Together We DesignPhiladelphia
by DesignPhiladelphia
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Trebor Adams wants you to "stay curious"
Trebor Adams wants you to "stay curious"
About this podcast
Hosted by Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director of DesignPhiladelphia and AIA Philadelphia, this podcast is dedicated to the transformative power of design. Johnson chats with leaders in the local community, from architects to strategists, to artists, as they go deep on their work and the unique character of Philly's creative community.
Episodes
- Trebor Adams wants you to "stay curious" · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 19In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Trebor Adams, Creative Projects Manager at DesignPhiladelphia. They talk about a childhood spent around creative people, starting…
- Finding Philadelphia's Missing Middle Housing with Tya Winn of the Community Design Collaborative · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 18In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Tya Winn, executive director at the Community Design Collaborative. They talk about Winn's winding career path (that took her…
- On the eve of the semiquincentennial, a new citywide art festival asks WHAT NOW? · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 17In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Kathy Sachs, founder and chair of ArtPhilly, the organization behind What Now: 2026, a new multidisciplinary citywide art…
- Daniela Holt Voith still loves being an architect · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 16In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Daniela Holt Voith, founding principal at Voith & Mactavish Architects. She takes us through her long career, from an alternative…
- Jermaine Jenkins is in his "YES" era · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 15In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Jermaine Jenkins, Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships at DesignPhiladelphia and AIA Philadelphia. A creative and…
- Lindsey Scannapieco of Scout (+ a big announcement!) · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 14In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Lindsey Scannapieco of Scout, a community-centric adaptive reuse firm known for its revitilization of Bok and its recent purchase…
- Claudette McCarron of CBM Creative · 34 minIn this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Claudette McCarron of CBM Creative, a Philadelphia-based interior design firm. She shares her winding path to the field, talks…
- Valentina Miller of Night Kitchen Interactive · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 12In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Valentina Miller of Night Kitchen Interactive, a local firm that uses AR/VR, 3D animation, and gaming design to create immersive…
- We're back! And we have big news. · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 11The Together We Design Philadelphia is back! This conversation between host Rebecca Johnson and producer Lee Stabert offers a behind-the-scenes look at what has been happening at…
- Hilary Jay and Jamer Hunt, co-founders of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 10In this very special installment, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Hilary Jay and Jamer Hunt, the passionate creatives behind the original DesignPhiladelphia Festival. In honor of…
- Danielle DiLeo Kim of Philadelphia250 · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 9In this installment, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Danielle DiLeo Kim of Philadelphia250. They discuss Kim's path from architect to civic leader, and get hyped for the…
- Chris Landau of LANDAU Design+Technology · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson talks with Chris Landau of LANDAU Design+Technology. They discuss the power of computational design, landscape architecture, AI, the climate…
- Ximena Valle of FIFTEEN Architecture + Design · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Ximena Valle of FIFTEEN Architecture + Design about her childhood in Chile, what landed her in Philadelphia, and the power of…
- DesignPhiladelphia's Design Education Team · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 6DesignPhiladelphia's educational programming has an ambitious goal: To empower nascent creatives from K through career. To talk about that mission — and why access is the first…
- Ian Smith of IS-DG Design · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Ian Smith of IS-DG Design about his free-range suburban upbringing, the mentor relationship that brought him to Philadelphia, the…
- Rachel Ford of Made Institute · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Rachel Ford, founder and CEO of Made Institute. This Philadelphia-based fashion school is dedicated to making design education…
- Hans Diefenderfer of HD Custom Carpentry · 26 minIn this episode, host Rebecca Johnson chats with Hans Diefenderfer, a woodworker, cabinet maker, and furniture builder based out of the Stenton Guild Arts Building in Germantown…
- Shila Griffith of SG23 Design · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 2In this episode, host Rebecca Johnson is joined by SG23 Design's Shila Griffith, an interior designer with a special knack for handling thorny projects — and documenting the…
- Hannah Dillon and Kristen Sachs of Broad · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 1In the inaugural episode of our new podcast, host Rebecca Johnson speaks with Hannah Dillon and Kristen Sachs of Broad. Their creative agency is unabashedly female and undeniably…
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