DETAILED:
An original podcast by ARCAT
Every building has a story. Along the process of design and construction, incredible stories of conflict and triumph emerge in pursuit of the broad vision for a building. Detailed is a series that features architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers who share their insight and expertise as they highlight some of the most complex, interesting, and oddest building conditions that they have encountered, and the ingenuity it took to solve them. Join host, Cherise Lakeside, aka CSI Kraken, a Senior Specification Writer at RDH Building Science, as she uncovers lessons learned to help you navigate similar challenges that may arise in your next project.
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Andrew Smith, AIA, APT RP, Principal and Historical Architect at Hennebery Eddy Architects in Portland, Oregon. They discuss the Oregon Supreme Court Interior Modernization and Seismic Retrofit in Salem, Oregon. You can see the project here as you listen along. The rehabilitation of the Oregon Supreme Court Building...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Travis Albrecht, Studio Director and Principal, and Michael Waddell, Senior Associate and Design Director at Gensler in their Austin, Texas office. They discuss the Fifth and Tillery office building in Austin. You can see the project here as you listen along. At the seam between East Austin’s quiet...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Michael Bohn, AIA, Partner, and Kirk Keller, Principal and Director of Landscape Architecture at Studio One Eleven in Long Beach, California. They discuss the Long Beach Airport Renovation and Historic Terminal Preservation Project completed in 2025. You can see the project here as you listen along. Studio One...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Gianpiero Pugliese, Founding Principal at Audax with offices in Toronto, Ontario, and Palm Beach, Florida. They discuss St. Catherine’s Chapel in Florence, Italy. You can see the project here as you listen along. Saint Catherine’s Chapel is conceived as an architectural excavation rather than an object placed in...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Jo Haas, VP of Advancement and the DOT Experience, and Chris Carmicle of PLC Management. They discuss the DOT Experience in Louisville, Kentucky. You can see the project here as you listen along. Scheduled to open in 2026, the DOT Experience represents a fundamental rethinking of what a...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Mariam Issoufou, Founder and Principal at Mariam Issoufou Architects with offices in New York, Niamey, Niger, and Zurich, Switzerland. They discuss the Rolex Pavilion in Venice, Italy. You can see the project here as you listen along. Conceived as both an architectural gesture and a cultural offering, the...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Philip Castillo, FAIA, Managing Director at Jahn, with offices worldwide, and Benjamin Skelton, President of Cyclone Energy Group. They discuss the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Somers, Wisconsin. You can see the project here as you listen along. Designed by Jahn, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Mike McCormick, Vice President of Facilities Management and Development at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, David Hart, President and CEO of Steinberg Hart, and Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular. They discuss the Student Housing Program at CalPoly located in San Luis Obispo, CA. You can...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Nici Stauffer, Senior Associate at Holst Architecture in Portland, Oregon. They discuss the Julia West House in Portland, Oregon. You can see the project here as you listen along. In a city grappling with record rates of houselessness, Portland is advancing some of its most ambitious strategies yet...
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Ezequiel Ruete, co-founder of OVO Patagonia and co-founder of Perspectiva Aérea. They discuss OVO Patagonia in EL Chaltén, Argentina You can see the project here as you listen along. In the wild heart of El Chaltén, Argentina, where the winds carve into granite and Mount Fitz Roy rises...