Michelle Delk | @ARCHITECT-ING_PODCAST

Описание: Michelle Delk Partner and Landscape Architect at Snøhetta joins Adam Wagoner for a thoughtful and energizing conversation about the urban public realm, adaptive transformation, and how design can strengthen the relationship between people and their environments. Based in New York City, Michelle is a passionate champion of public space and a leader in trans-disciplinary work that blends landscape, architecture, ecology, and culture into places that are both aspirational and pragmatic.

In this episode, Michelle shares how Snøhetta brings together perspectives from multiple design disciplines — and how collaboration, curiosity, and listening become essential tools in shaping meaningful work. She explores the idea of adaptive transformation as a powerful approach for revitalizing not only individual buildings, but entire sites — especially the complex, layered places found across North America.

Michelle emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions before proposing solutions, and how that mindset opens up more resilient and inclusive outcomes for communities. A detailed walk-through of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library project offers a compelling look at how design can honor the past while preparing for the future. Through a close look at key design decisions, Michelle shows how the project creates an opportunity for visitors to learn both about — and from — Theodore Roosevelt.

This episode is a deep dive into leadership, process, and purpose-driven design, and a reminder that the most impactful work often begins not with answers — but with better questions.

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This episode is sponsored by:

AIA Colorado - the Colorado Chapter of the American Institute of Architects — the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado.

Pendula an inspiring co-working studio to connect and enable architects + practitioners in related fields (engineering, planning, development, interiors, landscape, production and design).

Check out Adam's architecture firm, High Low Buffalo!