062. On Building A Cohesive Vision For Architecture With Architect Benjamin Imhoff

On Episode 62 of The Manic Metallic Podcast, host Liberty Imhoff is joined by her husband, architect Benjamin Imhoff, for a special Valentine’s Day Week episode in which they discuss the following:

• What interested Benjamin in architecture — and his advice for other aspiring architects
• The importance of becoming licensed if you choose to work in the field of architecture
• Donald Trump’s strange obsession with design — and whether it was wise to elect a developer as president of the United States
• Gentrification architecture: what it is, why it is reviled, and the alienation that exists throughout all levels of the creation process — from design conception to public perception
• Why the recent traditional architecture movement’s philosophy is anti-intellectual, and its right-wing populist leanings
• How both the hyperneoliberalist landscape and the lack of a cohesive design vision for society lie at the root of many of the architecture industry’s issues
• And more!

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

The Manic Metallic Substack Newsletter: “MM Substack Interview Series: Benjamin Imhoff, Architect” https://manicmetallic.substack.com/p/mm-substack-interview-series-benjamin

Donovan Architects Project Page: https://donovanarchitects.com/our-projects/

CONNECT WITH BENJAMIN

Linkedin) https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-imhoff-aia-94865a55/

Substack) https://substack.com/@bfibfi

Benjamin’s Bio:

Benjamin works as a Project Architect at Donovan Architects in Haddonfield, NJ. He is licensed to practice architecture in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he currently lives in Philadelphia, PA.

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