Acting as an extension to our previous conversation on Hearing Architecture - I’ve invited Jocelyn Chiew to share with me about her experience in design education, and how these lessons have shaped her design with the people at City of Melbourne. At the end of the day, architecture is for the people - and those who will be using it deserve a voice in shaping the way we design it too.

What does it take to share knowledge as content? For this episode - I’ve invited Alvin Zhu and Sana Tabassum to share with me on their experiences in creating content for themselves and for those who are in the realm of architecture education, otherwise the threshold between graduation and the design profession.

To begin my can of worms kind of season, I’ve invited my colleague Damien to explore his journey of becoming a tutor in Building Design. In comparison to our Architecture course - there are more complexities and requirements. So, what are these requirements? And what gave him the confidence to teach? Join us as we unpack the requirements of a tutor - and of course, the question of what it means to have the ‘right’ to teach.

Dini joins me to host the premise of this slightly jarring question that will anchor the varied conversations of the season! Having recapped her journey as an architecture student over the past couple of years, we discuss our experience with our tutors and my personal experience as a tutor. There are many factors that impacts a student's learning experience. We hope this asks more questions - because, that is what this podcast is about! Happy listening!

In this experimental series (or shorts) - we dive into some small sparks of thoughts. In this series, we begin with the discussion on ‘stupid questions’ - we hear them all the time, but what does it mean?

Thanks Steve for bringing this question up - had a lot of fun recording this reflection together!

In this second part of the two part series - I now interview my colleague Steve on his experience in the detours taken to get into architecture. Evidently - when the first plan doesn’t work, there will always be alternatives waiting for you around the corner. Who knows! Sometimes they bring you surprises that you least expect it, or even some of the greatest lessons to be carried forth! Come sit with us as we flip through the emotions and expectations faced when discussing about switching courses.

We've talked about transitioning into architecture, but rarely transitioning out of architecture. I suppose it's quite a daunting move - and one that we don't talk about often. Thankfully, Elliott is here to share his thoughts on his experience of his transition from Architecture to Building Design. What was it like? Were there any pressures? Come and sit with us as we laugh through some ups and downs and debate on which one is better for those who are torn between the two!

As per our yearly tradition, Dini and I have created another time capsule to reflect on her adventures in the third year of her architectural studies. What were her highs and what were her lows? More importantly, what would she like to accomplish in the future as she steps into her masters?

This episode will be an expansion of a question when Jina was once asked “when you review your designs yourself, you need to feel that you wanna live in your design. Have you ever felt that?”. Honestly - there are many many ways to unpack this question given the archetypes that are involved in, and both of us have approached this question from different perspectives. Having said, what were our approaches and responses?

This special episode is to celebrate the publication of ‘Sent’

Ever wondered what it’s like to collaborate with a diverse group of amazing people? Well, I’ve invited Sophie Lanigan to share her wonderful experience on establishing and curating Sent, a project that invites curious minds to share their relationship with space. Be it in the digital, intangible otherwise physical realm, there’s always a story to tell.

And...we're back! In our new episode of Archimest In The Making podcast Dini and I discuss our thoughts and experiences of sitting under the imposter syndrome umbrella. Join us as we ask ourselves how self-doubt, self-esteem and validation affect our practice and our lives, and how do we cope with this?

There’s always a mixture of relief and dread during our studies about the next stages - getting hired by a firm. For some, it was relatively straightforward in meeting those expectations. However, for me and Shaun, we graduated during the period in which our industry suffered economically, which resulted in us spending nearly two years (or more) finding ‘employment’ within the architecture industry. Of course, keeping our hopes up wasn't easy - and when plan a didn’t work out for us, what were our plan b’s or c’s? And of course, during our lowest moments, did we consider giving up altogether?

Starting Season 4 of the podcast, we’re looking at what it means to be passionate about something. Too often, the word is flounced around a lot - and it’s difficult to affirm whether you are passionate about something by your actions. You can be passionate about a subject and admire it from afar, otherwise allow yourself to be consumed by it…

In this episode, Eastina and I will be exploring our perceptions on what it takes to be passionate about something… and whether we think we’re passionate about what we’re doing now.

A year later and here we are again. Dini and I are back looking at our architecture journey in 2020 as well as reflecting back to our very first recording. Of course, second-year of architecture school makes you realise a lot of things, but then, when we take our time to look back on our past, we realise how far we’ve come.

One fateful night in September 2020 - I received a message from a friend who I haven’t heard from six years - who was bursting with ideas about a potential podcast collaboration. Well, two phone calls later, Jina and I established ‘Is This What You Wanted?’, a project that has continued for a busy 5 months. Now that we’ve reached the end - we decided to look back on our journey that has shifted our outlooks and thoughts towards our profession. What were our highlights? Lowlights? And is this what we wanted?

Words are really powerful - especially when a single thought can completely switch your career choices. This was the case with Daniel Moore - after a comment made towards his initial dreams, he switched to studying performance and architecture. But what happens when you’ve got two areas of interest? How do you combine them? Join us as Daniel shares with us the influences from his childhood and hobbies that has enabled him to combine two interests together!

We’ve all heard of that saying ‘the worst response is a no, so what’s the harm in trying?’. A quick glance on Dezeen’s job notice board and an email later, Jina’s friend Tracy Sodder found herself working for BIG (yes, Bjarke Ingels Group) as their visualiser in New York. From one country to another, Tracy shares with us her transition as well as the decisions that led to this fateful opportunity.

As we’d like to put it We’d rather regret something that we’ve done than something we haven’t done.

There are many ways to share and learn about architecture. Of course, the best way to learn about a project is to see it in person and to discuss and share ideas! But what happens when this is intensified through travelling and seeing a huge amount of architecture in one day? Kevin Hüi (whom many of you would know as Archimarathon) shares with us his career development as well as turning his love for architecture travel that evolved into the beloved Archimarathon!

*This episode was recorded in 2020 and some points and opinions may have changed and shifted!

A little bit of identity crisis and soul searching in this episode. Jina has invited our lovely friend Isabella Singal (aka Bella) to share with us on her personal journey and thoughts on both the architecture profession and education while juggling other exciting projects! Be it writing, curation and tutoring - it opens up food for thought for sure…

*This episode was recorded in November 2020 - and some media handles may have expired!

We know that it’s hard to get away from architecture but still, ever wondered what it would be like to not be in contact with Architecture for a year? Well, we’ve brought on my dear friend Denny Chan to share with us his break in-between his architecture and photography journey before fully stepping into the role of a gin business owner. Join us as we navigate his architecture adventures between UK and HK and beyond!