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Podcast: Practice Disrupted by Practice of Architecture
Episode: 194: Architecture, And: Bridging Design and Industry with Nima Balasubramanian
Description: How can architects build better relationships with materials - and each other?In this episode of Practice Disrupted, Evelyn Lee sits down with Nima Balasubramanian, Director of Architecture at the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), to explore how architects can deepen their material knowledge, challenge industry norms, and find joy in alternative career paths. Nima’s story takes us from long nights at overworked firms to welding workshops and global entrepreneurship, and along the way, she invites us to imagine a better way of practicing architecture.Nima opens up about her early days in tr...