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.”

Architect Jim Cappuccino, partner at Hutker Architects, gave a lecture titled, “A Career Shaped by Place,” as part of the Cummings Schools of Architecture Events Series at his alma mater, Roger Williams University.

We invited him into the Boiler Room to talk about this lecture. Jim discovered the inevitability of his career trajectory, while putting together that presentation. What became apparent was that he became a residential architect "mostly through observation of these historic homes that I was surrounded by while growing up."

Designer Cory Gans approached us back in 2025 with an idea for a panel discussion that involved a focus on the service industry. It was an amazing night. We recently had him back into the Boiler but this time to talk about himself!