Episode 65 - Todd Barnes
Todd Barnes, Senior Principal and Architect at Populous, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers KISS, the Shooting Star Saloon and the efficiency of uniform distribution (recorded 31 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.
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WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Todd!
03:00 - Why architecture?
PRELIMS
05:05 - Working in San Francisco
10:06 - Five years out
QUARTERFINALS
12:42 - An intelligent venues department
16:25 - Weaving the sport schedule
SEMIFINALS
20:03 - Frustrating growth
25:18 - You and the wilderness
FINALS
27:14 - Power play
29:10 - Broadcast
MIXED ZONE
34:23 - Lead up to the Games
38:13 - Soaking it in
COOL DOWN
43:31 - Final segment