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Rewriting Columbus Zoning with the City’s Tony...

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2026/10/05

Tony Celebrezze and Mark Dravillas from the City of Columbus join Nick and Paul to discuss Zone In, the city’s zoning code update.They cover the corridor changes already in place, what Phase II proposes, and what property owners should check before buying or planning a project. More at https://www.arcfluence.com/

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73:15

Architecture, Education, and Practice with Ohio...

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2026/09/21

Architect and educator Frank Jacobus, AIA, joins Nick and Paul Fatkins for a conversation about the relationship between architectural education and everyday practice. Frank is director of the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University and co-principal of SILO AR+D. Read the companion article and explore the show notes: https://www.arcfluence.com/latest/educating-design-judgment/

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50:04

Architecture and Design in the Technological Revolution

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2026/09/07

Blake Gibbons, Chief Revenue Officer at RunDiffusion, joins Nick and Paul to explore generative visualization in architecture and design - from faster visual studies and client-generated imagery to matching an image’s polish with the design’s maturity.They discuss how firms can manage tools, costs, and governance without chasing every new product - and how architects translate visual preferences into buildable projects, with drawings and specifications recording accepted decisions. Check out the

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56:46

Design's First Responsibility: The People Who Live...

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2026/08/24

In this episode of The Arcfluence Podcast, Bart Shaw, FAIA, principal and co-founder of Ibañez Shaw Architecture, joins the team for a conversation about what good design is ultimately responsible for. They discuss working within real budgets and constraints, considering the long-term cost of design decisions, coordinating architecture from concept through construction, and designing buildings around the people who will use, maintain and live with them for decades.

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50:34

The Columbus Housing Market Is Not One Market

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2026/08/09

Columbus continues to grow, and the headline numbers are good. The metro is adding people, it remains short on housing, and the median sale price has roughly doubled in a decade. Any one of those figures is a reasonable argument for putting money into central Ohio.None of them tell you what will happen on your parcel. That gap - between the number everyone quotes and the block you are actually buying on - is where money quietly gets lost. Not at the moment of purchase, and rarely dramatically. It

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54:05

The Design Intent Gap: What Specifications Protect

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2026/07/27

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49:23

Designing the Room at the Center of a Home

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2026/07/13

The kitchen is rarely about the kitchen. It is the room a family actually lives in. Nick and Paul sit down with Tyler Swartzmiller and Amy Fix of Haus Studio, the Columbus design-build studio behind the cabinetry in Nick's own kitchen, for a warm, lively conversation about designing the room at the center of a home.They get into the 90/10 rule (design for the ninety percent of life that is just your family, not the ten percent that is entertaining), what a designer is actually doing in the first

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41:43

The AIA Conference on Architecture & Design

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2026/06/29

Nick and Paul are back from the 2026 AIA National Conference in San Diego with a full debrief. They start with the keynotes that stood out: a celebrated culinary host on design as a curated experience, Charlene Li on winning with AI as a leadership and culture challenge rather than a magic button, and the World Bank's Sameh Wahba on designing for a changing climate - building for the next century, not just the next code cycle. From there they get into the Small Firm Exchange and what accessible

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52:52

Charlene Li on AI, Architecture, and the Future of Work

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2026/06/15

Charlene Li is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and strategist who has spent decades helping leaders navigate disruptive technology and organizational change. In this episode, the Arcfluence Team sits down with Charlene for a grounded conversation about AI, architecture, and what it takes for firms to adapt with clarity instead of fear.Charlene frames AI not as a magic solution or a replacement for human expertise, but as a leadership, culture, and decision-making challenge. The

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66:44

Central Ohio, Block by Block

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2026/06/01

Central Ohio reads as a single metro on a map. On the ground it doesn’t behave like one. German Village and Dublin are fifteen miles apart and may as well be different states for how buyers think about them. Grandview is its own city. So is Bexley. So is Upper Arlington. Worthington was founded by New Englanders and still feels like Vermont. Powell has two distinct halves separated by a few minutes’ drive. Short North used to be downtown and now insists it’s its own neighborhood.For this episode

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42:23

The Studio Ahead

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2026/05/17

Seventy episodes in, the hosts step out of the host seats. Danny Porter from behind the scenes dives in with Nick Karakaian and Paul Fatkins about how Arcfluence was built, where new technologies fit in a working architecture practice, what the next stretch of the firm looks like, and the studio they're about to move into.Conversations along the way: why podcasts work in 2026, what Bill Griffith and Brunelleschi can still teach an architect, Nick's frame of designing around himself in real time,

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41:50

Thirty Years of Building in Columbus with Kathy Binner

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2026/05/04

In this episode of The Arcfluence Podcast, Nick and Paul sit down with Kathy Binner, founder of Kathy Binner International Academy, to trace three decades of building in Columbus - from salon ownership and commercial real estate to education, authorship, mentorship, and community leadership.Kathy shares how buying her first building forced her to learn the realities of change-of-use, life-safety requirements, and the discipline behind commercial ownership. The conversation also explores her

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54:44

Columbus' Zoning and Entitlement Process

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2026/04/20

Omar ElhagMusa, Executive Vice President at Spring Garden Lending, joins the Arcfluence Podcast to discuss Columbus’s first zoning rewrite in seventy years—Zone In Phase 1. He serves on the City’s Zoning Advisory Committee and brings a background spanning lending, policy, and small-scale residential investment.The conversation focuses on how the new code actually functions: corridor-based upzoning tied to bus rapid transit, the removal of parking minimums, and the constraints created by

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57:05

Passive House Comes to Central Ohio

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2026/04/06

Steven Rhodes is a mechanical engineer and Certified Passive House Consultant (Phius CPHC) who built Central Ohio's first certified passive house in Clintonville. In this episode, he breaks down what passive house certification actually means in practical terms - envelope performance, air quality, energy independence, and the real numbers behind it.Steven walks through what his family pays to heat and cool their home ($41/month), how the Phius Revive program is making passive house retrofits

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46:21

The Design Sherpa: Tabi Mund's Approach to Interior...

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2026/03/23

Tabi Mund from Swoon House Studio is back for Part 2. This time we get into the operational side of running a design practice in Columbus. Tabi talks about growing her practice, what it took to build a real team, and why she leans into vintage sourcing and handmade pieces over mass production. We walk through the new Arcfluence office together, talk about the Westerville house collaboration, and get honest about what construction feels like from the client side. Plus her take on sustainability,

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56:00

Trust and Craftsmanship with Blake Souls, Summit...

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2026/03/09

Blake Souls from Summit Building and Roofing Company joins Nick and Paul to talk about what 16 years and 300+ kitchens have taught his team about craftsmanship, relationships, and doing the work right. From high-end kitchen renovations with Amish-made cabinetry to converting a single-family home into an assisted living facility, this episode covers the real side of construction in Columbus. Blake also shares his outlook on the 2026 market: interest rates are coming down, homeowners are tapping into

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42:28

High-End Residential Design Trends

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2026/02/23

What does luxury residential design actually look like in Central Ohio right now? In this episode, Nick and Paul pull back the curtain on four active projects to break down the specific design decisions that define high-end homes in Columbus and the surrounding region.They start with indoor-outdoor living, a concept more commonly associated with the West Coast that is gaining traction in Ohio. One project features a nearly 40-foot accordion door system that opens the entire dining and living room

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38:44

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants and Designing for...

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2026/02/02

Randy Roberty, AIA, NCARB, Director of Design and Architecture at Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, joins us to explore how thoughtful design shapes the dining experience - from the moment you walk through the door to the invisible details you feel but never notice.With 113 restaurant openings across 20 concepts, Cameron Mitchell has become one of the Midwest's most influential hospitality groups. Randy shares the philosophy behind their approach: why first impressions matter more than most realize,

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47:17

Columbus Market Update

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2026/01/19

Columbus is having a moment. In this market update, Nick and Paul cover the major developments shaping central Ohio: billions in manufacturing investment from Honda and Intel, the new Capital Line pedestrian pathway transforming downtown, record apartment deliveries in Q4 2025, and a new ADU ordinance that passed unanimously - making it easier than ever to add housing to residential lots. Whether you're a homeowner, architect, developer, or just curious about where the region is headed, this episode

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67:26

Arcfluence 2025: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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2026/01/05

The crew meets ahead of the New Year for a relaxed conversation with Nick, Paulie, and Nino to reflect on 2025 over some Italian wine - awards won, projects completed, team growth, and exciting plans for 2026.

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