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Under the albatross that is Approaching Coastline, friends Taylor and Thomas decided to make a podcast to keep their long-distance friendship fresh and exciting.

Approaching Coastline


    • Jun 5, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    1.16: Crossed Wires Manual

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 41:44


    In the last episode of season 1 Thomas & Taylor talk about the history of bookmaking, book sizes, and how the meager monk made a buck in medieval times. Paperback books with dvd sleeves get a special spot on our "Book Sizes Wall of Shame", out in stores Friday.  Thank you all for tuning in and see you soon for Season 2, where we will do in-depth topics spanning an entire season.   

    1.15: External Check-in #3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 30:47


    This week Thomas and Taylor talk about their activites outside of the podcast and their jobs. Taylor brings us up to speed on how his sketching challenge has progressed, Thomas talks about his failure as an amateur guitarist. Taylor also talks about art and tools of the artist and his near-disastrous photogate. Thomas wraps up with a chat about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes as his role model. 

    1.14: Bet You Can't Just Have One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 36:12


    This time on Approaching Coastline Thomas and Taylor talk about Artificial Intelligence, both what we are hoping for (Blade Runner IRobot) and what we can really expect (an app that books haircuts for us). Color of the Week also makes a STRONG return. 

    1.13: Connecticut Cold Roll

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 35:07


    This episode Thomas and Taylor talk about the magic of cold form-rolled seamless gutters, and also about what excites them about the sport of lacrosse. The guys throw around some lax slang and crease the middie backs for the rest of the time before bringing back Color of the Week by popular demand!

    1.12: Parks and Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 47:44


    This week Thomas and Taylor discuss three different parks that they've visited, comparing the size and scale to other pocket, city, urban, and national parks. Did you know that the average US city park size is 54 acres, but the median park size is 5 acres? Thanks a LOT Chugach! The guys wrap up with color of the week. Park #1 (City): Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, Japan (48 acres) Park #2 (Urban): Central Park, New York City, NY (843 acres) Park #3 (National/State): Plitvice Lakes, Croatia (73,350 acres)

    1.11: NYC Talkabout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 33:20


    This week Thomas and Taylor recount their many walk and talkabouts in great NYC, comparing new and old buildings. They also talk about Earth Day and their responsibility to keep office plants to up their desk game.  The guys also introduce a NEW SEGMENT, Color of the Week!!! Much like Word of the Week, a random color generator brings up a hex code for discussion. The guys name the hex color and talk about its attributes and mood. Tune in!

    1.10: External Check-in #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 29:24


    For this week's second External Check-in, Thomas & Taylor talk about the going-ons outside of the podcast. Taylor talks about his daily sketch challenge, and Thomas talks about technology and software's role in architectural design.

    1.09: La tragédie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 32:59


    This episode Thomas & Taylor talk about the recent fire and collapse of the spire at Notre Dame in Paris, questioning why it occurred, what significance Notre Dame holds for Paris, and what the path to re-building is.

    1.08: The Human Set Point

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 40:03


    This episode Thomas & Taylor talk about The Human Set Point, the Hedonic Treadmill, and other reasons why despite positive and negative things happening in our lives our general level of happiness doesn't seem to change all that much! Word of the week also makes a POWERFUL return. 

    1.07: Featherwick Like Vessel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 43:42


    This episode Thomas and Taylor examine how public perception shapes the built environment, using the newly completed Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York as the prime example.  The duo looks at two other NYC examples of buildings that were hated when they opened and talks about their status now in the city, years later. 

    1.06: Speeddemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 33:39


    In this episode Thomas and Taylor talk about Formula 1 and wrap up with word of the week.

    1.05: External Check-in #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 34:01


    This episode Thomas and Taylor have an external check-in on doings outside of the Approaching Coastline podcast. Approaching Coastline as a collective is continuously working on research and design opportunities, professional goals, and the core values of the collective. The relationship is getting serious. Check it out. 

    1.04: Full Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 33:31


    This time on Approaching Coastline Thomas and Taylor talk about observations while flying. Later they talk about Virginia Woolf's quote discussing what the dark future really means, and how approaching coastline can be relevant to ideas of progression and future. 

    1.03: Wedding Crashers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 39:29


    This episode Thomas and Taylor chat about art, Taylor gives an architectural review of the Crystal Bridges Museum Gallery in Arkansas, and Thomas talks about his "growing" art collection. Finally, Word of the Week has a strong showing with its first good word in the segment's history!

    1.02: Big Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 39:31


    This episode Thomas and Taylor chat about family dinner, Amazon pulling out of Queens, and bring back the popular "Word of the Week" segment. 

    1.01: Debut

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 32:43


    In Approaching Coastline's debut episode, Thomas and Taylor intro the show, chat about their long-distance friendship, and do the inaugural segment "Word of the Week"! 

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