking about having kids or your curious about the term work life balance. We will look at how parenting impacts the design process.
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As we zoom into 2021 we take a look at the digital presentation process to set you up for success.
In this episode we will talk about:
How to prep for a design meeting
How to structure a meeting with a clear agenda
Effective verbal and visual presentation styles
Look at zoom etiquette
How to maximize client engagement and form a relationship digitally
Now lets elevate your practice by crafting successful design meetings.
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Interior designers have the capacity to produce thought provoking work that is regionally empathetic and culturally diverse.
When we travel, we open up to observing and learning about other cultures. During the process of observation we break down internal cultural biases. We become empathetic to other ways of living, working and socializing. We learn how to create culturally appropriate responses to global design problems. We increase tolerance among other cultures, religions and race. When we lean into a worldly viewpoint we are one step closer to promoting social justice. In this episode we will explore the importance of travel in the design practice and how to adopt this thinking while we can not travel.
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As designers strive to become more innovative, working in groups is at the root of harvesting a larger breadth of creativity. Collaboration is a tool for reaching greater innovation and creativity in the design field. In this episode we will offer 10 tips to creating a collaborative culture.
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How does one foster creativity. In this episode we will talk about the moment in the design process when one needs to summon the creative voices inside. We will unpack how to be creative and offer 10 tips to foster creativity in the design process.
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When we hear the terms equity and inclusive design these days our ears perk up, but if you are like me you are left wondering, what does equity really look like in the built environment and how does a busy designer apply the concept of spatial justice to their practice? In this week’s episode we will look at:
An overview of what spatial justice means
Discuss the range of inclusion that should be considered
Look closely at mobility and access to sharpen your design practice
Discuss how to adopt a more spatially just practice
Let’s go from awareness to action in your design practice.
Unpacking the pros and cons of UV lighting as a viral treatment in the built environment
In order to minimize the viral spread in the built environment, designers across the world are exploring a vast array of strategies from space planning, to finishes to lighting. In today’s episode we are going to unpack UV lighting to understand the pros and cons of introducing it into mainstream built environments. UV has traditionally been used in health care applications such as surgical exam rooms to remove virus from surfaces. As designers explore how this technology translates to other market sectors we will unpack:
· Effectiveness of UV lighting as a viral treatment
· Safety concerns with using UV in public spaces
· Safe ways UV lighting can be introduced into interior environments
· Clients interest in UV lighting and predictions for technology advancement
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We bring into focus the microbiome of the built environment to understand what is happening on a micro level to interior spaces. In this episode we address what is on designers’ minds right now, COVID-19 in the built environment.
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In a matter of weeks, we have seen our entire health system retract, our economic system crash and our political system divide. Ironic! Guess again. We are in the middle of reorganizing some of the largest systems we value; our health, our economy and our political structure. In today’s episode, we are going to take a deep dive into the concept of design resiliency to unpack and inspire you as a designer to embrace change and sustain your design practice.
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Design Justice is the intersection of race, culture and architecture.
With protesters across the nation calling upon communities saying, “it isn’t enough to be silent anymore.” The design community should do more, a lot more, but how? Even though the systems at play are so massively broken, doing something is a start.
In this episode Elizabeth explores how architects and interior designers can start to address social change and equity in the design process.
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We are in week 10 of a worldwide pandemic. Many Architecture and Interior Design firms around the world have normalized the working from home culture. Yet we are left wondering where our collaborative design process is heading? We find in times of change we as a human race are turned upside down, brought out of our comfort zone and forced to recon with thoughts that were always there but were masked by the bustling of the daily race. In this episode industry leader Bill Bouchey joins Elizabeth Lockwood to muse on:
Resetting the design process during social distancing
Debunking the working from home culture
Explore what it means to "reoccupy"
Establishing new behavioral norms and developing guiding principles that enhance the built environment
Impact social distancing has on design thinking
Lets face it we are all facing a little uncertainty amidst this massive behavioral shift. Students and practitioners a like are wondering what will change in our industry, how to find work, how to hold on to work and what can be done to elevate ones career. In this episode you will hear first hand how to navigate the profession of interior design. Guest Peter Harrison and Elizabeth discuss:
How to be resilient during different economic climates
How to transition from school to practice
How to approach the intimidating topic of networking
How to make yourself indispensable at a firm
As Interior Designers we have the power to design environments that impact the health, safety and welfare of occupants. In this episode we take a dive into 20 trends as the building industry looks for ways to minimize future pandemics. Lets pull out that crystal ball to see what interiors might look like AFTER COVID. BC TO AC.
We are all musing on how the built environment will transform in response to pandemics. Though we can not predict the future we, as designers, can start to toss ideas out there to see what will stick. Very much like the iterative process of design, the idea has to come from somewhere. Lets toss it out there, lets collaborate as an industry and start to see what will stick.
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Now is more important then ever to be a design activist. In this episode we explore corporate workplace design and how it has transcended business structures. We discussed:
Design resiliency
Designing experiences
Change management strategies
How interior design touches lives
Empowering designers to be design activists
We take a deep dive into the schematic design process with Sarah Weber. You will hear firsthand how she weaves compelling stories into her work to create a sense of engagement with the end user.
In this episode Sarah is:
Forthcoming with her ability to be resilient and strategic to grow her practice.
Offers professional practice tips that helped her advance her career.
Provides tools she uses to be innovative during the schematic design phase.
Describes how she creates a sense of engagement with her clients by weaving compelling stories throughout her design process.
We're picking up where we left off, talking to Julianne Rodriguez. In this episode, we are taking a deeper dive into the NCIDQ exam. Julianne is going to answer some of the deeper questions about eligibility, offer study tips and go into more detail on resources available for taking the NCIDQ exam. This episode will help set you on the right path but first commit to listening to this episode.
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