What’s so bad about fitting in? Why does contemporary architecture often stand in opposition to its own built environment? I sat down with Steven Semes, the Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the Notre Dame School of Architecture, to discuss these issues and more as he advocates for an “architecture of place” over the Zeitgeist of an “architecture of time.” This fascinating online discussion is a first for us, available here in both video and audio-only formats, offering a look at our editorial process with a preview of an article forthcoming in our December issue.