Prairie Design Lab (PDL) is a podcast on ideas, design, and culture, in collaboration with journalist Terry MacLeod. Each episode covers a range of conversations centered around local and global perspectives and is produced in conjunction with the lecture series at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Manitoba.
The host, Terry MacLeod, is an independent Emmy-nominated journalist and recipient of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. In his 33 years with CBC, he established himself as a respected, informed, inquisitive, and compassionate presence. He left CBC for new pursuits on Dec 31, 2016. With CBC Winnipeg, he was a host on "Information Radio" and host/producer of "The Weekend Morning Show." In 2005 with Terry hosting, Information Radio was named "The Best Local CBC Radio Program in Canada."
Episodes
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Episode 26: Alluvium
In episode 26, we discuss a radical proposal for a Toronto waterfront landmark whose future is in doubt. Ontario Place is fifty years old and has been closed for ten. A team of University of Manitoba and Ryerson University architecture grads and students tell us about their award-winning project that redefines relationships with nature and mitigates climate change. Read more ›
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Episode 25: Japan
Episode 25 of Prairie Design Lab is titled "Japan." This week we meet Jun Shibata, a Japanese student who came to the University of Manitoba to learn English & study architecture and was later accepted into the prestigious Bartlett School of Architecture. We also meet an individual from Brandon, Manitoba, named Will Galloway, who came to the U of M for two architectural degrees and then pursued his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo to begin a 25-year career in Japan. Read more ›
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Episode 24: Lori
Canada's "House of LMD" interior design has 40 luxury projects on the go that can span six years and encompass 30,000 sq. ft. After 35 years of success, Lori Morris shares how this "Design Darling" went from small-town Ontario to become North America's "Maestra of Majesty." Read more ›
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Episode 23: Simplicity
In Episode 23, we discuss the enduring appeal of mid-century modern furniture. Three U of M designers converses on the newest incarnations of the ever-popular '30s through 60's Eames, Bertoia, and Saarinen styles. Read more ›
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Episode 22: Purpose
Cracked windows. Leaky roofs. Abandoned houses. Across Winnipeg's inner city, there is a great need for improved housing. Many existing homes are old, overcrowded, and in poor repair. We meet the head of a social enterprise and an architectural associate who are working together to build affordable new homes. Episode 22 Guests: Kalen Taylor, Fletcher Noonan Read more ›
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Episode 21: David
A leader we lost too soon. Architect David Penner died suddenly in January of 2020 at 61. His legacy lives on. We salute the gifted designer & founder of Storefront Manitoba. Read more ›
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Episode 20: Westcoast
How is it that two of the most successful West Coast Modern Architecture practitioners both trained at The University of Manitoba's Faculty of Architecture? What was it about The U of M's rigours that prepared D'arcy Jones and Sean Pearson for West Coast notoriety? Read more ›
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Episode 19: Whimsy
Today on "Whimsy" - Episode 19 of Prairie Design Lab - design to make you smile. Much design, no matter how beautiful and useful, can be sort of serious. We introduce you to two Winnipeg designers who put delight, pleasure, and whimsy at the centre of what they create, and people across North America are smiling as they discover it. Read more ›
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Episode 18: Colour
When you painted your bedroom last month why did you choose that colour? What’s the colour of your favorite sweater? What colour is your front door? What shapes your taste in colours? Episode 18 of Prairie Design Lab meets three people from the global colour industry, with distinct Winnipeg connections, who analyze and shape worldwide colour tastes. Read more ›
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Episode 17: Books
What does handmade bookbinding have to do with Interior Design? Plenty, as we'll find out from a bookbinding artist, an Interior Design professor, and two students who saw and felt the link between the two first hand. Read more ›