David Zach, professional futurist and founder of FutureWorks, joins host Adam Wagoner to explore what it really means to think about and design for the future. Recorded live at the 2025 AIA Conference, David shares how a career built on curiosity, philosophy, and connecting the unconnectable has shaped his perspective on architecture, technology, and human creativity.

David discusses the rise of AI, automation, and the accelerating pace of change, and why architects must defend the deeply human 20 percent of their work that cannot be automated, including beauty, artistry, storytelling, and judgment. He challenges designers to rethink efficiency, rediscover play, and articulate the value of architecture as the most public of all arts. The conversation explores optimism versus hope, the importance of community, and why slowing down may be the most radical move in a rapidly evolving world.

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Michelle Delk, Partner and Landscape Architecture Lead at Snøhetta, joins host Adam Wagoner of High Low Buffalo for a wide-ranging conversation recorded live at the 2025 AIA Conference in Keystone, Colorado.

In this episode, Michelle reflects on her journey from growing up in rural Iowa to studying art, sculpture, and installation before finding her path into landscape architecture. She shares how curiosity, intuition, and a deep connection to place have shaped her design philosophy, from early community-based work in Colorado to her leadership role at Snøhetta.

Adam and Michelle explore the idea of slowing down in design: reading the landscape, embracing messiness early in the process, and allowing stories, histories, and material exploration to guide projects forward. Along the way, they discuss formative experiences with Snøhetta’s work in Norway, the Reindeer Pavilion, interdisciplinary collaboration, and how intuitive making plays a role in shaping meaningful spaces.

The conversation also dives into Michelle’s transition from Civitas to Snøhetta, the challenges and rewards of joining an established global practice, and the importance of humility, patience, and trust in long-term design thinking. They close by looking ahead to the upcoming opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, and what it means to create architecture that is bold, quiet, and deeply rooted in its landscape.

A thoughtful, reflective episode on design process, career evolution, and finding clarity by taking time to truly experience place.

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Live from the Denver Botanic Gardens at the inaugural Alan Golin Gas lecture series presented by the Denver Architecture Foundation...

Ron Radziner partner of Marmol-Radziner joins Adam Wagoner in this engaging episode of the ARCHITECT-ING to discuss the evolution of architecture, firm dynamics, and urban activism. Ron shares some of his early career challenges, his exploration of prefab architecture, and the intersection of innovative design and community impact. Plus Ron opens up about his cultural activism through the Heavy Trash project, and the influence of figures like Alan Golin Gas and Clyfford Still.

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