 Thomas Wong, AIA

Thomas Wong is a Design Partner in Ennead Architects. Thomas has provided insightful design leadership on a broad range of building and program      typologies, from museums to academic buildings and inpatient hospitals. The projects he has designed span multiple geographic regions, from Asia and the Middle East to cities across the United States. The diversity of typologies and contexts in which he designs speak to the range of his design approach: Thomas treats each design problem as a unique set of opportunities and issues that lead to a distinct, specific, and authentic solution. His projects have received global recognition and multiple design awards. Thomas received both a Master of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning. 

Louis A. Meilink Jr., FAIA, FACHA, ACHE
Louis Meilink’s great passion is architecture for health. As long-time leader of Ballinger’s healthcare practice, trusted partner to renowned healthcare institutions, and recognized pioneer in evidence-based design, he specializes in the intersection of design excellence and clinical expertise. Since joining Ballinger in 1987, he has honed a design approach founded on curiosity and guided by inquiry. With those vital sparks as fuel, Lou ensures Ballinger’s teams ask the right questions, address the right problems, and, in that way, reach the right answers. Lou’s work demonstrates that when you meld passion with persistence, you can overcome obstacles, uncover solutions, and unlock the power of design to lead cultural change.



Thomas Wong and Louis Meilink, Architects

This week on Monday's we're Han Solo, but don't let the smuggler fool you, we've got some great loot in the cargo hold.&nbsp; We chat about states focusing on shifting road funds to active transportation, a Brooklyn apartment building put together like a lego set, and a battery fire used to oppose batteries. Lots of great items this week, below are the show notes! &nbsp; Get the show ad free ! Show Notes: States push shift to active modes -  Apartment complex built like Lego -  State capacity crisis -  Paris roads car free -  Battery foes radicalized -  E-bike love -  User pay myth -  Bonds non taxable -  When climate adaptation goes private -  Minimalism suffocating architecture -  Clearing in the Woods -  Bonus Items Milwaukee could create transit authority -  Recycling buildings -  Amtrak CEO steps down -  Saving fireplace tiles -  Quick build Sacramento -  Sound transit picks Dow Constantine -  Bill for new transit authority in Charlotte -  Council member to FTA -  Rivian Spinoff -  +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at  &nbsp;

Episode 168: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Lego Not Legos

This week we’re joined by Kelly Porter, Assistant Director Tranportation &amp; Public Works for the City of Fort Worth.&nbsp;We talk about the city’s incredible growth, its first ever , plans for Panther Island and Butler Place as well as dreams for high speed rail. Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at

Episode 527: Transportation at the Beginning of the Western Frontier

This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by  about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan. Adina Levin of Seamless Bay Area hosts Shannon Simonds Chief, Office of Rail Planning &amp; Implementation at Caltrans, Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute of Urban Management, and Adriana Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail in discussion.&nbsp; Find the video of this discussion on .&nbsp; Find the slides from this discussion . +++  Get the show ad free ! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ...  Follow us on Mastadon&nbsp; Support the show on Patreon   on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!&nbsp; And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at ! And everything else at  &nbsp; &nbsp;

Episode 528: The California State Rail Plan

Els parterres catalans Escofet tallen el bacallà a Smithfield Square.

Els parterres Escofet, amos i senyors d'Smithfield Square

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