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Play with Matches is a podcast for the architecture and design industry’s boldest thinkers. Hosted by UpSpring CEO Tiffany Rafii, each episode goes beyond the work itself and into the thinking behind it, exploring the mindset shifts, strategic pivots, and defining moments that spark real change across the built environment.
Through conversations with architects, designers, founders, and marketers, Play with Matches examines what happens when you stop following the playbook and start rewriting it.
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Cuff Studio: Rethinking Craft in a Mass Production World
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May 05, 2026 |
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Amie Shao: Designing Birth Spaces That Change Outcomes
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Adaeze Cadet: Better Design Starts with Inclusion
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Avi Rajagopal: Attention is Earned, Not Pitched
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Natalie Hartkopf: Sameness is the Real Risk
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Bruce Becker: Zero Emission Hospitality
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Pallavi Dean: Design is Not Enough
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Introducing Play with Matches (Coming March 24th)
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Mar 20, 2026 |