Workplace Crafted
What makes a workplace work? Workplace Crafted explores the impacts of a post-pandemic world on how we work, how we come together, and how we create ideas. From design approaches to broader conversations on the workplaces’ impact on our cities and sense of place, Workplace Crafted digs into environments that work.
Podcast Description
What makes a workplace work? Workplace Crafted explores the impacts of a post-pandemic world on how we work, how we come together, and how we create ideas. From design approaches to broader conversations on the workplaces’ impact on our cities and sense of place, Workplace Crafted digs into environments that work.
Episodes
Oct 23, 2024
Oct 23, 2024
18 min
In this episode of Workplace Crafted, Timothy Hawk, FAIA, and Alex Nyktas, AIA, discuss the blurring lines between the workplace and community environments, and how flexibility, technology, and the digital space impact design.
Aug 23, 2024
Aug 23, 2024
22 min
In this episode we discuss the blurred lines between the various demands on educational space, and how many of the same challenges we're grappling with in workplace design are being considered in academic settings.
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
29 min
In this episode of Workplace Crafted, we are joined by WSA Design Manager, Kurt Miller, AIA. The conversation dives into the philosophical approaches and creative challenges that architects and designers face when dealing with adaptive reuse and urban intervention.
Apr 22, 2024
2024 Crafted - Sustainability
Apr 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024
15 min
In this episode of Workplace Crafted, we consider the broader issues impacting our planet, and the architects role in helping solve those issues. With Sustainability being a core value, we hope this episode sparks discussion on how architects and designers can be more impactful and take a new approach to practice.
Mar 28, 2024
2024 Crafted - The Impact of Technology
Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
22 min
In this episode of Workplace Crafted, we are joined by Quality Managers, Kai Raab, AIA, and Geoff Gay, AIA. This conversation focuses on the impact of Technology on architectural practice, and the changes within the profession that are emerging, as we grapple with the acceleration of technological change.
Feb 28, 2024
2024 Crafted - Crafting Narratives in Design
Feb 28, 2024
Feb 28, 2024
20 min
In this episode of Workplace Crafted, we're joined by Aleah Springer, AIA, a WSA project architect, Tyler Hatton, Assoc. IIDA, a WSA interior design specialist, and Ben Moody, a WSA architectural design specialist. The conversation focuses on crafting narratives in design. As designers from different backgrounds and in different stages of their careers, we ask our team how they approach storytelling through design.
Jan 29, 2024
2024 Crafted - Navigating Design Trends
Jan 29, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
19 min
Timothy Hawk, FAIA, and Lauren Miller, AIA, hold a discussion on how we deal with design trends, adapt to change, and how deep research can improve the design process.
Aug 7, 2023
Exurbs Crafted - The Workplace Destination
Aug 7, 2023
Aug 7, 2023
48 min
In our second episode of Season 2 of Workplace Crafted, we talk about the "exurbs" as an office destination. Joining us on the episode is Andrew Boyd, President of Blue Label Packaging Company. Andrew talks about how the unique location of Blue Label between metropolitan Columbus and Appalachian Ohio has impacted recruitment, and how they've been able to provide a world-class destination for their employees.
Jun 5, 2023
Season 2 Crafted - How Do We Make Place?
Jun 5, 2023
Jun 5, 2023
44 min
Ryan Gann, AIA and Timothy Hawk, FAIA discuss the impact of the workplace on a larger scale. How do workplaces shape our sense of place? How do they shape our cities? And how do they become destinations?
Dec 7, 2022
Dec 7, 2022
57 min
Join WSA team members R. Todd Boyer, AIA, Lauren Miller, AIA, and Amber Aitken for a conversation on corporate culture in a post-pandemic world, and how to create tailored environments with culture and behavior in mind.




