{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Anti-Architect","title":"Intro: Meet Christian Giordano, The Anti-Architect","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3372,"description":"In this episode, meet Christian Giordano, The Anti-Architect. Christian is the most innovative person in the architecture field today. A visionary who is radically changing the industry through tech-first innovation, he has been highlighted as one of Building Design + Construction’s “40 Under 40” Class of 2013. \r\n\r\nDriven by a quest of disruption with 25+ years of experience, Christian – the “Anti-Architect” – is reimagining the building industry with a progressive approach as president and majority owner of Mancini Duffy, an NYC-based architecture and design firm. “Giordano came to the 100-year-old firm with a vision to modernize the company, leaving any idea of a stuffy architecture outpost behind,” noted Real Estate Weekly.\r\n\r\nTo redefine Mancini as a top design firm, Christian has sparked industry‐wide change drawing inspiration from some of the tech-forward companies Mancini works with—like Peloton, Disney, Verizon, and Soho House — focusing on technology that can propel the world of design forward.\r\n\r\nChristian saw a unique opportunity to recalibrate Mancini’s approach — emphasizing technology to transform the way designers across disciplines work. He launched a research & development incubator – dubbed the Design Lab – which brings together designers, technologists, and clients to leverage technologies like Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, Drones, Generative Design, and Artificial Intelligence to break barriers limiting design capabilities. What began as an internal incubator, it has quickly grown to disrupt the way the design process is facilitated. \r\n\r\nIn 2020, Christian completely revolutionized the design process as the inventor of the patent-pending The Toolbelt, a software suite that allows users to explore and manipulate 3D models collaboratively to explore and make decisions together.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, Christian launched “The Anti-Architect Podcast” to share his futurist approach to design and architecture. A critical look at how architects work with their...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZW5eDuUt1bwb5UhkubWT6UvpLMvmRoByqUMpcbhYG6o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1OTQ4LzE2OTY5/NDk0MjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}