The Second Studio Podcast: Interview with Mike Ross, Architectural Design Studio Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering

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 conversations that allow for thoughtful takes and personal discussions.

A variety of subjects are covered with honesty and humor: some episodes are interviews, while others are tips for fellow designers, reviews of buildings and other projects, or casual explorations of everyday life and design. The Second Studio is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube.

This week David and Marina are joined by Mike Ross, the Architectural Design Studio Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, to discuss the design and construction of theme parks and theme park buildings, the Disney design process, technology's impact on how they build, creating theme parks in other countries, and much more.

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Bronte House / Tobias Partners

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  • Architects: Tobias Partners
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  485
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
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  • Architects: DO ARCHITECTS
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2910
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Reynaers Aluminium, Caparol, Edilians, Emu, Fambuena, +8
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Bainbridge Island, United States
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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
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Zürich, Switzerland

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  185
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Focus
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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico
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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  225
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
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Pinhel, Portugal
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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  130
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020

Garage Terrace House / YoshiArchitects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  52
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015

(Extra)Ordinary Arboretum / Emer-sys

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Escenario Todoroki Building / Sasaki Architecture

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Setagaya City, Japan

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Kyoto, Japan
  • Architects: ALTS Design Office
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  113
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021

La Mandarina House / LVS Architecture

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Tapalpa, Mexico
  • Architects: LVS Architecture
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5382 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Fundermax, Comex, REHAU, Trimble Navigation, +1
  • Professionals: Dare Arquitectura

High Performance Surfing Center / Branco Cavaleiro Architects

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