This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss what clients should spend money on in a remodel or new construction home project. The two cover spec house vs custom house spending, building for longevity and climate events, balancing living experiences and having a quality structure, phasing projects and future budgets, where clients overspend, external factors that affect project spending, things clients can spend less on, solutions to lower costs by 15%, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Juhee Lee-Hartford, Founder and Managing Partner of River Architects. The three discussed Juhee's background, architecture education, the Fulbright program, Korean architecture history, blending modern thinking with traditional architecture, personal healing through Korean culture research, working in Korea, the Korean Architects exhibition, and more.

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This week, David and Marina have a casual chat about their trip to San Diego, discussing their experience staying in a craftsman-style home, layout, flow, and daylight of homes, the Museum of Contemporary Art originally designed by Venturi Scott Brown and remodeled by Selldorf Architects, the San Diego Zoo, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Tyler Freres, Vice President of Sales at Freres Engineered Wood. The three discussed the origin of Freres Engineered Wood, the co-generation closed-loop system, the invention of Mass Plywood, CLT vs Mass Plywood Panel (MPP), using MPP in different climates, maintaining the quality of lumber, the process of working with Freres Engineered Wood, design & technical details, fire rating, speed of construction, best use case, common misconceptions, sustainability, material source & forest management, what's next for Freres, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Harper Halprin, Principal & Co-Founder of AAHA Studio. The three discussed Harper's background, getting into architecture, taking a gap year, architecture school and education, early career decisions, New York vs Los Angeles architecture practices, starting her own practice, transitioning from solo practice to AAHA Studio, studio operations and project types, design philosophy, educating clients about the role of architects, favorite buildings, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss AI in architecture. The two question whether technology helps improve the quality of architects, AI vs human creativity & innovation, AI replacing architects, the purpose of AI, architecture presentations and graphics, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design are joined by Adrian Morris, co-founder and Director of Pangea Design Group, as well as Managing Partner of Design Partnership and Morris&Co. The three discussed Adrian's educational background, why architecture school is too theoretical, the operations of the firm, Adrian's early career, growing a diverse portfolio, establishing Pangea, collectives vs individual firms, office growth & COVID, hybrid work policy, AI tools, being involved in design as director, architecture office succession, managing multiple businesses, and more.

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This week, David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss building custom homes as spec homes. The two cover the types of houses, the differences between custom homes and spec homes, designing for resale value, planning for change, balancing good design with being cost-effective, timelines for spec and custom homes, client influences, why custom homes might not work out, build quality, resale profit, and more.

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