Hot take · 44:43
// THE QUOTE
“architects in north america and certainly in canada are working in a cultural context in which design is really not valued”
— Tom Emodi, FRAIC, LEED AP · TEAL Architects+Planners
Strong opinion contrasting how design is valued in Europe/Australia vs North America — candid, opinionated, lands as a complete argument.
Full episode at 44:43Going Fully Virtual in Architecture: How TEAL Architects Shut Their Studio, Saved Tens of Thousands, and Built a Better Team | Tom Emodi ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Hire people who are already good but haven't reached their potential, then make every door open for them to grow — the goal is to train them well enough to own the firm, not just leave.
“train them so they can own your company… that's the hope — we find this team that will basically end up owning the firm”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Designing Pleasure into Modest-Income Housing
42:25
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 44:43 of Going Fully Virtual in Architecture: How TEAL Architects Shut Their Studio, Saved Tens of Thousands, and Built a Better Team | Tom Emodi