CE Podcasts

Root Design

Ben Dozier
Architectural Record
Presented by Ben Dozier

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the path Dozier followed to express their passion for design.
  2. Discuss how signing a contract with HGTV impacted the practical work of Root Design.
  3. List the important features and building materials Dozier incorporates into their more rural and rustic design.
  4. Explain how Dozier maintains core values related to family and community to keep a healthy balance between business and family.

Credits:

AIA
1 AIA LU/Elective
IACET
0.1 IACET CEU*
AIBD
1 AIBD P-CE
AAA
AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
AANB
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
AAPEI
AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour
MAA
MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
NLAA
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.
NSAA
This course can be self-reported to the NSAA
NWTAA
NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
OAA
OAA 1 Learning Hour
SAA
SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
 
This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BNP Media offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia

Ben Dozier, father of 4 and entrepreneur, joins the podcast to share their non-traditional path to growing Roots Design into a stable and successful small firm. Starting with a recreational business degree and opening a coffee shop, Dozier took an adventurous path to design and discovered the importance of connection, storytelling, and one-page contracts. A television show with HGTV and 20,000,000+ viewers helped bring Root Design into the mainstream. Dozier shares how having firm boundaries between business and family, trends, and integrity helped keep the firm healthy and fun.

madrone ridge house

Photo courtesy of RootDesign


Prinz

Aaron Prinz is the host of the Design:ED Podcast and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and raised in the rural Northern California town of Red Bluff, just two hours south of the Oregon border. After one year of college, Prinz relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. At age 26, he began studying architecture at Portland State University while interning at Studio Petretti Architecture led by Amanda Petretti. His professional contributions while at Studio Petretti were focused on a portion of the new Multnomah County Courthouse which is a prominent addition to the Portland skyline. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Roxanne where he continues to work as a designer.

 

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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in September 2024

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