

TRXL
Evan Troxel
TRXL is the definitive podcast on technology and the architecture and engineering professions — and the longest-running. 200+ episodes. Five years. Conversations with the founders, researchers, designers, and firm leaders who are actually shaping how architecture gets practiced.
Hosted by Evan Troxel, a licensed architect with over 25 years in AEC, TRXL is built for architects, BIM managers, design technologists, computational designers, and firm leaders who want to stay ahead of where the profession is going — not catch up after it's already moved.
Topics include artificial intelligence in architecture, BIM, digital practice, firm culture, design tools and workflows, project delivery, sustainability, and the organizational transformation that follows when the technology your firm depends on keeps changing.
Each episode is a long-form, unscripted conversation with guests who are doing the work — not narrating it from the sidelines. Guests have included firm principals, CTOs and CIOs, software founders, researchers, and practitioners from leading firms and institutions worldwide.
Ranked in the top 3% of all podcasts globally.
Hosted by Evan Troxel, a licensed architect with over 25 years in AEC, TRXL is built for architects, BIM managers, design technologists, computational designers, and firm leaders who want to stay ahead of where the profession is going — not catch up after it's already moved.
Topics include artificial intelligence in architecture, BIM, digital practice, firm culture, design tools and workflows, project delivery, sustainability, and the organizational transformation that follows when the technology your firm depends on keeps changing.
Each episode is a long-form, unscripted conversation with guests who are doing the work — not narrating it from the sidelines. Guests have included firm principals, CTOs and CIOs, software founders, researchers, and practitioners from leading firms and institutions worldwide.
Ranked in the top 3% of all podcasts globally.
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Nov 23, 2021 • 60min
063: ‘The Thicc Middle‘, with Daniel Davis
Special guest Daniel Davis of Hassell joins the podcast to talk about his latest blog post about CAD's boring future and why it's exciting, the long tail distribution of architectural project typologies as a framework for his thesis, where he thinks the real opportunities lie for CAD software, how it relates to practice and employee expertise, horizontal vs vertical software applications, architechie startups and their approach to this problem, web vs desktop apps, and much more.LinksDaniel Davis' websiteCAD’s Boring Future and Why it’s ExcitingTRXL 035: ‘There‘s Not Much More to Extract’, with Daniel DavisDaniel on TwitterDaniel on LinkedInThe Future of the Professions by Richard and Daniel Susskind (Amazon | Bookshop)SaltmineHayworth's codesignerHyparTestfitCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorEnscape is a real-time rendering and VR tool for the AEC market. It empowers design workflows by plugging into building modeling software and turning the models into immersive 3D experiences. Visit enscape3d.com/trxl to sign up for a free 14-day trial.

Nov 19, 2021 • 50min
‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind‘, with Boris Rapoport, Alex Osenenko; Sponsored by ArchIT
Special guests Boris Rapoport and Alex Osenenko of ArchIT join the podcast to talk about the security and privacy aspects of IoT devices when deploying them inside our practices and on the client-side, cybercrimes and other threats targeting the weakest link (people), the enormous rise in attacks including phishing and ransomware, particularly over the last 2 years due to the remote work situation, and what everyone can and should do today as their first line of defense to address the top 3 risk areas threatening our day-to-day security.LinksArchIT's Free eBookArchIT's Design Under Influence BlogCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Nov 16, 2021 • 18min
062: ‘Complexity and Opportunity‘
In this episode of the podcast, Evan Troxel describes his observation of the building industry at a critical tipping point, leaving us with the choice to see it as an opportunity to design our profession toward a better future together, or to do nothing and allow it to further slip toward obsolescence.LinksTRXL Episode Database“The Man in the Arena” by Theodore RooseveltCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorEnscape is a real-time rendering and VR tool for the AEC market. It empowers design workflows by plugging into building modeling software and turning the models into immersive 3D experiences. Visit enscape3d.com/trxl to sign up for a free 14-day trial.

Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 2min
061: ‘Scratch Your Own Itch‘, with Adam Chernick
Special guest Adam Chernick of SHoP Architects joins the podcast to talk about his role where he is leading augmented reality development, how he steered his career in architecture toward software development, why he's excited about AR as it relates to our profession, what software tools he and his team are using for development, what hardware he's using now to implement AR, what hardware he's watching, and more.LinksAdam's LinkedInAdam's websiteAdam's GitHubSHoP Architects websiteSHoP's LinkedInHow SHoP Architects brings real time BIM to AEC with Unity Reflect (YouTube)How Virtual Reality is Augmenting Realty (New York Times)Wham-O Magic WindowMagic LeapMicrosoft HololensUnityEvan's Airtable referral link - use it!Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorEnscape is a real-time rendering and VR tool for the AEC market. It empowers design workflows by plugging into building modeling software and turning the models into immersive 3D experiences. Visit enscape3d.com/trxl to sign up for a free 14-day trial.

Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 10min
060: ‘Verify in Field‘, with Kelly Cone
Special guest Kelly Cone of ClearEdge3d joins the podcast to talk about his path from architecture school to ClearEdge3d, reality capture and laser scanning, upcoming advancements in reality capture, and more.LinksKelly on LinkedInKelly on TwitterClearEdge3d on TwitterClearEdge3d websiteEdgewiseVerityRhythmFaro scannersLeica scannersRTC360BLK360BLK2GOBLK2FLYScan to BIM UniversityReality Capture Network (RCN)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 6min
059: ‘Fundamentally Changing the Equation‘, with Brian Ringley
Special guest Brian Ringley of Boston Dynamics joins the podcast to talk about the notion of continually as-built models as digital twins via the pairing of artificial intelligence and mobile agile robotics, the concept of digital twins as a building's operating system changing the design and delivery procurement relationship with owners, how companies in AEC can use robotics today to transform their business and enhance revenue generation, and more.LinksBrian Ringley on Twitter Brian Ringley on LinkedIn Brian Ringley's LinkTree Boston Dynamics Spot New in Spot Release 3.0 video TRXL 028: ‘A (Robotic) Holiday Spectacular’, with Brian Ringley Beyond the Master Builder: How Robots Can Really Transform the Role of the Architect (Architect Magazine) Viewpoint: Today's Opportunities For Tomorrow's Digital Twins in Construction (ENR) Wired: How Disney Designed a Robotic Spider-Man (YouTube) New TRXL podcast landing page New TRXL Episode Database (TED)Check out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Oct 5, 2021 • 53min
058: ‘Another Level of Abstraction’, with Mayur Mistry
Special guest Mayur Mistry joins the podcast to talk about our beloved profession of architecture through the eyes of a new graduate. What do architectural technologists think of the industry they are inheriting? What are they excited about? What can we do now to help make them more successful? Listen in to hear his fresh perspective as a newly minted architectural professional.LinksMayur on LinkedInMayur on TwitterMayur's Engineering ArchiTECHure YouTube channelOpenAI (Website | Wikipedia)Digital FUTURESSpeckle CommunityCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 1min
057: ‘Semiconscious Skills’, with Brian Potter
Special guest Brian Potter of Construction Physics joins the podcast to talk about his newsletter. We discuss why he's writing it, who it's for, and what parallels exist between his observations on the complex nature of the construction industry and the architectural profession.LinksBrian on LinkedInBrian's recent blog posts on his Construction Physics Substack:Building Complexity and the Construction Community of PracticeWhy It's Hard to Innovate in ConstructionCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.

Sep 21, 2021 • 57min
‘Reflection in Action’, with Belinda Ercan & Anthony Cortez; Sponsored by Twinmotion
Special guests Belinda Ercan of Epic Games and Anthony Cortez of Arup join the podcast to talk about the democratization of architectural visualization tools, the benefits of real time rendering technology for everyone, using real time rendering as a tool for unleashing creativity and making design decisions, and how Twinmotion reduces the friction found in traditional rendering pipelines.LinksDownload your free trial of Twinmotion hereBelinda Ercan on LinkedInAnthony Cortez on LinkedInArup websiteCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmail

Sep 14, 2021 • 1h 12min
056: ‘More Faster is Less Good’, with Tyler Goss
Special guest Tyler Goss joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to be a manager, optimizing the industry, the baggage parties bring to the table, being a solutions provider, and more! LinksTyler on LinkedInTyler on TwitterConstruction Physics Substack by Brian PotterCheck out my other podcasts too: Archispeak and PeopleverseMy YouTube channelConnect with EvanTwitterLinkedInInstagramYouTubeEmailSponsorTwinmotion is a real-time rendering solution used by architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to create high-quality imagery, client presentations, and interactive experiences that help communicate your BIM data and design ideas, fast. Visit twinmotion.link/trxl and try Twinmotion for free.


