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Beyond the Surface

Beyond the Surface

Beyond the Surface is a Chicago based architecture and design podcast highlighting unique voices in architecture and design. The podcast focuses on stories from designers to uncover who they are beyond the surface; it is a platform for meaningful conversations that spark innovation, challenge assumptions, and open new ways of thinking about the future of design. It serves as a space where listeners can learn from the personal experiences of designers and be inspired to grow in their own paths.

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31: Monica Chadha | Design as Exchange

Beyond the Surface ·

2025/11/17

Monica Chadha is the founder and principal of Civic Projects Architecture, a Chicago-based social impact design firm with a focus on high-quality design and long-term strategic thinking. Listen in for a conversation about how architects take perspectives from multiple parties to create a design process that drives projects forward.

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30: Pascale Sablan | Authentically You

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2025/10/20

Pascale Sablan is CEO of Adjaye Associates New York studio, overseeing projects in North and South America and the Caribbean. She is the 315th living African-American woman registered architect in the United States. She has previously served as President for the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and was awarded the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young. Jr Award for her advocacy efforts.Listen in for a conversation on Pascale's journey, and how being an active voice means standing up for

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29: Rafael Robles | Proof of Concept

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2025/09/22

Rafael is the co-founder and director of Duo, an innovation studio/lab that works to create built environment innovations for the benefit of society.Listen in for a conversation about Rafael's journey with immigration activism, architecture, real estate development, and human centered design and how that all comes together in Duo's multicontextual design.

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28: Dr. Joseph Renow | Start Conservative, Build Radical

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2025/08/22

Dr. Joseph Renow is a sociologist of science and technology who focuses on the intersection of expertise and society. Listen in for a conversation about how architects can think about design differently to meet societal needs.

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27: Julie Eizenberg | Outside Perspective

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2025/07/15

Julie is founding partners of award winning Santa Monica based architecture firm, KoningEizenberg Architecture. Together with partner Hank Koning, Julie has been awarded the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles chapter Gold medal in 2012 and the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2019. Listen in to hear about Julie's architectural career between Australia and the US from her "outsider" perspective.

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26: Tom Lee | Drawing from Within

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2025/05/15

Tom is an award-winning architect and founder of Tom Lee Studio. He has experience across a diverse set of typologies and firms including HDR where he served as Design Principal, and other leading firms including John Ronan Architects, Goettsch Partners, JAHN, Leers Weinzapfel, and Kohn Pedersen Fox.Listen in to hear how drawing influenced Tom's journey in architecture and how he uses sketching as a unique form of communicating design.

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25: June Campbell | NOMA Stories from a Purple Spectrum

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2025/04/15

June Campbell, is a member of the National Organization for Minority Architects Council (NOMAC). She is the wife of Wendell Campbell, one of the founders of NOMA, who was the organization’s first president.This episode also includes special guests, Leslie Campbell and Bryan Hudson.Listen in to hear stories from June about her life and about NOMA's founding.

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24: Ann Thompson | Developing History

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2025/03/15

Ann Thompson, FAIA, is Executive Vice President of Architecture and Design at Related Midwest. She leads the design and planning of projects across the company’s portfolio of mixed-use, mixed-income, affordable and luxury developments, as well as all engineering, zoning and entitlement efforts. Listen in to hear about Ann's career journey from architecture to development, and about how developers take on roles in building communities.

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23: Annabell Ren | Everywhere All at Once

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2025/02/15

Annabell Ren is the co-founder of the Chicago based firm, New Office. Listen in to episode to hear her experiences as an immigrant to the US, and for a conversation about how to make cultural designs feel genuine to communities.

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22: Carol Ross Barney | Design is a Superpower

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2025/01/15

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA, is an architect, urbanist, and educator. She is the 2023 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, of which she is the first living woman to be individually honored.Listen to stories from her career journey, the mentors that inspired her, and conversation on how design should be in every day life for the public to experience.

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21: Paola Aguirre Serrano | Translating Spaces

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/12/15

Paola is an urban designer and partner at Borderless Studio, a design and research practice based in Chicago and San Antonio. Listen in to hear about Paola's path between architecture and urban design, and how skills in education can be translated into practice.

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20: Michel Rojkind | Design for Reciprocity

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2024/11/15

Michel is a Mexican architect and founder of Rojkind Arquitectos, based in Mexico City. Listen in to hear about Michel's time in music before architecture, and a conversation about how design can be rethought to improve the public.

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19: Jason Pugh | One Step at a Time

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2024/10/15

Jason Pugh is a licensed architect, certified planner, and a Principal at Gensler, where he serves as the Global Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. He also served as the 2021-2022 President of the National Organization of Minority Architects.Listen in to the interview to hear about Jason's journey in architecture and urban planning, along with how NOMA became an integral part of his path.

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18: Deborah Berke | Altering [...]

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/09/15

Deborah Berke is an architect, educator, and founder of New York-based architecture firm TenBerke, while serving as the Dean of Yale School of Architecture. Listen in to hear stories from her career in academia and practice!

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BONUS: Reed Kroloff | Authoring Futures

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/08/30

Reed Kroloff is dean of IIT College of Architecture. He previously served as the Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum and Dean of the Tulane School of Architecture. Reed was also Editor-in-Chief of Architecture magazine. Listen in to the interview to hear stories from Reed's life, and his journey to becoming dean at IIT.

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17: Chana Haouzi | The Power of Design

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/08/15

Chana Haouzi is an architect, educator, and founder of Architecture for Public Benefit. Listen to this interview for conversations about the value of architecture and design for the public, and how mission driven work takes skills beyond traditional practice.

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16: Katherine Darnstadt | Altering Practice

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/07/15

Katherine Darnstadt is the founder of Latent, a Chicago based design practice. Listen in to the interview for a conversation about the changing architectural profession as the next generation of designers mix architecture with other interests to influence design.

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15: Ann Lui | Future of Design

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/06/15

Ann Lui is an architect and founding principal of Future Firm, a Chicago based architecture and design research practice. Listen in to a conversation about architecture shaping life in the city and experiences in the built environment.

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14: Dawveed Scully | Designing Healthy Communities

Beyond the Surface ·

2024/05/15

Dawveed Scully is Managing Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Development at the City of Chicago. Prior to the DPD, Dawveed was an Associate Principal in the urban design and planning studio at SOM. He is a licensed architect in the State of Illinois and AICP certified urban planner. Listen in to hear about his design philosophies bringing together architecture and urban planning.

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13: Alicia Ponce - Empowering Voices

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2024/04/15

Alicia Ponce is the founder and principal of APMonarch, a Chicago based architecture firm. Alicia is also the founder of Arquitina, a national 501(c)3 organization with a mission to increase the number of licensed Latina architects in the U.S. Listen in to hear about Alicia's inspirations and the work she does to support women in architecture with Arquitina.This episode also marks one year of the Beyond the Surface podcast. We want to thank everyone who has listened over this past year, and we

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