Building 3D, physical models are not a new concept or way of designing, but with most design work now being done completely digitally, it can be easy to overlook or skip out on.  Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

On this week's episode, we talk about how Interior Design complements and should be considered just as important as exterior Architecture, and how the merging of the two has created "Interior Architecture." There are some misconceptions about Interior Design that we debunk, as well as some talk about what it is like as a woman in the Architecture industry as a whole. 

This week's episode becomes theoretical as we discuss how designing for the digital world is interconnected with how we design for the physical world, and vice versa. We sit down with Senior Graphic Designer Brian Newman and Designer William Ellsworth to explore how these two worlds are merging but also how they will always remain distinct, despite rapidly changing technology.

More and more in the last few years, hotels and hospitality spaces have been taking cues from the retail world and vice versa.  This week, we're talking with principals Sean Slater and Jackson Thilenius to discuss how both of these typologies have been converging to create experiences that will keep guests coming back.  Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

This week, we sit down with Senior Interior Design Manager Alex Kuby to discuss how the prioritization of self-care with indulgence and luxury has pervaded how we design hospitality spaces. Even the rise of social media has affected the kinds of experiences and materials we choose and include in our designs.  Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

Despite the rise of streaming services around the world, Cinépolis is confident and looking forward to the rise of luxury cinemas to keep cinephiles coming back to the movies. The way we consume media is changing rapidly, but the cinema and entertainment industry is keeping up with more luxurious amenities to give customers an experience they cannot just get at home. We engage in a conversation with Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari and Cinépolis CEO Luis Olloqui about everything from the...

With the rise of Amazon as the world's most popular e-commerce site and its purchase of Whole Foods, brands everywhere are scrambling to keep up, grocers in particular.  Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

We listen in on a conversation between designers Niccolo Boldrin and Sean Davis as they talk about how they work through their design processes and how related it is outside of the architecture world. Let's stay in touch:  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @retaildesignc Head on over to our website http://rdcollaborative.com

In this week's episode, we sit down with CEO Brad Williams as we touch on everything, from the architecture industry shifts over the last decade, architecture in China vs. America, and shifting from a private office to being out in the open with the rest of the company. Flexibility is key to surviving in an ever-changing industry and economy, and we talk about how the architecture and engineering industry has evolved since the 2008 Recession.

The rise of obesity in America has also brought about new research regarding the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. Due to the nature of working in offices, corporations are now providing wellness programs and solutions for their employees so as not to contribute to the problem. 

For this week's episode, we sit down with architect Avery Carrig as we discuss everything in regards to collecting data, analyzing it, and its helpfulness in designing for the context of our projects. We go in-depth about GIS and how we can apply the data to architectural designs, as well as provide some real-life examples of data collection, analysis, and feedback at work. 

In the last few years, the popularity of boutique fitness studios has been on the rise due to apps such as ClassPass and the desire to work out in a collective, group setting rather than individually in traditional gyms.  For this week's episode, we sit down with architect and fitness enthusiast Constance "Connie" Rosado as we discuss how the need for communities even within the fitness industry has changed the spaces in which we work out in.

Marketing for architecture firms is still a fairly new concept, even more so in the realm of digital marketing. Architecture is not the easiest service to market online, but it is very much necessary and helpful to reaching a wider audience and connecting to an engaged community online.

Food is having its moment in the spotlight. It has become a social event that has influenced how we design and eat our food and the spaces in which we consume it.  We sit down with Associate Principal Jonathan Lopez and share a meal to talk more in depth about it. 

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, we want to celebrate and acknowledge Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari.

Are shopping malls dying? Today we find out and attempt to answer that question with Principal Sean Slater.

Retail is not dying, it is simply evolving. We are exploring the ways in which it is changing our world today.

In this episode, Kriselle sits down with Founder Steve Ruth as he reflects on his career and legacy just as he prepares for retirement.