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We shot dozens of interviews that didn't make it into the film but luckily we're going to be releasing these amazing condensed interviews once per week in the months ahead. They include some of the architecture industry's leading academics, designers, environmentalists, technologists, critics, authors, scientists, politicians and historians all discussing the profession and how we should be training the next generation of designers.

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Kenneth Frampton is an architect, critic, author, historian and professor. We captured this interview with him in his office at Columbia University. He graciously accepted it following a panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.

+ 1:15 Has architecture become a luxury item in recent years?

+ 2:37 How great has the impact of computerization been on architecture?

+ 6:15 Is the profession of architecture currently in crisis?

+ 8:39 What is the future of architecture?

Michael Dukakis is a politician, lawyer and former Governor of Massachusetts. We shot this interview between one of his classes at Northeastern University.

+ 0:44 What is the built environment?

+ 1:13 What affect do policy makers have on the built environment?

+ 5:13 What can we do to protect our civic spaces?

+ 9:30 What were the motivations to build the highway system after WWII in the first place?

+ 11:08 Why did it take so long for policy makers to realize the effects of the post-war suburbanization?

+ Shigeru Ban - Shigeru Ban Architects

+ Matthew Berman - Workshop APD

+ Phil Bernstein - AutoCAD/Yale

+ Peter Bohlin - BCJ

+ Joe Brown - AECOM

+ Dan Bucsescu - Pratt Professor

+ David Byrne - Musician/Artist

+ Sway Calloway - TV Personality

+ John Cary - Public Interest Design

+ Annie Choi - Author/Critic

+ Maurice Cox - Professor/NEA

+ Evan Douglis - Pratt Chair

+ Michael Dukakis - Governor/Politician

+ Kenneth Frampton - Historian/Professor

+ Tom Hanrahan - Pratt Dean

+ Roger Hart - Environmental Psychologist

+ Terry Heinlein - TGH Architect

+ Bill Hellmuth - HOK

+ John King - SF Chronicle Critic/Author

+ Andrew Kotchen - Workshop APD

+ James Kuntster - Critic/Author

+ Anica Landreneau - HOK

+ Ted Landsmark - President BAC/Lawyer

+ Peter Lippman - Architect

+ Audrey Matlock - Audrey Matlock Architect

+ Thom Mayne - Morphosis

+ Bill McDonough - Architect/Author

+ Bill Menking - Professor/Journalist

+ Michael Monti - ACSA Director

+ Michael Reynolds - Biotecture

+ Joe Riley - Charleston, SC Mayor

+ Marc Schaut - Pratt Professor

+ Mary Woods - Historian/Professor/Cornell

+ Jess Zimbabwe - Mayors Inst. on City Design

Shigeru Ban - Pritzker Prize winning architect, humanitarian, and founder of Shigeru Ban Architects.

+ 0:45 What is the historic background of democratic or social architecture?

+ 2:08 How have people become more aware of the link between social justice and architecture?

+ 2:59 What advice do you have for young architects and architecture students?

Jess Zimbabwe is an architect, planner and former director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design. She is currently  the Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute's Rose Center.

+ 1:08 What is The Mayors' Institute on City Design?

+ 2:48 What's the practical upshot of good design, from a political perspective?

+ 4:27 How have we allowed the design considerations of our cities to be neglected historically?

+ 6:01 Is there a national rating system for urban design?

+ 7:36 What problems are being overlooked by architectural education?

Mary Woods  is a professor and historian at Cornell University.

+ 1:32 What have historically been the driving forces of architecture in the U.S.?

+ 3:27 What is Roarkism?

+ 5:57 What is the relationship between architecture and modernism?

+ 8:02 What are the costs of this self-promoting form or architecture?

Mathew Berman and Andrew Kotchen - architects and founders of Workshop APD.

+ 1:45 How well does architectural education prepare its students for the workforce?

+ 4:12 What is socially conscious design?

+ 5:20 What is your approach to sustainability in the built environment?

Phil Bernstein - architect, educator, technologist and Vise President of Autodesk

+ 1:09 What does Autodesk do?

+ 3:30 What effect is today's technological innovation having on architectural education?

+ 5:49 What influence is today's technological innovation having on the profession of architecture?

+ 8:05 What potential does technology have toward advancing sustainable design?

+ 10:03 How do you see technological innovation affecting the client side?

+ 11:15 Are we in a new era of architecture?

Peter Bohlin - architect and President of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

+ 0:41 What were the particular challenges in designing the 5th Ave. Apple Store?

+ 2:53 What are the characteristics of a good architect?

+ 5:02 What do architects do?

+ 6:27 What challenges does the future hold for architecture?

Joe Brown - architect and CIO of AECOM.

+ 0:53 What are the challenges of working as a multinational firm?

+ 2:23 What are the politics of architecture?

+ 3:45 What changes do you see occurring in the architectural field today?

Dan Bucsescu and Marc Schaut - architects and professors at Pratt Institute.

+ 0:44 To what extent has technology transformed the way that architecture is taught?

+ 2:11 What should be the elements of a holistic architecture education?

David Byrne - musician, artist and author.

+ 1:41 How does the built environment emerge?

+ 2:22 What is the place of architecture in the public imagination?

+ 3:22 How might an environment's audio acoustics effect behavior?

Sway Calloway - radio and tv personality.

+ 1:57 How did you think of the projects when you were growing up?

+ 3:34 What have been the long lasting effects of your childhood environment?

+ 4:45 How do the projects in New York City compare to what you grew up with?

+ 5:42 Why do you think our culture doesn't pay as much attention to architecture as music or sports?

John Cary - author, speaker and founder of Public Interest Design.

+ 1:02 In what ways has architecture failed to engage the public?

+ 2:47 How can designers work with the government to create better spaces?

+ 4:20 What are the challenges facing the architectural profession today?

+ 5:59 Are there reasons to be optimistic about the future of the profession?

Annie Choi - critic and author of "Dear Architects, I am sick of your shit."

+ 0:56 How would you characterize the architects that you've known?

+ 2:22 Why is architecture and the built environment taken for granted?

Maurice Cox - seasoned professor, designer, former dean and former Mayor of Charlottesville, VA.

+ 1:27 What impact does architecture have on our daily lives?

+ 3:23 How does our interest in design size up against other countries?

+ 4:42 What were your experiences as an architect involved in politics?

+ 6:56 What are the challenges of getting involved politically as a designer?

+ 8:11 What changes do you see in the younger generation of designers?

Evan Douglis - professor, dean and former undergrad chair at Pratt Institute.

+ 0:41 What constitutes the ideal architecture student?

+ 1:51 What makes architecture school a unique learning environment?

+ 3:02 What is the value of the thesis project?

Roger Hart - environmental psychology professor at the City University of New York.

+ 0:46 How do environments impact behavior?

+ 2:05 How can design promote healthy environments?

+ 3:48 How has the relationship between architecture and environmental psychology evolved over time?

+ 6:40 Where might one look to find examples of participatory design?

+ 7:50 What is the role of environmental psychology in the design process?

Tom Hanrahan - architect, professor and dean at Pratt Institute.

+ 0:44 What is the impact of the architecture here in New York?

+ 2:56 What makes architecture school unique?

+ 5:17 What makes the best professors?

+ 6:28 What qualities do you look for in architecture students?

Bill Hellmuth - architect and president of HOK.

+ 1:08 What path did you take once you got out of architecture school?

+ 2:23 What are the advantages of working at a large firm?

+ 3:55 What are the most important issues in architectural practice today?

Terry Heinlein - architect and professor.

+ 0:45 What elements do see lacking in our architectural studies today?

+ 1:44 What are some of the ripple effects of this narrowing in the education?

+ 3:00 What are some of the differences between architectural study in the U.S. vs. Europe?

+ 4:45 What kind of projects do you see being built in New York City today?

+ 6:26 Is bad architecture still architecture?

+ 7:52 Who makes the decisions in a building project?

+ 10:52 Why is it important for architects to lead in building projects?

+ 11:51 What is an example of good architecture you have seen recently?

John King - author and urban design critic at San Francisco Chronicle.

+ 1:11 How and why do architectural decisions become matters of public debate?

+ 2:26 Why is the public largely disengaged from the practice of architecture?

+ 3:31 How did the profession of architectural criticism emerge?

+ 4:26 What are the defining characteristics of successful architects?

+ 6:44 What are the characteristics of the younger generation of architects?

+ 9:06 What are the stakes for architects in the environmental movement?

Mathew Berman and Andrew Kotchen - architects and founders of Workshop APD.

+ 1:45 How well does architectural education prepare its students for the workforce?

+ 4:12 What is socially conscious design?

+ 5:20 What is your approach to sustainability in the built environment?

James Kunstler - author and social critic.

+ 0:42 What is suburbia?

+ 1:24 Why did Americans turn away from city life?

+ 2:35 What happened to American cities?

+ 6:03 What is your take on the housing market in the 21st century?

+ 7:39 What is the future of the suburbs?

+ 9:07 Are there alternatives to the suburban project?

+ 12:19 How will architecture change in the coming years?

+ 13:38 Could you give an example of how architecture will change in the coming years?

+ 14:42 What are the challenges facing aspiring architects?

Anica Landreneau - architect, environmentalist, and principal at HOK.

+ 1:05 What is The Mayors' Institute on City Design

+ 2:49 What's the practical upshot of good design from a political perspective?

+ 4:29 How have we allowed the design considerations of our cities to be neglected historically?

+ 6:04 Is there a national rating system for urban design?

+ 7:37 What problems are being overlooked by architectural education?

Ted Landsmark - former president of Boston Architectural College.

+ 2:03 What are the demographics of the architectural profession?

+ 3:30 How has the privileged nature of architecture affected the kind of work that has been built?

+ 5:27 What is the new generation of architecture students like?

Peter Lippman - architect and professor.

+ 0:51 What is environmental psychology?

+ 1:38 Could you give an example of a psychologically detrimental place?

+ 3:07 Do architects have responsiblities toward the built environment that they aren't fulfilling?

+ 6:21 Are architecture schools educating their students responsibly?

+ 8:25 How did we come to develop these problems within the field of architecture?

Audrey Matlock - architect and founder of Audrey Matlock Architect.

+ 0:57 Is architecture an art or function?

+ 1:41 What can we do to reduce the pollution created by buildings, compared to the pollution created by cars?

Thom Mayne - architect, educator, and founder of Morphosis Architects.

+ 1:08 Is planned obsolesence a problem in our built environment?

+ 3:56 Should architects be held accountable for the high energy cost of buildings?

+ 6:21 How can the public be made to better understand architecture's function?

+ 8:26 What are the defining attributes you see in the next generation of architects?

Bill McDonough - architect, educator, environmentalist, and author.

+ 0:30 What problems are associated with the built environment?

+ 1:27 What is your take on carbon neutral?

+ 2:23 What is the connection between environmentalism and social justice?

+ 5:54 What is your take on planned obsolescence?

+ 9:01 Could you give an example of an energy positive project?

+ 12:12 the 5 steps of "Cradle to Cradle"

+ 14:57 What will it take to change the perception of design in the 21st century?

Bill Menking - professor and executive editor at The Architect's Newspaper.

+ 2:00 What is the historical background of the architectural profession?

+ 4:17 Why don't architects try to reach more diverse client bases?

+ 7:28 What problems do you see facing contemporary architectural education?

+ 8:47 How would you distinguish between architecture and design?

Michael Monti - executive director of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

+ 0:47 What is the ACSA

+ 1:35 What generation shifts do you see in today's students of architecture?

+ 2:28 What generational shifts do you see in today's professors of architecture?

+ 3:07 What technologies could further transform the teaching of architecture?

Michael Reynolds - architect, environmentalist, and founder of Earthship Biotecture.

+ 1:33 Could you tell us about the building we are in now?

+ 2:39 What are the Earthships made of?

+ 8:12 How did you get into this kind of work?

+ 11:08 Could you show us some more of the sustainable features of the Earthships?

+ 14:08 Have there been any meaningful shifts in the way architects think about environmentalism?

+ 16:26 Any advice for students of architecture today?

Joe Riley - politician and Mayor of Charleston, S.C.

+ 0:38 Why is the built environment important?

+ 1:30 How do policy makers affect the built environment?

+ 3:11 What are the elements of a livable city?

+ 4:18 Why is affordable housing important?

+ 5:31 What is the Mayor's Institute for City Design?

Marc Schaut and Dan Bucsescu - architects and professors at Pratt Institute.

+ 0:44 To what extent has technology transformed the way that architecture is taught?

+ 2:11 What should be the elements of a holistic architecture education?