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Building Tradition

Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA

From the editors of TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES, OLD HOUSE JOURNAL, and NEW OLD HOUSE, Building Tradition is a new podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders about traditional design, historic restoration/renovation; period inspired construction and the allied building arts. Join industry veteran, columnist and publisher PeterH. Miller, Hon AIA along with his special guests to hear about who"s doing what to improve our built environment.

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Episode 42: The Building Arts with Steve Ballenger of...

Building Tradition ·

2026/09/08

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Steve Ballenger of Zepsa Industries. They discuss Ballenger's career in the building arts, his own learning trajectory and the opportunity for others to be craftspeople.

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27:58

Episode 41: Landscape Architecture with Lauren Barnes...

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2026/08/11

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Lauren Barnes of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects. They discuss Barnes' career trajectory, her job description, the Hoerr Schaudt company training program, the craft of horticulture and garden design that delights.

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29:09

Episode 40: Craftsmanship with Alan Stein and Nancy...

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2026/07/14

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews husband-and-wife team Alan Stein and Nancy Vitris of Tanglewood Conservatories. They discuss the intersection of crafting by hand and machine, how they launched a craftsmanship training program in their local high schools and how this was the foundation for their own in-house apprentice program for Tanglewood Conservatories craftspeople.

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32:47

Episode 39: Modern Traditional Architecture with...

Building Tradition ·

2026/06/09

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews architect Thomas Kligerman, who is widely recognized for residential architecture that conveys a sense of place, is finely crafted, and has an emotional connection to landscape and memory. Listen in to a conversation about modern traditional architecture, coastal cottages, and "summers by the sea."

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29:15

Period Authentic Doors with Steve Hendricks

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2026/05/12

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Steve Hendricks of Historic Doors who, with his team of skilled millwork building artisans, makes period authentic exterior doors as well as interior moldings.

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34:45

Ornamental Metalwork with Doug Bracken

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2026/04/21

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Doug Bracken of Wiemann Metalcraft, a blacksmith and metal fabricator of ornamental metals. Listen in as they discuss combining heritage trade skills with modern technology to produce ornamental metalwork of enduring beauty.

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29:29

Stone Carving with Chris Pelletieri

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2026/03/10

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Chris Pelletieri, renowned stone carver and teacher. Listen in as they discuss Pelletieri's traditional analog craft. His notable works include St Rita's Catholic church in Alexandria Virginia and the neo-Gothic Cathedral of Saint Divine on the Upper East side of New York City.

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38:50

Creativity in the Age of AI with Barbara Eberlein and...

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2026/02/10

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews award winning interior designer Barbara Eberlein, and Jerry Wind, author and professor. Listen in as they discuss how integrating AI into the creative process can help architects and designers do their best work.

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38:46

Ecclesiastical Design with James McCrery

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2026/01/13

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews James C. McCrery, AIA, NCARB of McCrery Architects. Listen in as they discuss church design, enlightened clients, the enduring importance of beauty, and the often-overlooked truths behind building a successful architectural practice.

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41:24

Monumental Architecture and the Commission which...

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2025/12/09

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Luebke FAIA, Secretary of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. Listen as Luebke explains the meaning behind national monuments, their historical context and the important mission of the U.S Commission of Fine Arts.

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33:07

Decorative Arts with Lenore Winters Studio

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2025/11/11

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Lenore Winters, of Lenore Winters Studio, an architectural artisan who serves designers, builders and their clients. Listen in as Winters tells the stories behind her artwork and shares advice for students, emerging professionals, craftspeople and building artisans who create beautiful spaces.

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27:43

Architect Richard Sammons Designs the New Period House

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2025/10/14

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Richard Sammons, of Fairfax and Sammons Architects, one of the most important and accomplished classical design firms in the country. Listen in as Sammonsexplains how his classical design principals and use of sustainable materials inform and create new period houses and the "creative reconstructions" of buildings from the 18th and early 19th centuries."

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34:55

Building Tradition Episode 30, Interview with Carl...

Building Tradition ·

2025/09/09

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl Elefante, FAIA, principal emeritus of the award-winning firm Quinn Evans Architects. Listen in as they discuss traditional design, adaptive use, historic preservation, sustainability and practical solutions for the future of our built environment.

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32:03

Building Tradition Episode 29, Interview with Thomas...

Building Tradition ·

2025/08/12

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol. Austin talks about how the historic preservation work he manages helps "inspires future generations," while inspiring him at work every day.

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26:26

Building Tradition Episode 28, The Palladio Awards...

Building Tradition ·

2025/07/08

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA sits down with Nancy Berry, Palladio Awards producer and editor of TRADITIONAL BUILDING. Berry shares her insight about who wins Palladio Awards and why, how the jury deliberates and what makes this national award the most coveted in the traditional building practice.

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33:09

Building Tradition Episode 27, Interview with Carl...

Building Tradition ·

2025/06/03

Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl R. Lounsbury, professor of History at the College of William and Mary, who served as the Senior Architectural Historian for Colonial Williamsburg for over twenty-five years. Listen in as professor Lounsbury discusses his research and his discoveries of American life in the 18th century.

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27:15

Building Tradition Episode 26, Interview with Kathryn...

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2025/05/13

Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Historic Preservationist Kathryn Brown of Building Conservation Associates. They discuss her work on the U S Capital, the Jefferson Memorial and Harper's Ferry, collaborating with the National Park Service and the stone masons, engineers, and architects who preserve our architectural history.

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29:11

Building Tradition Episode 25, Interview with...

Building Tradition ·

2025/04/08

Listen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Christina Rae Butler, Dean, Professor of Historic Preservation and the Education Chair at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. They discuss craftsmanship and the building arts and the opportunity to close the skills gap in the construction and historic preservation field.

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31:47

Building Tradition Episode 24, Interview with Greg...

Building Tradition ·

2025/03/11

Listen as host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews Greg Tankersley of McApline Architects. Tankersley covers everything from 'falling in love with his clients" to designing the "Inheritable House," to "diversifying our interests" from architecture to opera.

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24:47

Building Tradition Episode 23, Craftsmanship and the...

Building Tradition ·

2025/02/11

Host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA discusses craftsmanship, building arts, education, and skills training with Judy Hayward, Director of Education for the Historic Windsor Preservation Training Institute, and the Traditional Building Conference Series.

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