Getting Back Into Place Sean Joyner

In the latest episode of the Getting Back Into Place Podcast, I spoke with Evelyn Lee, FAIA. In our conversation, we talk about the nature of hard work and fulfillment in career development, architects who pursue nontraditional paths, leadership, and a bunch more.Evelyn is Global Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture, and Co-Host of the podcast, Practice Disrupted. At Slack, she integrates her business and architecture backgro...

In this episode, I spoke with poet, journalist, and educator Mike Sonksen a.k.a Mike the Poet. In our conversation, we talk about how Mike got into writing, the importance of poetry in self expression and in connecting with place, learning how to feel, how to develop and grow in a craft, and much more.Mike is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. He teaches at Woodbury University and serves as the Program Coordinator of the school’s First Year Experience Program. He has published over 500 essa...

In this episode, I spoke with architect and writer Melvin Mitchell, FAIA, NCARB, NOMA. In our conversation, we talk about Melvin’s HBCU perspective on Blackness in architecture, several ideas in reforming architectural education, entrepreneurship and wealth creation, and much more.Melvin has been a practicing architect in Washington, DC, for 45 years. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a past president of the DC Board of Architecture, and former director of the School of ...

Germane Barnes is the Principal of Studio Barnes, and Associate Professor and the Director of the Community Housing & Identity Lab (CHIL) at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Barnes’ practice investigates the connection between architecture and identity, examining architecture’s social and political agency through historical research and design speculation. Believing strongly in design as a process, he approaches each condition imposed on a project as an opportunity for tran...

In this episode, I spoke with Los Angeles-based architect Barbara Bestor, FAIA. In our conversation, we talk about exhibition design, architectural photography, cultural contribution, and much more.Barbara is the Principal and founder of Bestor Architecture, which was established in 1995, currently has a staff of 30 people, and is recognized for consistently pursuing experimental architecture that engages the city through design, art, and urbanism. Barbara explores the architectural form thro...

In this episode, I spoke with Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Madame Architect, Julia Gamolina. Julia is dedicated to the built environment and to the visibility and advancement of the women who shape it, a mission manifested through the incredible work she is doing with Madame Architect. She is an Associate Principal and Business Development Director at Ennead, where she focuses on the educational, cultural, and healthcare markets. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute...