#186 - Anne Fougeron on Urban Architecture and Women in Architecture

This week David and Marina are joined by Anne Fougeron, award-winning architect and founder of Fougeron Architecture, to discuss her work, city densities, creating good urban spaces with architecture, women, and equality in architecture, design processes, partnering with other offices and more! This episode is part of a series produced with the support of the SF Urban Program, Architecture Department, Cal Poly. Enjoy!

00:00 Presentation on cities, city density, and housing.
04:30 Healing urban scars and mixed use infill housing.
110:00 Knowing how to communicate with the planning department.
19:30 Relating a podium with a tower.
26:50 Working with OMA and creating an urban living room.
36:30 Questioning the negative assumptions of density
38:18 Being a women architect.
57:35 How her international identity has influenced her work.
59:50 Her interest in a range of buildings at small and large scales.
01:18:20 The importance of the site plan and understanding architecture as a way to make urban space.
01:25:10 Anne answers the question, “How did you become successful?”

'The Midnight Charette' is now 'The Second Studio'!

Connect: #secondstudiopod
• CALL/TEXT your suggestions and questions to 213-222-6950

About:
The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different creative professionals in unscripted and long-format interviews with thoughtful takes and personal discussions. Honesty and humor are used to cover a wide array of subjects.

Episode Types:
• GUEST INTERVIEWS: Interviews with leading professionals
• AFTER HOURS: Casual conversations
• FELLOW DESIGNER: Tips for designers
• DESIGN REVIEWS: Review of buildings and other projects