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Along the process of design and construction, incredible stories of conflict and triumph emerge in pursuit of the broad vision for a building. Detailed is a series that features architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers who share their insight and expertise as they highlight some of the most complex, interesting, and oddest building conditions that they have encountered, and the ingenuity it took to solve them. Join host, Cherise Lakeside, aka CSI Kraken, a Senior Specification Writer at RDH Building Science, as she uncovers lessons learned to help you navigate similar challenges that may arise in your next project.

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October 16, 20261 hr 0 min

191: Cast Bronze | Sentry Bridge

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Donesh Ferdowsi, Project Designer at Snohetta's New York Offices. Snohetta has offices in Oslo, Paris, Innsbruck, Africa, New York, China, Korea, and Melbourne. They discuss the Sentry Bridge project in Watkins Glen State Park at Watkins Glen, New York. You can see the project here as you listen along. For nearly two centuries, Watkins Glen State Park has used bridges, paths, and overlooks to guide visitors through its dramatic gorge. The experience is defined by the close relationship between people and the landscape—moving alongside waterfalls, through narrow passages, and beneath towering rock walls. Custom bronze castings depicting local flora and fauna—including an endangered dragonfly and rare plant—along with a model of the historic bridge, give visitors tactile reminders of the gorge's natural and cultural history. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

October 9, 202646 min

190: Handmade Brick | Malawi Dental School

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Peter Lee, Associate Director at John McAslan + Partners with offices in London, Edinburgh, Sydney, and New York City. They discuss the Malawi Dental School Project in Blantyre, Malawi. You can see the project here as you listen along. Designed for Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, the Malawi Dental School marks a significant step forward for both healthcare and education in Malawi. As the country’s first purpose-built dental teaching facility, the 3,350-square-metre building provides a dedicated environment for training locally qualified dentists while expanding access to essential oral healthcare. Handmade clay bricks form a distinctive nine-bay structure, giving the building a strong yet understated presence and further responding to sustainability and local resources. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

October 2, 202649 min

189: Raked Stucco | Albert Hotel

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Paul Clayton, AIA, LEED AP, and Principal at Clayton Korte in Austin, Texas, and Travis Greig, AIA, Project Manager, also with Clayton Korte. They discuss the Albert Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas. Located in historic downtown Fredericksburg, the Albert Hotel draws on more than 175 years of Keidel family history in the Hill Country, bringing a contemporary hospitality experience to a site deeply connected to the town’s past. The new architecture takes cues from the surrounding natural environment. Custom raked stucco creates a textured exterior that responds to changing sunlight throughout the day and mimics limestone cliffs found around swimming holes in the hill country. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

September 25, 202640 min

188: Adaptive Reuse | Neuhoff District

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Dryden Razook, Principal at S9 Architecture in New York City. They discuss the Neuhoff District in Nashville, Tennessee. You can see the project here as you listen along. For decades, the abandoned Neuhoff slaughterhouse stood as a barrier between Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood and the Cumberland River, leaving a significant gap in the city’s urban fabric. S9 Architecture approached the site not as something to erase, but as an opportunity to build upon its industrial history and create a new neighborhood rooted in its context. The 914,000-square-foot Neuhoff District transforms the former meatpacking complex into a mixed-use neighborhood through a layered approach to adaptive reuse with a design that retains and restores significant industrial structures, introducing new buildings, landscape, and public spaces between them. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

September 18, 20261 hr 1 min

187: Simulation Design | Thomas Frist Jr. College of Medicine

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Benjamen Metz, AIA NCARB LEED AP, Principal and Emily Karbo, DNP RN EDAC Associate AIA, Clinical Operations and Design Specialist both with Esa (Earl Swensson Associates, Inc.) in Nashville, Tennessee. They discuss the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University, also in Nashville. You can see the project here as you listen along. The Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University brings healthcare education, clinical simulation, and interdisciplinary learning together within a 198,000-square-foot academic facility. At the heart of the project is the Center for Interprofessional Engagement & Simulation, a two-story clinical simulation center designed to replicate the complexity of real-world healthcare environments. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media .

September 16, 202620 min

Live from AIA 2026 with Global High-Tech Films

In this bonus episode of Detailed, we share a LIVE conversation from the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in San Diego, CA. Cherise is joined by Mahesh Tharoor, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Global Hi-Tech Films. Mahesh highlights the advanced durability, energy efficiency, and focus on sustainability that Global Hi-Tech Films offers with its Architectural Window Film product line. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

September 11, 202653 min

186: Aluminum Chime Tower | Flight 93 Memorial

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Paul Murdoch, Founder and President of Paul Murdoch Architects in Los Angeles, California. They discuss the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This episode is particularly meaningful as this year marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. You can see the project here as you listen along. The Flight 93 National Memorial transforms a former reclaimed strip mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, into a 2,200-acre landscape of remembrance, reflection, and environmental healing. Rather than imposing a singular monument on the site, the design unfolds as a carefully choreographed memorial landscape, including the 93-foot-tall Tower of Voices, which holds 40 wind chimes representing the 40 individuals aboard Flight 93. As wind passes through the tower, aluminum chimes of varying lengths respond with different tones, creating an ever-changing acoustic presence. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

September 9, 202617 min

LIVE from AIA 2026 with Jakob Rope Systems

In this bonus episode of Detailed, we share a LIVE conversation from the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in San Diego, CA. Cherise is joined by Heshan Rankothgedera of Sales and Project Management at Jakob Rope Systems. Heshan demonstrates how Jakob Rope Systems’ 100+ years of technical expertise is present in every product they offer, whether in safety solutions, green wall systems, or custom structural elements. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

September 4, 202638 min

185: Adaptive Reuse | Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Patricia Rhee, FAIA, DBIA, LEED AP – Partner/Partner-in-Charge at EYRC Architects in Los Angeles, California. Patricia is also joined by Chad-Jamie Rigaud, LEED Green Associate, Designer, and Project Manager, also at EYRC. They discuss the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. You can see the project here as you listen along. The Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University transforms a historically and culturally significant site into a new center for quantum research, collaboration, and public engagement. Bringing the Institute’s previously dispersed programs together, the project pairs the adaptive reuse of the historic Lydia D. Killefer School with a new Experimental Lab Building, creating a cohesive research environment that balances advanced science with a distinctly human-centered character. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media .

September 2, 202624 min

LIVE from AIA 2026 with Sugatsune

In this bonus episode of Detailed, we share a LIVE conversation from the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in San Diego, CA. Cherise is joined by Tenzin Youdon, Architectural Project Manager at Sugatsune America. Tenzin illustrates the importance of communication from design through construction between all parties, and shines a light on some of Sugatsune’s design-focused products in premium hardware. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media . Mentioned in this episode: Social Channel Pre-roll Promotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.