Episodes

  • Building Tradition Episode 18, Designing Authentic Interiors with Hillary Mancini

    Building Tradition Episode 18, Designing Authentic Interiors with Hillary Mancini
    Sep 10 2024
    Listen as host Peter H Miller chats with Hillary Mancini, Senior design director for the award-winning firm Peace Design. Mancini explains the importance of context and authenticity. "We research the history of the places we work so that the rooms we create tell a story ."
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    24 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 17, Designing Sustainable Housing with JB Clancy

    Building Tradition Episode 17, Designing Sustainable Housing with JB Clancy
    Aug 13 2024
    Listen as host Peter H Miller chats with JB Clancy, Principal Albert Righter Tittmann Architects about Zero Net Energy home-design and how to reduce carbon emissions using traditional building techniques.
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    36 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 16, Designing Affordable Housing with Donald Powers

    Building Tradition Episode 16, Designing Affordable Housing with Donald Powers
    Jul 9 2024
    Don Powers, founder of Union Studio shares his vision to eliminate sprawl with host, Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA. Powers' firm plans and designs traditional neighborhood developments which are walkable and affordable.
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    35 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 15, Tips for Getting PR with Erik Perez

    Building Tradition Episode 15, Tips for Getting PR with Erik Perez
    Jun 11 2024
    Erik Perez, founder and principal of the Hello Group, a public relations firm serving notable architect and interior designer clients from New York to Los Angeles chats with host Peter H. Miller, giving three fundamentals for getting the word out about yourself and your projects.
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    27 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 14, Interview with Architect Mac White

    Building Tradition Episode 14, Interview with Architect Mac White
    May 14 2024
    Host Peter H Miller interviews Mac White, partner in the San Antonio Texas firm Michael Imber Architects. Mac is a recipient of TRADITIONAL BUILDING'S Raphael Award 2023 which celebrate the "art of the architect." His winning entry is a hand-drawn mountain house. In this episode, Mac talks about the beauty and importance of hand drawing and watercolor rendering. He says "architecture is about creating beautiful places. To see, interpret and draw something beautiful is a good way to communicate the romance of a project to the client."
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    20 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 13, Interview with Architect Elizabeth Graziolo

    Building Tradition Episode 13, Interview with Architect Elizabeth Graziolo
    Apr 10 2024
    Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Elizabeth Graziolo, founder and principal of Yellow House Architects. Trained in open-minded, creative problem solving, Graziolo gives her architecture career mentors much of the credit for her success. In turn, she acts as a mentor to other young designers, especially women who "must work harder, to prove themselves."
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    30 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 12: Life in the Garden, Interview with Bunny Williams

    Building Tradition Episode 12: Life in the Garden, Interview with Bunny Williams
    Mar 12 2024
    Listen as Host Peter H Miller interviews Bunny Williams who talks about her new book "Life in the Garden", her garden, and her interior design philosophy, developed over a 50-year career. She gives emerging professionals good advice about career advancement and is particularly enthused when discussing her volunteer work with Project Sage, a women services support organization.
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    25 mins
  • Building Tradition Episode 11: The Story of Master Builder John Hemmings

    Building Tradition Episode 11: The Story of Master Builder John Hemmings
    Feb 13 2024
    Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA tells the story of Master Builder, joiner and millwork craftsman John Hemmings, an African American slave who helped build and maintain Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
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    10 mins