HeyJaredYour Design Passport
🎙️ Your Design Passport — Unlock global pathways in architecture, design, and creative leadership. Hosted by Sam G, a triple-registered architect across South Africa, Australia, and the USA.
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20: From Mexico to the US: When Architecture Becomes a Passport with Martin Najera (opens the original)
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Martin Najera grew up with two architect parents in Mexico, studied architecture there, and built his professional career in the United States. In this conversation, we explore what happens when the foundations of an architecture education travel into a different country and professional system. Martin shares what he had to learn, how licensure changed his career, how he found project management, and why he believes architecture really can be a passport to opportunities around the world.
19: Who Is Listening to Your Design Passport? (opens the original)
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Who is actually listening to Your Design Passport—and what can we learn from one another? After discovering that the podcast is being downloaded across 31 countries, Sam starts asking questions about the people behind those numbers. Why are they listening? How did they find the podcast? And what does architecture look like where they live? Drawing on her experience practicing architecture in South Africa, Australia and the United States, Sam explores how professional roles, terminology, construc
18: AI Won't Replace Architects: It Will Change How We Work (opens the original)
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Following my conversation with Samantha Flores in Episode 17, I wanted to share something a little more personal. Rather than talking about where artificial intelligence might be heading, this episode explores how I'm actually using AI today; as an architect, podcaster, and lifelong learner balancing work, study, and everything in between. From generating meeting minutes on large construction projects to organizing podcast ideas, summarizing research papers, and overcoming creative blocks, AI ha
17: AI Isn't Replacing Architects—It's Redefining the Way We Design | Samantha Flores (opens the original)
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping architecture, but creativity, empathy, and human judgment remain at the heart of great design. Sam G sits down with Samantha Flores from Corgan to explore how architects can embrace AI without losing what makes the profession uniquely human.
16: You've Been Networking Your Whole Life (You Just Didn't Know It) (opens the original)
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Most people think networking starts at conferences, industry events, or the moment you need a new job. But what if you've actually been networking your whole life? In this solo episode, I reflect on the conversations, introductions, friendships, and unexpected acts of kindness that shaped my career across South Africa, Australia, and the United States. From landing my very first architecture job to changing careers and launching this podcast, every major opportunity started with a relationship—n
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