On this episode of Design Hive buildings podcast, architect Michael Moxam discusses a transformative healthcare project with guest host Shaun Green. The architecture for Anishnawbe Health Toronto - Indigenous Community Health Centre (AHT ICHC) was shaped in close collaboration with the Toronto Indigenous community and codesign with Indigenous architecture firm Two Row Architect. Michael talks about how this collaboration resulted in a design informed by cultural elements, a connection to the land and ecology, and its importance in neighborhood transformation.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• Codesigning with Indigenous design firm Two Row Architect
• Deep listening and collaboration with Joe Hester from Anishnawbe Health Toronto
• Neighborhood transformation in Toronto
• How client feedback and cultural elements shaped the hospital design
• The importance of the building architecture’s connection to land
• Influences like nature, land, and transparency on the hospital design

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On this episode of Design Hive, Hans and David discuss how their team leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) tools in IdeaXchange, Stantec’s internal design innovation competition.

Hans and David share firsthand insights into applying AI-driven design workflows, highlighting the practical benefits for architects and designers seeking to boost creativity, speed up project delivery, and collaborate more effectively.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

· How Hans and David got into architecture

· Using artificial intelligence tools for various tasks in a digital design workflow including workplace programming, building massing, parametric façade design, and design visualization

· How the team approached IdeaXchange, an internal competition project at Stantec

· Why experiment and play are important approaches to using AI for design

· The importance of overcoming fear and seeing AI as a tool, not decisionmaker.

· How Hans and David are using what they learned about AI design tools in their day-to-day roles in architecture and interior design

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On this Design Hive episode William Ketcham shares his perspective from more than 26 years of experience designing for North Park University in Chicago, IL.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

· The role of placemaking in university campus development, planning, and architecture

· The evolution of campus development at North Park University

· Incremental improvement as an attitude and practice in higher education design

· Balancing donor preferences with academic need in campus development

· A client service-oriented approach to architecture and master planning in higher education

· Upcoming campus development projects at North Park University and their purpose

· Bill’s growing respect for architectural tradition

Learn more about design for Higher Education at Stantec.com

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