James Biber's guest appearances

James Biber

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Obsessed Show

Archinect Sessions

Debbie Millman

Paul Sahre

Khoi Vinh

Paula Scher

Michael Bierut

Aaron Draplin

Giorgia Lupi

Maurice Cherry

John Flansburgh

Brian Collins

Connie Birdsall

Tiffany Shlain

Caroline Paul

Eve Ensler

Adam Grant

OwlTail

James Biber is an architect and partner in the firm  Biber Architects, based in New York. James is responsible many of his firms most notable projects.  Biber's most recent project is the USA Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015. Biber’s career has also included the design of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, 2008; oceanfront houses in Montauk, NY; a restoration of the 1934 Sten-Frenke house in Santa Monica, by Richard Neutra; along with projects at Celebration, Florida; store, suites and lounges in the Arizona Cardinals Football Stadium (by Peter Eisenman) in Phoenix, Arizona; Headquarters for the Muzak corporation in Fort Mill, SC. In this episode, we discuss:  His background How he got into the world of architecture with a background in art in science What he's most obsessed with today  Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.

James Biber is an architect and partner in the firm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biber_Architects&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Biber Architects</a>, based in New York. James is responsible many of his firms most notable projects.  Biber's most recent project is the USA Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015. Biber’s career has also included the design of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_Museum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harley-Davidson Museum</a> in Milwaukee, 2008; oceanfront houses in Montauk, NY; a restoration of the 1934 Sten-Frenke house in Santa Monica, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Neutra</a>; along with projects at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celebration, Florida</a>; store, suites and lounges in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arizona Cardinals</a> Football Stadium (by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Eisenman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Eisenman</a>) in Phoenix, Arizona; Headquarters for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak_Holdings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muzak</a> corporation in Fort Mill, SC. In this episode, we discuss: <ul> <li>His background</li> <li>How he got into the world of architecture with a background in art in science</li> <li>What he's most obsessed with today</li> </ul> Show notes are available at <a href="http://obsessedshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ObsessedShow.com</a>.

James Biber - Partner, Biber Architects

Inadvertently, this episode is all about food – where it comes from, where we eat it, and how it shapes national identity. Our discussion on food and design starts in Los Angeles, where Norm's Restaurant recently received "historic and cultural" landmark status, and a tamale-shaped building strives for the same (just one of LA's many proud programmatic architectures). Shifting east, we extol the multi-uses and virtues of Waffle House, and praise the Waffle House index. This dovetailed across the Atlantic into our interview with James Biber of Biber Architects about his design for the US Pavilion at the Milan EXPO, entitled "American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet". We ask him about balancing corporate and national identities in food, and what it's like having the US State Department as a client. 

Inadvertently, this episode is all about food – where it comes from, where we eat it, and how it shapes national identity. Our discussion on food and design starts in Los Angeles, where <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/127711075/l-a-city-council-officially-votes-norms-restaurant-as-historic-and-cultural-landmark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norm's Restaurant recently received "historic and cultural" landmark status</a>, and a <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-tamale-20150523-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tamale-shaped building</a> strives for the same (just one of LA's many <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-programmatic-architecture-in-la-video-20150526-premiumvideo.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">proud programmatic architectures</a>). Shifting east, we extol the multi-uses and <a href="http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/05/architecture-of-waffle-house/394097/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">virtues of Waffle House</a>, and praise the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waffle House index</a>. This dovetailed across the Atlantic into our interview with James Biber of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/10983008/biber-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biber Architects</a> about his design for the US Pavilion at the Milan EXPO, entitled "<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/126788432/the-now-open-milan-expo-u-s-pavilion-salutes-to-the-future-of-food-the-american-way" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet</a>". We ask him about balancing corporate and national identities in food, and what it's like having the US State Department as a client.

Session 31: Hot Dogs Around the World, with James Biber

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, James Biber discusses growing up in a house with a womb chair, visual illiteracy and designing the Museum of Sex.

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, James Biber discusses growing up in a house with a womb chair, visual illiteracy and designing the Museum of Sex.