About this podcast
From the editors of TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES, OLD HOUSE JOURNAL, and NEW OLD HOUSE, Building Tradition is a new podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders about traditional design, historic restoration/renovation; period inspired construction and the allied building arts. Join industry veteran, columnist and publisher Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA along with his special guests to hear about who's doing what to improve our built environment.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- Episode 43: Craftsmanship and Legacy with Neela Wickremesinghe · 27 min · Episode 43Neela Wickremesinghe is the director of restoration and preservation for the historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Neela manages a crew that maintains, preserves…
- Episode 42: The Building Arts with Steve Ballenger of Zepsa Industries · 20 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Steve Ballenger of Zepsa Industries. They discuss Ballenger's career in the building arts, his own learning trajectory and the…
- Episode 41: Landscape Architecture with Lauren Barnes of Hoerr Schaudt · 28 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Lauren Barnes of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects. They discuss Barnes' career trajectory, her job description, the Hoerr Schaudt…
- Episode 40: Craftsmanship with Alan Stein and Nancy Vitris of Tanglewood Conservatories · 29 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews husband-and-wife team Alan Stein and Nancy Vitris of Tanglewood Conservatories. They discuss the intersection of crafting by hand and…
- Episode 39: Modern Traditional Architecture with Thomas Kligerman · 33 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews architect Thomas Kligerman, who is widely recognized for residential architecture that conveys a sense of place, is finely crafted, and…
- Period Authentic Doors with Steve Hendricks · 29 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Steve Hendricks of Historic Doors who, with his team of skilled millwork building artisans, makes period authentic exterior doors as well…
- Ornamental Metalwork with Doug Bracken · 35 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Doug Bracken of Wiemann Metalcraft, a blacksmith and metal fabricator of ornamental metals. Listen in as they discuss combining heritage…
- Stone Carving with Chris Pelletieri · 29 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Chris Pelletieri, renowned stone carver and teacher. Listen in as they discuss Pelletieri's traditional analog craft. His notable works…
- Creativity in the Age of AI with Barbara Eberlein and Jerry Wind · 39 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews award winning interior designer Barbara Eberlein, and Jerry Wind, author and professor. Listen in as they discuss how integrating AI into…
- Ecclesiastical Design with James McCrery · 39 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews James C. McCrery, AIA, NCARB of McCrery Architects. Listen in as they discuss church design, enlightened clients, the enduring importance…
- Monumental Architecture and the Commission which Approves It · 41 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Luebke FAIA, Secretary of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. Listen as Luebke explains the meaning behind national…
- Decorative Arts with Lenore Winters Studio · 33 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Lenore Winters, of Lenore Winters Studio, an architectural artisan who serves designers, builders and their clients. Listen in as Winters…
- Architect Richard Sammons Designs the New Period House · 28 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Richard Sammons, of Fairfax and Sammons Architects, one of the most important and accomplished classical design firms in the country…
- Building Tradition Episode 30, Interview with Carl Elefante, FAIA · 35 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl Elefante, FAIA, principal emeritus of the award-winning firm Quinn Evans Architects. Listen in as they discuss traditional design…
- Building Tradition Episode 29, Interview with Thomas E. Austin, Architect of the Capitol · 32 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol. Austin talks about how the historic preservation work he manages helps "inspires future…
- Building Tradition Episode 28, The Palladio Awards with Nancy Berry · 26 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA sits down with Nancy Berry, Palladio Awards producer and editor of TRADITIONAL BUILDING. Berry shares her insight about who wins Palladio Awards and…
- Building Tradition Episode 27, Interview with Carl Lounsbury · 33 minHost Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Carl R. Lounsbury, professor of History at the College of William and Mary, who served as the Senior Architectural Historian for Colonial…
- Building Tradition Episode 26, Interview with Kathryn Brown · 27 minListen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Historic Preservationist Kathryn Brown of Building Conservation Associates. They discuss her work on the U S Capital, the…
- Building Tradition Episode 25, Interview with Christina Rae Butler · 29 minListen as Host Peter H. Miller, Hon AIA interviews Christina Rae Butler, Dean, Professor of Historic Preservation and the Education Chair at the American College of the Building…
- Building Tradition Episode 24, Interview with Greg Tankersley of McAlpine Architects · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 24Listen as host Peter H. Miller Hon AIA interviews Greg Tankersley of McApline Architects. Tankersley covers everything from 'falling in love with his clients" to designing the…







