Oct 22, 202617 minS1
Architecture is often presented as a linear career, but building a successful practice demands patience, resilience and a willingness to keep learning. Simon Allford, Founding Director of AHMM, explains how the practice...
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Architecture Social
Hosted by Architecture Social, Stephen Drew · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Architecture has always been social. Careers should be too.Hosted by Stephen Drew, the Architecture Social podcast brings you honest conversations from across the UK built environment. Architects, practice leaders and the people shaping the profession talk openly about their careers, their work and how practice really runs.Expect straight talk on salaries, portfolios, hiring, progression and running a practice, from Part 1 students looking for their first role to directors building their teams.Architecture Social is more than jobs and hiring. It's a place to share work, discover opportunities, hear honest conversations and build connections across the industry.This is Architecture Social. Come and be part of it.
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What is Architecture Social about?
Architecture has always been social. Careers should be too. Hosted by Stephen Drew, the Architecture Social podcast brings you honest conversations from across the UK built environment. Architects, practice leaders and the people shaping the profession talk openly about their careers, their work and how practice really runs.
Who hosts Architecture Social?
Architecture Social is hosted by Architecture Social, Stephen Drew. The show has published 262 episodes to date.
What has Architecture Social covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How AHMM Survived Its First Five Years | Simon Allford" (22 October 2026, 17 minutes), "What Architecture Employers Actually Look For" (24 September 2026, 45 minutes), and "Architects Won’t Work the Same After This" (2 September 2026, 60 minutes).
How often does Architecture Social publish?
Architecture Social publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 262 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Architecture Social?
Booking probability for Architecture Social is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Architecture Social requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Architecture Social's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Architecture Social?
The strongest fits for Architecture Social are Architecture & Engineering and Business & Management Consulting. Architecture Social has a business audience.
About the host
Architecture Social, Stephen Drew hosts Architecture Social, a business podcast with 262 episodes published.
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Episode #260
What Architecture Employers Actually Look For
Sep 24, 202645 minS1Architecture practices are rarely taught how to balance design ambition, client relationships and commercial reality. Markus Seifermann of Seifermann Architects explains how adaptability, collaboration and a willingness...
Episode #259
Architects Won’t Work the Same After This
Sep 2, 20261 hourS1Most people think AI in architecture stops at generating a nice image. In this episode, Bill Allen from Chaos explains why the bigger shift is what happens when AI starts working inside Revit, Rhino and SketchUp. They...
Aug 14, 202655 minS1After being made redundant three times, Dominic McAndrew went on to co-found Ruumi Studio and build a new architecture practice from scratch. In this episode, we talk about the reality of starting an architecture...
Episode #257
He Started His Own Architecture Practice at 29
Jul 2, 20261h 24mS0<p>What does it actually take to start your own architecture practice in 2026?</p><p>Alex Sutton founded Studio Sutton in August 2019 at the age of 29, just six months before the world locked down. In this conversation...
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Jun 18, 202652 minS0<p>Why do architects have so little power in the UK built environment, even when their work shapes housing, public space, procurement and the way cities function?</p><p>Stephen Drew speaks with Jay Morton, Director at...
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Episode #253
How to Future Proof Your Architecture Career
Apr 14, 20261h 13mS0<p>How do you future proof an architecture career when BIM, computational design and AI are changing what practices value?</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with Ami Nigam, Head of Design Technology at Benoy, about design...
Mar 24, 20261h 17mS0<p>If you are trying to get hired in architecture or interior design, sending the same CV and portfolio to every studio is not enough.</p> <p>In this Kingston University session, Stephen Drew shares practical advice for...
Episode #251
How to Land Your First Architect Role
Mar 17, 20261h 23mS0<p>Trying to land your first architecture or interiors role is hard enough without guessing what hiring managers, directors and recruiters actually look for.</p> <p>In this practical lecture, Stephen Drew breaks down...
Feb 12, 20261h 9mS0<p>Is Revit still the centre of architecture technology, or are AI, BIM 2.0 and new design tools starting to change what practices really need?</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with Allister Lewis about the architecture tech...
Dec 18, 20251h 39mS0<p>Modular housing is often discussed as a technical solution, but the harder questions are commercial, political and practical: who pays, who builds, and how do you make the model work?</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with...
Dec 5, 202541 minS0<p>Architects are trained to care about the work, but the best work still needs to be seen, understood and trusted by the right people.</p> <p>In this solo episode, Stephen Drew breaks down what architecture practices...
Nov 25, 202549 minS0<p>AI is no longer a distant conversation for architecture practices. It is already changing concept design, modelling, visualisation, workflows and the type of skills studios may need next.</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks...
Nov 18, 20251h 3mS0<p>Architecture education is under pressure from all sides: fees, regulation, AI, employability, student expectations and a profession that keeps changing faster than course structures.</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with...
Nov 11, 202549 minS0<p>Planning consultancy sits right at the point where design ambition, policy, viability and local authority reality meet.</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with Greg Blaquiere, founder of Eagle Planning and Development, about...
Nov 4, 202538 minS0<p>Healthcare architecture is not just about technical compliance. It affects dignity, treatment, safety, mental health and how people experience some of the most difficult moments of their lives.</p> <p>Stephen Drew...
Oct 28, 202558 minS0<p>Leadership in architecture is often framed around confidence, charisma and being the loudest voice in the room. That is a narrow view, and it can exclude people who lead in a quieter way.</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks...
Oct 21, 202539 minS0<p>Developers are often seen as the people on the other side of the table, but architecture professionals can learn a lot from how they think about sites, risk, viability and delivery.</p> <p>Stephen Drew speaks with...
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