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Archemist Podcast
by Archemist in the Making
Inspired by Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York Caption on communities being 'victims of the architect' (October, 2014), ‘The Archemist Podcast’ aims to open conversations with those who are interested in architecture whether they are involved in the industry or not. Acting as an extension to the blog 'Archemist in the Making' (by Kimberley K. Hui) this is an audio journal of discussions with my friends. Here, we examine ongoing affairs that are may have some relationship with architecture.
Episodes
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Do I Have The Right To Teach? // What We Can Learn From The Public (with Jocelyn Chiew)
Acting as an extension to our previous conversation on Hearing Architecture - I’ve invited Jocelyn Chiew to share with me about her experience in design education, and how these lessons have shaped her design with the people at City of Melbourne. At the end of the day, architecture is for the...
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Do I Have The Right To Teach? // Knowledge Sharing as Content (with Alvin Zhu & Sana Tabassum)
What does it take to share knowledge as content? For this episode - I’ve invited Alvin Zhu and Sana Tabassum to share with me on their experiences in creating content for themselves and for those who are in the realm of architecture education, otherwise the threshold between graduation and the...
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Do I Have The Right To Teach? // The Makings Of A Tutor (with. Damien Ferlazzo)
To begin my can of worms kind of season, I’ve invited my colleague Damien to explore his journey of becoming a tutor in Building Design. In comparison to our Architecture course - there are more complexities and requirements. So, what are these requirements? And what gave him the confidence to...
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Do I Have The Right To Teach? // From A Student's POV (with Dini Lee)
Dini joins me to host the premise of this slightly jarring question that will anchor the varied conversations of the season! Having recapped her journey as an architecture student over the past couple of years, we discuss our experiences with our tutors and my personal experience as a tutor…
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Just a Thought // Have you ever asked a 'stupid question'?
To start this segment off, we dive into one of the most loaded terms of all time - ‘stupid questions’. What the heck is a stupid question anyway and have we asked them before? Join me and Steve as we ponder on our experiences with ‘stupid questions’ - and what our feelings towards that term are!...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 8 // Painted A Landscape That Led To Architecture
In this second part of the two part series - I now interview my colleague Steve on his experience in the detours taken to get into architecture. Evidently - when the first plan doesn’t work, there will always be alternatives waiting for you around the corner. Who knows! Sometimes they bring you...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 7 // From Plan A(rchitecture) to B(uilding Design)
Media often talks and celebrates those who have transitioned into architecture, but rarely transitioned out of architecture. I suppose it's quite a daunting move - and one that we don't talk about often. Thankfully, Elliott is here to share his thoughts on his experience of his transition from...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 5 // Can You Be Personal With Architecture?
*Words by Jingwen (Jina) He This episode will be an expansion of a question when Jina was once asked “when you review your designs yourself, you need to feel that you wanna live in your design. Have you ever felt that?”. Honestly - there are many many ways to unpack this question given the...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 4 // Sent Publication Launch!
This special episode is to celebrate the publication of ‘Sent’ Ever wondered what it’s like to collaborate with a diverse group of amazing people? Well, I’ve invited Sophie Lanigan to share her wonderful experience on establishing and curating Sent, a project that invites curious minds to share...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 3 // Imposter Syndrome Is One Big Umbrella
With an introduction written by Dini Lee And...we're back! In our new episode of Archimest In The Making podcast Kimberley and I discuss our thoughts and experiences of sitting under the imposter syndrome umbrella. Join us as we ask ourselves how self-doubt, self-esteem and validation affects our...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 2 // Job Hunting Is Really Hard
Disclaimer: This episode may be emotionally taxing and toiling - as we know that sometimes talking about job hunting is extremely difficult for some. There’s always a mixture of relief and dread during our studies about the next stages - getting hired by a firm. For some, it was relatively...
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Hero Phenomena Ep. 1 // Are We Passionate Enough?
Starting Season 4 of the podcast, we’re looking at what it means to be passionate about something. Too often, the word is flounced around a lot - and it’s difficult to affirm whether you are passionate about something by your actions. You can be passionate about a subject and admire it from afar,...
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Bonus // Time Capsule Revisited: To My Second Year
To our first year - thank you for leaving us a beautiful memory… A year later and here we are again. Dini and I are back looking at our architecture journey in 2020 as well as reflecting back to our very first recording. Of course, second-year of architecture school makes you realise a lot of...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What We Wanted?// Conclusion
One fateful night in September 2020 - I received a message from a friend who I haven’t heard from six years - who was bursting with ideas about a potential podcast collaboration. Well, two phone calls later, Jina and I established ‘Is This What You Wanted?’, a project that has continued for a…
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Daniel Moore
P.S.A. Bus Drivers are awesome!!!!!! Words are really powerful - especially when a single thought can completely switch your career choices. This was the case with Daniel Moore - after a comment made towards his initial dreams, he switched to studying performance and architecture. But what…
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Tracy Sodder
We’ve all heard of that saying ‘the worst response is a no, so what’s the harm in trying?’. A quick glance on Dezeen’s job notice board and an email later, Jina’s friend Tracy Sodder found herself working for BIG (yes, Bjarke Ingels Group) as their visualiser in New York. From one country to...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Kevin Hüi
Dear Sponsors - please support Archimarathon!! There are many ways to share and learn about architecture. Of course, the best way to learn about a project is to see it in person and to discuss and share ideas! But what happens when this is intensified through travelling and seeing a huge amount…
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Isabella Singal
A little bit of identity crisis and soul searching in this episode. Jina has invited our lovely friend Isabella Singal (aka Bella) to share with us on her personal journey and thoughts on both the architecture profession and education while juggling other exciting projects! Be it writing…
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Denny Chan
*This episode is NOT sponsored! We know that it’s hard to get away from architecture but still, ever wondered what it would be like to not be in contact with Architecture for a year? Well, we’ve brought on my dear friend Denny Chan to share with us his break in-between his architecture and...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Daniel Lawson
*Disclaimer - just a kind note that this podcast does discuss mental health - we will be introducing a five second pause as a gentle reminder. With a camera in hand and smiles all around - Daniel found himself venturing into the world of photography. After completing Bachelor of Architectural...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Will Qu
What happens when you realised that architecture wasn’t really your alley? Well - my dear friend Will Qu has kindly come on board to share with us his career journey when the penny dropped. Together, we reflect on his experience in other design avenues and that chance encounter that revealed an...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Jessica Seneviratna
A sudden decision spurred by an episode of Grand Designs and countless hours spent on projects… We’ve invited our friend Jessica Seneviratna to share with us on her decision to getting registered and fighting against that number that has been a glaring thorn on the side on statistics we often see...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Eugenia Tan
Life will always offer you hidden gems and directions for welcoming surprises. We’ve invited architectural filmmaker Eugenia Tan to share with us on her journey from starting New Architects Melbourne (NAM) to the decision of transitioning from architecture to filmmaking! Notes: People Mentioned…
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Graham Ho
From architecture to floristry - how did it happen? Actually, how do these fields assist each other? In this episode, Architect and Florist Graham Ho reflects on his journey in how a long time love of his blossomed to new heights and beyond while architecting away. Notes: - Tweed Twig’s Study of...
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Archemist Podcast: Is This What You Wanted?// Yvonne Meng
Starting off Season 3’s Archemist Podcast Is This What You Wanted? We have invited our former tutor Yvonne Meng (Director, Co-founder, Circle Studio Architects) as our very first guest. In this conversation, we navigate through the discourse of the journey prior to architecture education…
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Archemist Podcast: Episode Eighteen// Prologue: Is This What You Wanted?
“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and…
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Episode Seventeen// Can You Taste It?
“I want people to know that food … (has) also got something to with what you can do for others in terms of sharing… in terms of eradicating poverty, and making sure that some soul doesn’t go to bed hungry…” - A. Ravi. August, 2020 Can you taste it? Whenever you walk around supermarkets, travel…
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Episode Sixteen// From Building Design to Architecture
“Looking back that I wish that I was being more opened about the idea of architecture and went in with a clearer mind rather than having those background knowledge of all these buildings and what not. But I’m sure today things have most likely changed… the idea between building design and...
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Special// Talking About Art and Architecture
With an introduction by Dini Lee Often in our architectural studies we come across enthralling drawings that balance on the edge of art and architecture. These two fields frequently borrow, exchange and adopt ideas from each other. But what makes something architecture and not art? Can it be…
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Episode Fifteen// Approaching Architecture Media
The marketing of architecture can be portrayed to be very luxe and intimidating, which can risk deterring many from investigating further into architectural practice. Not to mention, with the exponential use of Instagram and Pinterest - the oversaturation of aesthetics that are almost similar can...
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Episode Fourteen// Confronting Uncertainty
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” - Mike Tyson. There is the underlying pressure that once we have graduated with a degree in our hand we will be onto a new job, new adventure and learning more about the industry we’ve studied for. But what happens when within the years of...
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Episode Thirteen// What We've Learnt From Working Overseas
“It’s important to research the building, it’s important to learn about the architecture and participate the discussion around it… but definitely important to visit yourself and form your own ideas (about the architecture) as well…” - E. Zhang, 2020 At some point in our architecture studies, many...
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Episode Twelve// Landscape (&) Architecture
“Ideally, we do want to draw people into the landscape… I think it’s a bit easier in public spaces or more urbanised areas…having those pockets (within mass buildings), it’s quite easy to escape from the hustle and bustle” - E. Hoang (2020) Often, when architects and designers are approached to...
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Episode Eleven // Architecture in Film
“Who do you think comes first: the setting or the… characters in the narrative?” “It’s like the chicken and the egg. There’s nothing that comes first… A really good movie considers the setting, the characters parallel to each other.” - A. Fernandez. 2020 Just a heads up that we do talk about…
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Episode Ten // What it takes to be Abstract
“I guess that (project) was the most abstract idea (now), and… in the future this abstract idea - being subjective again may not be abstract and may be the norm.” - S. Ho, 20 April. 2020 Often in architecture school, we’re often asked to create a concept drawn from something abstract. Otherwise…
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Episode Nine // The Volatile and Versatile Nature of Architecture
Let’s be honest, 2020 did not greet us with open arms. Instead, it threw us many challenges, change of lifestyle and questions about our own purpose and prospects. Like many other design industries, Architecture has been dramatically affected by the economic effects of COVID-19. As our industry…
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Episode Eight // Dear Kanye West... and Yeezy Homes; and Gatekeeping
We got lost talking about Kanye West with Isabella Alvarado. “I really do believe that the world can be saved through design, and everything needs to actually be “architected” - K. West speaking at Harvard University, 2013 West, being highly successful in the industry, is either liked or disliked...
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Episode Seven// Romancing the Architect vs. Romanticising the Architect
Architecture Grads on Valentines Day with Nicole White Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! (Well, belated Valentine’s Day!). My lovely friend Nicole and I look through a range of romantic / Valentine’s Day themed content related to architecture. From a list of reasons why people should date…
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Episode Six// Time Capsule: To my First Year
To our first year of Architecture School with Dini Lee What would you say to your past self? Your future self? In this episode, about to start her second year, I have invited Dini to reflect on her first year of architecture school. With a difference of seven years, a lot can change within the...
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Episode Five// The Language of Criticism
How did we cope with criticism? With Amanda Luu The word criticism carries a certain stigma that many of us are still trying to reconcile, especially when the term is often used in our profession. Having studied architecture for five years now, Amanda and I observe how our attitudes and…
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Episode Four// Did Lego Inspire Your Architecture Career?
Lego as building blocks of our architectural imagination with Vince Nicandro Lego has always played a part in our childhood and even now! In this episode, Vince and I examine how Lego has built up our interest in architecture and marvel at the field of creativity found in the beloved building...
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Episode Three// The Sims, Colour, Dentistry and Ducks of Instagram
Understanding The Sims with Daniela Kresnadi and Jun Yi Chong Branching off from our written collaboration about The Sims, Jun Yi, Dani and I explore how the Sims have affected our perception of architecture. While one has studied architecture and the other being an architecture enthusiast, the...
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Episode Two// Anything and Everything
Getting philosophical with Isabella Alvarado Sharing similar interests and celebrating the completion of our architectural studies, Bella and I reflect on our six years of studies in a philosophical light. Naturally, the conversation took us on a detour on our favourite words, literature, working...
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Episode One// Searching Value and Validation
Redefining success with Isabella Peppard Clark Branching off from ArchiTeam's 'Redefining Success', Isi and I continue on the discussion on the definition of success. Looking at what it means to be valued, exploring society's perception of success and the unrelenting pressures that we place on...
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Inspired by Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York Caption on communities being 'victims of the architect' (October, 2014), ‘The Archemist Podcast’ aims to open conversations with those who are interested in architecture whether they are involved in the industry or not. Acting as an extension to the blog 'Archemist in the Making' (by Kimberley K. Hui) this is an audio journal of discussions with my friends. Here, we examine ongoing affairs that are may have some relationship with architecture.
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