Michael Murphy on the intimate and the infinite in architecture

In this episode, Archello speaks with Michael Murphy, architect, author, and founding principal of AMMA, formerly of MASS Design Group, whose work has helped redefine the relationship between architecture, health, public memory, and community-driven design.Murphy’s work examines how buildings shape human life at both intimate and systemic scales, exploring architecture not only as the design of objects, but as a social, cultural, and economic force capable of influencing health, equity, identity, and collective experience.Listen as Murphy reflects on the founding of MASS Design Group during the global financial crisis, his early work in Rwanda with Partners in Health, the ideas behind his new book Our World in Ten Buildings, and projects including the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, offering insight into an approach to architecture grounded in public responsibility, systems thinking, and the transformative power of the built environment.