The Good Room Podcast

What makes a room good? Let's answer this question through interdisciplinary design conversations, featuring a compelling combination of curiosity, experience, and reflections. On the Good Room, we talk about design, from planning to the finer details and nuances that enhance our experiences and interactions within a building. Together, we discover intersections of our perspectives and challenge assumptions to reimagine program, performance, and place. 

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A collage of six images showing various parts of a modern flight training facility. Includes a spacious cafeteria, flight simulators, aircraft seating training areas, and emergency evacuation slide training setups.
March 24, 2025

The Good Flight Training Room

Pete Stavenger and Elizabeth Slyziuk explore the design of flight training environments built for precision and preparedness. Think full-motion simulators, layered redundancies, and hyper-realistic mockups—all engineered to keep teams sharp, safe, and always ready.

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February 5, 2025

The Good Data Hall

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping everything—from business and healthcare to education—while transforming the backbone of our digital world: data centers. As AI’s processing power skyrockets, data centers are being pushed to their limits, driving massive changes in cooling strategies, energy demands, and infrastructure design. 

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January 31, 2025

The Good Indigenous Room

Spaces tell stories—and Indigenous design carries histories, traditions, and cultural knowledge that connect generations. In this episode, Anjelica Gallegos and Nitish Suvarna explore how Indigenous design principles honor site histories, strengthen community ties, and create spaces that are not only sustainable but deeply rooted in identity.

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January 13, 2025

The Good Affirming Room

How can design champion both the physical and mental health of the LGBTQIA+ community? In this episode, we explore the intersection of inclusivity, healthcare, and design with Hilary Bales, one of the visionaries behind Page's PRISM Wellness and Community Center prototype facility and white paper.

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December 9, 2024

The Good Performance Room

Designing a performance venue is an art in itself—one that demands more than just technical expertise. Join Carl Krebs and Daisy Houang as they dive into the interplay of community engagement, artistic collaboration, and leading-edge design.

5 picture collage of PICU spaces, including 2 images of caretakers and staff with patients, an image of a wide, expansive hallway, an image of a child-friendly waiting room, and a staff lounge.
November 11, 2024

The Good PICU Room

Join pediatric critical care physician Nora Colman and medical planner Sarah Walter as they dive into the intricacies of PICU design—from space layout and family zones to safety protocols and staff workflow optimization—that enhance care and create a healing environment for all.

The Good Simulation Room
September 30, 2024

The Good Simulation Room

How can simulation environments create immersive learning opportunities, elevate clinical skills with advanced technology, and support innovation? Join Jennifer Amster and Mark Vaughan as they explore the design of these transformative spaces.

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August 13, 2024

The Good Collaboration Room

How do you and your team best collaborate? In this episode, host Tully Mahoney dives into the future of collaboration spaces with Jen Bussinger and Melissa Burns.

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August 12, 2024

The Good Biocontainment Room

Rohit Saxena and Jane Baughman uncover the design of biocontainment laboratories, where infectious disease research takes center stage. Here, the architecture isn't just a backdrop—it's a critical component that ensures everything operates seamlessly.

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July 8, 2024

The Good Visitor Center

In this episode, Mark Warner and Cara Soh explore the evolution of visitor centers, from offering glimpses into collection storage areas and preserving historic landmarks to harnessing technology for diverse storytelling. Discover how modern visitor centers redefine engagement, education, and cultural appreciation.

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