Ken Andrews: Principle Architect at Arch 11, and The Way Design Inhabits the World
Ptolemic, Charles Eames, phenomenology, architecture, compression and release. In the spirit of Vitruvius - commodity, firmness, and delight - this podcast is the ultimate synthesis.
I sit down with friend, fellow cyclocross racer and Principal Architect at Arch11, Ken Andrews. I have personally been fascinated with design and architecture since I was a kid, but never understood the nuances of why I liked some buildings and not others.
Take a look at the amazing designs on Arch11's Instagram feed:
Ken takes me through, with passion, expertise and humility:
Take a look at the amazing designs on Arch11's Instagram feed:
Ken takes me through, with passion, expertise and humility:
- art, function, style, proportion
- defining compression and release
- the interconnected role of construction and architecture
- site specific response
- the making of space and how design inhabits the world
- Arch11's commitment to a built environment and eliminating carbon footprints
Here are the books and movies now on my list from this chat:
- Charles Eames, Screening Room and Powers of 10
- Bjarke Ingels: Abstract on Netflix
- The Phenomenology of Religious Life (Studies in Continental Thought)