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Archi-Tech Network#30 The Future Of Clubhouse For Architects.....Where Do We Stand And What's Next For Clubhouse?Olly, Guillaume, and Faisal talk with fellow clubhouse architects on what we think of the platform so far and what’s next for clubhouse? Guests including Mike LaValley, Tim Ung, Stephen Drew, Georgi Lechtarski, Mamuna Rashid, and Jason Boyle.2022-01-161h 28
Unpacking DesignIf Your Life Were a Book, Your Actions Would Be Your PenIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s sixth lesson— If Your Life Were a Book, Your Actions Would Be Your Pen.2021-12-1637 minUnpacking DesignMake Empathy Your SuperpowerIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s sixth lesson—Make Empathy Your Superpower2021-12-021h 19Unpacking DesignNever Ask for Permission. Ask for Guidance.In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s fifth lesson—Never Ask for Permission. Ask for Guidance.2021-11-1848 minUnpacking DesignBecome the Hero of Your Own StoryIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s fifth lesson—Become the Hero of Your Own Story.2021-11-041h 15Unpacking DesignHave a Financial PlanIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s fourth lesson—Have a Financial Plan.2021-10-211h 06Unpacking DesignBurnout is RealIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s fourth lesson—Burnout is Real.2021-10-071h 41
EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePageEA411: Tim Ung and Mike LaValley – Unpacking DesignUnpacking Design
Mike LaValley is an Architect and Writer from Buffalo, NY empowering creative professionals to build more meaningful lives. He shares motivational stories from his personal evolution as a creator including nerdy insights on Self-Development | Career | Mindset | Wellness. Blogging since 2015, his writing has been featured across several industry publications including Architizer, Young Architect, :scale, and the AIA Young Architects Forum.
Tim Ung is an Architect and YouTuber from Buffalo, NY sharing his process of designing architecture and physical products through digital fabrication. He was a speaker, keynote, and panel moderator at events hosted by...2021-10-0151 minUnpacking DesignPlan Less. Do More.In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s third lesson—Plan Less. Do More.2021-09-2359 minUnpacking DesignLean Into Who You Are. Let Go of Who You Aren't.In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s third lesson—Lean into who you are. Let go of who you aren’t.2021-09-091h 30Unpacking DesignFind Your VoiceIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s second lesson—find your voice.2021-08-261h 26Unpacking DesignPractice Matters More Than the ResultIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s second lesson—practice matters more than the result.2021-08-121h 26Unpacking DesignSpeak with ClarityIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s first lesson—speak with clarity.2021-07-291h 31Unpacking DesignPace YourselfIn this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s first lesson--pace yourself.2021-07-151h 19Unpacking DesignUnpacking Design - Introducing Season 2After 3 years and 150 episodes, we believe that the show is due for a change. In this episode, we discuss what you can expect moving forward into Season 2 and why we're making changes to the podcast.2021-07-0806 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Design Show AnnouncementA big announcement for the show!2021-03-1105 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Start with WhyWhat book has influenced the way that you think about your approach to your life and finding clarity to the things that you do? Learn more about Start with Why by Simon Sinek and how it can influence your approach to life, career, and projects in this episode.2021-03-0431 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking AwardsHow much meaning does winning an award have to you? Why do you feel that way about awards? Mike and Tim talk about the application processes, the recognition, and the legacy of awards. They also talk about awards that they don’t think are worth pursuing and about the lack of diversity in many professions, especially winning awards. Learn more about how Mike and Tim view awards and how meaningful they are in this episode.2021-02-1847 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Digital Products and SalesHave you ever thought about selling digital products online in a place like Etsy? What kinds of people and designers are on there and what are the differences in the types of products that they sell? Mike and Tim end the episode with advice for people who are interested in developing and selling digital products. Don’t miss out on what Mike and Tim had to say in this episode.2021-02-1142 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Toxic Work EnvironmentsHow do we identify a toxic work environment and what are some examples of them? How do we get out of a toxic work environment and/or help someone else who might be in one? Learn more about how Mike and Tim identify toxic work environments and their thoughts on getting out of one in this episode.2020-12-0330 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Peer Design GroupsOne of the things many designers have been trained to believe is to work through design problems on their own and to only share their completed work. So, why should a designer look for and/or create a peer design group where they could have conversations with others in a similar space about their successes and struggles? Learn more about the benefits of starting a peer design group and how it could help you grow your career and brand in this episode.2020-11-1232 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking ConsistencyHow do you stay consistent in all of your pursuits, especially the ones that are long term like building a brand or a business? What are some things that can help you stay focused and maintain consistency? Learn more about Mike and Tim’s perspective on consistency and how to maintain it with all of your projects in this episode.2020-10-0132 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Back to SchoolShould you go back to design school during the pandemic? What are the benefits of going back to school during this time? Learn more about what Mike and Tim think about going back to design school during this time of the global pandemic and economic distress in this episode.2020-09-0341 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Job CrunchAt some point in every designer’s career, they face a moment where they feel like there’s so much left to do for a project, but the deadline is quickly approaching. What often leads to these time crunch moments and how can we avoid them? Learn more about the positive aspects of time crunches as well as common causes and how to avoid them in this episode.2020-07-0246 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking RecessionsWith the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spreading throughout the world, businesses are feeling its effects on the economy. The stock market is beginning to show signs of an incoming recession with drastic drops. What impact does a potential recession have on the design professions and how can we stay employed? Learn more about the effects of a potential recession on the design professions in this episode.2020-03-1931 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Project Management and PeopleHow do you keep a team of designers motivated throughout an entire project? What are effective ways of giving all members of a design team ownership of a project? In this episode of Unpacking Design, Mike and Tim talk about how they manage their teams and what they find to be the most helpful and productive ways of working together.2020-02-1340 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Charlie Gilkey’s "Start Finishing"Have you ever had trouble getting yourself to start a project that you really wanted to pursue? Or spending a lot of time on a project, but never finishing it? These are issues that many designers face for many reasons including lack of planning, time management, fear, doubts, and others. Learn more about Charlie Gilkey’s book, Start Finishing, and how it can help you develop a process for starting and completing projects in this episode of Unpacking Design!2019-12-2645 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Our Strengths and WeaknessesIn order to get better at our pursuits in our lives, we need to know what our current strengths and weaknesses are so that we can embrace the things that work and change the ones that are holding us back. What does it look like when two close friends criticize each other and point out one another’s strengths and weaknesses? How can this help designers grow?2019-11-2138 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Design Advice for StudentsEvery year, there are more people entering college with an increase in the number of people pursuing design related fields. Every designer who is now in the profession has had retrospective moments where we all know there are things we would do differently if we had a chance to go back in time. What are some words of advice for students pursuing design in college? Check out Mike and Tim’s advice in this episode where we unpack advice for design students in college.2019-08-2939 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Speculative ProjectsAll designers have ideas for speculative projects that they believe will influence the world in some way. From architectural proposals of new typologies that resolve a humane issue to graphic designs that will become the next iconic image of today’s world and the last bottle that is designed from cradle to cradle, designers always have innovative ideas in their minds. How can designers pursue these ideas and share them with the world? Learn about the process of coming up with speculative design projects in this episode.2019-08-0839 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Free WorkOne of the habits of all designers is the pursuit of free work for family, friends, competitions, and so on. We all have the tendency to want to solve any design problem that comes our way with very little thought to the value of the propositions we deliver. The best example are design competitions where designers actually pay a fee to submit their design proposal in hopes of winning money and/or commission. When should designers be pursuing free work and when should they turn it down? Learn more in this week’s episode where we unpack free work.2019-08-0136 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking HealthThere’s no question about the benefits of living a healthy life and its positive impacts on a designer’s ability to focus and be creative. From food to exercise and amount of sleep, Mike and Tim talk about their personal habits that have contributed to their success so far in their careers and personal endeavors.2019-06-0637 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking A Day in the Life of a DesignerWhat happens from the time a designer gets up in the morning to the time they go to sleep on an average day? Learn more about what a typical day in the lives of Mike and Tim is like in this episode.2019-05-3045 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Design OwnershipWhen we think about the work being created at design firms, there’s often a dilemma of ownership that employees face. Who owns the work that’s being produced? The obvious answer is that the design firm owns everything being produced at the office. Can employees also claim ownership if they were an integral part to specific projects? Learn more about design ownership and how everyone who is part of a project and the unwritten rules to how it can be used in this episode.2019-05-0943 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Career GrowthWhen designers enter their profession and start working at a firm, there are some who find themselves with consistent upward movement to higher level roles and others who feel stuck in their position. Many designers who feel stuck are faced with two common options: Do you stay and keep trying to grow? Or leave and enter a different firm?2019-03-141h 05Unpacking DesignUnpacking FocusWhat does it mean to stay focused in our lives and what does it look like? In the 21st century, we’re constantly being bombarded by information, tasks to complete, and simultaneously working between multiple projects. What if we distilled 10 of our highest priority projects down to only 1 and spent all of our time completing it? How does time and experience allow us to focus on multiple projects at the same time?2019-02-1433 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking The Ideal ClientAs a predominantly service based profession, our businesses and livelihoods rely on designing for clients who in turn pay us. What makes a client one that is ideal for our design firm? What can we implement at our firm to improve our client base and dispel their assumptions about our design process?2019-02-0739 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking AuthenticityWhat does it mean to be authentic with the designs that we develop, products that we create, and lives on social media? How do we maintain ownership of the creative ideas that we share with the world? Today, more entrepreneurs are creating, marketing, and selling products online. Oftentimes, corporations, manufacturers, and individuals copy successful ideas and sell it as their own. Listen to Tim and Mike discuss their opinions on being authentic in today’s society.2018-12-2043 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Tribe of Mentors by Tim FerrissIn this episode, Mike briefly talks about Tim Ferriss’ book, Tribe of Mentors, and asks Tim 10 questions that Ferriss asks all of his guests in his book. From books to one message on a bill board and advice for a young person entering the “real world”. Learn more about Tim through his answers to these 10 questions from Mike and discover why and how these quotes impact their lives in this episode.2018-12-1359 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking DoubtHow do you know if you’re designs will be accepted by your client? What about society? How many times do you ask yourself if your designs are “good enough”? Mike and Tim reflect on how doubt affects us as designers and how they’ve overcome their self-doubts in their lives as designers.2018-11-0132 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking MentorshipIn this episode, Mike and Tim talk about the importance of mentoring others and providing guidance to younger and lesser experienced creative professionals. They share their experiences both being mentored and mentoring others throughout their career.2018-10-1828 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking BurnoutIn this episode, Mike and Tim talk about how they’ve burned out in their lives as creatives. Mike’s personal journey through burnout came from his decade long pursuits related to his career as an architect and his sacrifice of his health and relationships. Tim talks about his close encounter with leaving his life as an architect during his time as a sophomore student in college.2018-10-1141 min
Two Wiffle Dudes Podcast Network2WD Episode 85 - Anthony LaValley (2nd Appearance)Two Wiffle Dudes returns with fill-in hosts, Greg Gierling and Caleb Jonkman. Carl helped produce this episode to help things run smooth but promises to step away until November after this episode. The Dudes welcomed in Anthony LaValley, who is now the first two-time featured guest. Mike V pops in. We hear from the Voice of God. Tim W is praised. Fun was had.2018-09-211h 04Unpacking DesignUnpacking SleepHow does sleep help designers work efficiently, get new ideas, and stay focused? Learn more about Mike and Tim’s thoughts on why sleep is one of the most important components of every designer’s life in this episode.2018-09-2036 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking Pay GapsHow can designers come together and address the pay gaps within all design professions? What are some of the implicit biases that we have about white males, women, people of color, and others? In this episode, Tim and Mike talk about the uncomfortable topic of pay gaps within the design profession based on a YouTube video by Glamour Magazine entitled “Confronting the Pay Gap: Two Graphic Designers Compare Salaries”.2018-08-2344 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking IdentityIn this episode, Mike and Tim talk about what being a designer means to us and how it influences our lives. They talk about how being a designer affect the way that we look at the world through a creative lens.2018-08-0930 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking FailureIn this episode, we talk about what it means to fail as a designer working on a project and in general. We discuss the mindset of people who focus on failure versus the ones who think about design as taking steps to achieve a goal. Within those steps, we’re bound to make mistakes that we learn and grow from.2018-06-2131 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking 'Crush It!' by Gary VaynerchukIn this episode, we talk about the influence of Gary Vaynerchuk’s book, Crush It!, which has influenced both Mike and Tim’s careers and lives. We talk about what it means to hustle, caring about what we’re putting out into the world, and pursuing our dreams.2018-05-3138 min
EntreArchitect Podcast with Mark R. LePageEA218: How to Start an Architecture Firm with Timothy Ung [Podcast]How to Start an Architecture Firm
The journey to become an architect is one of many struggles and accomplishments. Each step is achieved by setting goals, working hard, and doing what you set out to do. Every architect needs to follow their own path, and much of it is unknown. The process to becoming and architect and starting your own firm is often done through trial and error.
This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, How to Start an Architecture Firm with Architect and Author Timothy Ung.
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Timothy Un...2018-05-0455 minUnpacking DesignUnpacking the ShowWelcome to the Unpacking Design Podcast! We're your hosts, Mike LaValley and Tim Ung and we're excited to share products and ideas from our perspective as designers and architects with you.2018-04-0409 min