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Feb 2013
44m 10s

#1 - That Ah-ha Moment

Evan Troxel & Cormac Phalen
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In our inaugural episode, we start things out by defining archispeak, try to define architecture, and talk about what the general public probably thinks architecture is and what it isn't. Neal drops a bomb and tells architecture students that they probably aren't going to be designing the next Freedom Tower. Sad trombone. 
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