Practice Forward Podcast
Practice Forward Podcast
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Practice Forward: Technology, Tools, and Ideas Reshaping Architecture
Practice Forward is a podcast exploring how architects and designers adapt to rapid technological and cultural shifts. Through in-depth conversations with practitioners at the intersection of legacy and innovation, we examine topics like adaptive reuse, sustainability, digital twins, LiDAR, and AI. It’s not about being a “tech firm,” but about how we think—about modeling, stewardship, and decision-making. If you’re rethinking practice, Practice Forward is the conversation for you.
https://www.scan2plan.io/
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The episodes focus on themes such as adaptive reuse, sustainability, the impact of AI and digital tools on architecture, and the importance of representation in design. Notable example episodes include discussions on the integration of passive house principles by Rahul Shah and how sound modeling is reshaping architectural design through AI with Margaret Schedel.
Practice Forward: Technology, Tools, and Ideas Reshaping Architecture
Practice Forward is a podcast exploring how architects and designers adapt to rapid technological and cultural shifts. Through in-depth conversations with practitioners at the intersection of legacy and innovation, we examine topics like adaptive reuse, sustainability, digital twins, LiDAR, and AI. It’s not about being a “tech firm,” but about how we think—about modeling, stewardship, and decision-making. If you’re rethinking practice, Practice Forward is the conversation for you.
https://www.scan2plan.io/
V Owen Bush welcomed Pamela Smith, CEO of Twine Architectural Studio, to the Practice Forward podcast to discuss technology, tools, and ideas reshaping architecture, where Pamela Smith shared her background, the evolution of Twine Architectural Studio's specialization in code-driven healthcare architecture, and specific case studies like the Greenwich Village Hospital and a Mother Baby Unit reorganization. The discussion also covered project management pragmatism, the importance of creating serenity in healthcare spaces, and the future role of AI in converting raw data into BIM models and facilitating intelligent, ”self-driving” building systems, which V Owen Bush and Pamela Smith explored in the context of hospital campuses. Pamela Smith concluded by stressing the importance of mentorship, the collaborative teamwork required for hospital projects, and Twine Architectural Studio's focus on recruitment strategies for finding staff interested in healthcare.
This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.
Scan2Plan Website
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Pamela Smith, who designs care spaces that work the way people heal—precise, calm, and rooted in place. At Twine Architectural Studio, Pamela leads teams that turn existing facilities into everyday wins: bringing a cardiac cath/EP suite and eight inpatient beds back to Manhattan’s Lower West Side so care lives closer to home; shaping an 18-thousand-square-foot otolaryngology center as an arrival-to-recovery experience; renewing pediatric infusion and bone-marrow transplant spaces for durable joy; and re-diagramming maternity so fewer babies ever travel hallways. Stewardship, through precision—without losing the neighborhood’s voice.”
Twine Architectural Studio Website
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https://www.twinearch.com/
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