Podcast

The Department of Buildings

Arts

The Department of Buildings is a podcast where host Michael Meredith (MOS, Princeton University) interviews architects about a single building. These conversations explore how architects look at and learn from buildings.

Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

Graphic Design: MOS with Studio Lin

Episodes
23
Releases
Daily
Typical length
44 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

23 episodes, newest first

  1. The Department of Buildings: Tyng House

    Season 1, Episode 23

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Anda French (French 2D, Princeton University) about The Tyng House (1967) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Anne Tyng.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    46 min
  2. The Department of Buildings: Narkomfin Building

    Season 1, Episode 22

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Andrew Atwood (First Office, UC Berkeley) about The Narkomfin Building (1928-1932) in Moscow, Russia by Moisei Ginzburg and Ignaty Milinis.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    44 min
  3. The Department of Buildings: Sant'Andrea al Quirinale

    Season 1, Episode 21

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Pier Vittorio Aureli (Dogma, EPFL) about Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (1658-1670) in Rome, Italy by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    50 min
  4. The Department of Buildings: Saint-Pierre, Firminy

    Season 1, Episode 20

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Neil Denari (NMDA, UCLA) about Saint-Pierre Church (1960-2006) in Firminy, France by Le Corbusier.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    52 min
  5. The Department of Buildings: Edificio Altolar

    Episode 19

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Mónica Ponce de León (MPdL Studio, Princeton University) about Edificio Altolar (1965) in Caracas, Venezuela by Jimmy Alcock.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    36 min
  6. The Department of Buildings: Cork House

    Season 1, Episode 18

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Paul Lewis (LTL, Princeton University) about Cork House (2019) in Eton, United Kingdom by Matthew Barnett Howland, Dido Milne, and Oliver Wilton.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    38 min
  7. The Department of Buildings: La Borda

    Season 1, Episode 17

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Tatiana Bilbao (Tatiana Bilbao Estudio) about La Borda Cooperative Housing (2014-2018) in Barcelona, Spain by Lacol.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    46 min
  8. The Department of Buildings: Glasgow School of Art

    Season 1, Episode 16

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to David Kohn (David Kohn Architects) about the Glasgow School of Art (1897-1899, 1907-1909) in Glasgow, Scotland by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    44 min
  9. The Department of Buildings: Camino Real

    Season 1, Episode 15

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Wonne Ickx (PRODUCTORA) about Camino Real (1981) in Ixtapa, Mexico by Ricardo Legorreta.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    39 min
  10. The Department of Buildings: Korean Presbyterian Church

    Season 1, Episode 14

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Michael Abel Deng (ANY) about the Korean Presbyterian Church (1995-1999) in Queens, New York by Greg Lynn/FORM and Garofalo Architects and Michael McInturf Architects.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    39 min
  11. The Department of Buildings: Universita Bocconi

    Season 1, Episode 13

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Marcelo Spina (PATTERNS, Sci-Arc) about Universita Luigi Bocconi (2002-2008) in Milan, Italy by Grafton Architects.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    39 min
  12. The Department of Buildings: Ron Davis House

    Season 1, Episode 12

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Andrew Holder (LADG, Pratt) about the Ron Davis House (1968-1972) in Malibu, California by Frank Gehry.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    45 min
  13. The Department of Buildings: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

    Season 1, Episode 11

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Tei Carpenter (Agency-Agency, Princeton University) about Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (1958-1961) in Deer Isle, Maine by Edward and Mary Barnes.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    44 min
  14. The Department of Buildings: Church of St. Anna

    Season 1, Episode 10

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Jeanette Kuo (Karamuk Kuo Architects, TUM) about the Church of St. Amma (1954-1956) in Düren, Germany by Rudolf Schwarz.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    48 min
  15. The Department of Buildings: H House

    Season 1, Episode 9

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Job Floris (Monadnock) about the Santen House, also known as H House (1995-1999) in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Rapp+Rapp.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    35 min
  16. The Department of Buildings: Olympic Archery Range

    Season 1, Episode 7

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Michael Young (Young & Ayata, Cooper Union) about the Olympic Archery Range (1989-1991) in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    48 min
  17. The Department of Buildings: Igualada Cemetery

    Season 1, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Lluis Ortega (JL-Office, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) about the Igualada Cemetery (1985-1994) in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Miralles & Carme Pinós.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    43 min
  18. The Department of Buildings: Occupational Health Unit

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Hilary Sample (MOS, Columbia University GSAPP) about the Occupational Health Unit for Guinness Brewery (1961-1963) in London, United Kingdom by Alison and Peter Smithson.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    39 min
  19. The Department of Buildings: Lisson Gallery

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Oliver Lütjens (Lütjens Padmanabhan, ETH) about Lisson Gallery (1986-1992) in London, United Kingdom by Tony Fretton Architects.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    45 min
  20. The Department of Buildings: Hardwick Hall

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Michael Meredith talks to Sam Jacob (Sam Jacob Studio, Angewandte) about the Hardwick Hall (1590–1597) in Derbyshire, England by Robert Smythson.

    Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

    44 min

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