Episode 39 - David Supple Discusses His Upcoming Book
David Supple Discusses His Upcoming Book
Architect David Supple, founder and CEO of New England Design & Construction, is working on a book about how architects are trained, and we had him on to say more about this. “The issue with the traditional ‘design-bid-build’ model is that architects aren’t trained on how to build or what things cost,” David explains in his conversation with Kevin and Corey. Historically, “architects came from the trades…The word [‘architect’] comes from the trades. You were an apprentice; you were a journeyman; you were a master; and now you can turn around and design and direct the work. And the book that I’m designing now—its working title is ‘Rebuilding the Architect’—a lot of it is about removing false information. Because it has been made to appear that the architect and the builder were always separated. But that is erroneous.”
The conversation moved from the book to an exploration of the build-design model and how that differs from everything else. Dave’s origin story involves a speedy transition into starting his own business and how this fueled fire in the belly for writing it all out in a book.
Dave’s Mixtape Story involved Pearl Jam and a surprise twist involving his southern drawl and country music.
