Architect, Robert Jamison, returns to share his journey from India’s temples to visionary projects that challenge conventional education and design. We explore the energetics of architecture, AI’s promise and pitfalls, and how future spaces can be living, grounding, and soul-aligned.

Key nuggets

00:00 – Aisha Rose welcomes listeners and introduces Robert Jamison, an architect from Belfast exploring nature-connected, nonconventional approaches to architecture.

02:00 – Robert shares his journey from designing a monastery project in Ireland to traveling India by motorbike, studying temples and Vastu Shastra.

06:00 – Encounters with renowned architects like B.V. Doshi and experiences that reshaped his philosophy of unschooling and questioning traditional architecture education.

10:00 – Discussion on weaponization and politicization in architecture practice and education

13:00 – Aisha explores how architecture can be used energetically — positively or manipulatively — citing examples from sacred sites and political monuments.

17:00 – Robert emphasizes “know thyself” as the foundation of architecture, grounding through connection to Earth, plant medicine experiences, and transparent, light-filled shelters.

21:00 – Inspirations from Buckminster Fuller’s energy-focused designs and the need for alternatives to costly conventional building methods.

25:00 – Challenges of rising housing costs, planning systems, and societal control mechanisms that limit new forms of architecture.

29:00 – Conversation on light, health, and materials — the role of red light, architectural glass, and environmental impacts on human well-being.

32:00 – Reflections on AI in architecture: useful as a research tool, but dangerous when there’s dependency on instant gratification and detaches architects from spirit-led creativity.

37:00 – The importance of slowing down, honoring intuition, sketching by hand, and moving beyond copying past architectural forms.

43:00 – Robert presents a unique subterranean project for a private client, inspired by landscapes and organic forms rather than traditional buildings.

50:00 – Discussion on architecture as a living, breathing form that balances the masculine and feminine, and organic movement with grounding energy.

54:00 – Closing reflections and anticipation for part three of the conversation.

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About Robert Jamison

Robert is a practicing architect, teacher, and yoga practitioner. To find out more about his unique spirit-led process and projects go to: https://www.robertjamisonarchitects.com/

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