As Built

About As Built

The professionals who build buildings also need to build their practices. The key to business development in the built environment is understanding the relationship between architects, building materials, contractors, and clients - and how each group makes decisions. In As Built, you'll hear from industry leaders about how they built their practice. Hosts Brian Jones and Patience Jones will also provide insights from their experiences helping firms in the built environment industry grow and succeed. Our series on the Nelson-Atkins Museum International Design Competition received a Silver Medal in the 2025 W3 Awards in the category Podcast: General Series - Cultural Institutions.

Publisher

Brian Jones and Patience Jones

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2023

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 137 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The People Behind The Project

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how architects leverage storytelling to showcase expertise and justify fees, revealing the human element behind successful projects.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ria Vogiatzi Xenou: From Football Stadiums to Luxury Resorts

   Architect Ria Vogiatzi Xenou shares her journey from football stadiums to luxury resorts, revealing her design philosophy of prioritizing guest experience over ego in this interview.

3. 

   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Your Firm Needs A Marketing Strategy

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about developing a strategic marketing plan to drive firm growth and avoid wasted resources.

Inside a recent episode

The People Behind The Project

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I think the same is true of architecture. People love stories and they love stories about people. You know, they also love stories about buildings, but the stories that they most love are the ones that have people underlaying it, you know, How did this come to be? Why was this choice made? What was it like getting this from here to there? Wow, what was the feeling when you got to the site and realized it was totally different than what had been described? What did it feel like to walk through the doors of this being open? What did it mean to the community? What did it mean to the people who worked there? […]

Who has been a guest on As Built

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ria Vogiatzi Xenou
• Brad Lukanic
• Natalie Petzoldt
• David Cooke
• Justin Kearnan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

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