Episodes

  • Pros watch in silence as DIY couple’s hands-on build leads to a costly disaster.
    Dec 8 2025

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    In a lakeside home where client-induced chaos breeds leaky walls, poor construction drowns dreams. Can an architect be liable for staying silent, when not engaged to supervise and coordinate construction?

    Find out why inaction can cause problems, how putting things in writing shields you, and why clear professional boundaries help to avoid lawsuits.

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    23 mins
  • “The Flying Doctor”: How an $18M Claim Collapsed When His Pilot Licence Proved He Could Still Fly
    Dec 1 2025

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    In a parking garage where a doctor slips on uneven stairs, a headlong crash threatens his career. Can an architect be held liable for this costly fall?

    Learn why stairs can be treacherous, how site reviews can save you, and why a well-researched defense can dismantle dubious claims.

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    30 mins
  • $3.5 Million and a Human Rights Speech: The Co-op That Turned into a Real-Life Funhouse
    Nov 24 2025

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    In a co-op where homes tilt like carnival funhouses, unstable soil wreaks havoc, can an architect be liable when a soils report fails to warn of impending danger?

    Discover how site remediation can create problems, how appearances can be deceiving, how surveys can save you, and how shortcuts can cause projects to flounder .

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    25 mins
  • The Wonky Wall: How Coordination and Consultants Couldn't Save a Crumbling Heritage Structure
    Nov 17 2025

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    During the renovation of a historic building, intended to serve as a banquet hall, ancient walls crumble under new loads and chaos halts construction. Can an architect be liable when experts vouched for stability?

    Uncover why old stones betray, how inspections save you, and why consultants matter.

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    25 mins
  • The Fake Granite Scandal: How One Architect Survived a $1.5M Lawsuit
    Nov 10 2025

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    In a chic gallery, where a floor’s dyed-blue “granite” inserts bleed like paint, a costly mess emerges. Can an architect be liable when fake granite fooled everyone?

    Discover why materials can be deceiving, how testing them can save the day, and why friendships sometimes help solve disputes.

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    23 mins
  • How One Marble Threshold Taught This Architect a $450K Lesson
    Nov 3 2025

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    In a lavish hotel suite where a marble threshold trips the host, a painful fall sparks a million-dollar claim. Can an architect be liable despite code compliance?

    Learn why safety is more important than style, how well-crafted details can help your defense, and why juries favor sympathy.

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    21 mins
  • When ‘Affordable’ Housing Becomes a Liability Trap
    Oct 27 2025

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    In a rural co-op where mold and rot ruin homes, neglect and the lack of a maintenance budget, highlight the cheap construction. Can the architect be liable for this decay, years after completion?

    Learn why maintenance matters, how durable construction saves money in the long term, and why empathy often bests arrogance.

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    24 mins
  • When Hurt Feelings Become Lawsuits
    Oct 20 2025

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    In a quiet neighborhood, when a client’s home addition blocks a neighbor’s cherished view and light, tensions flare into a legal showdown. Can an architect be liable for this neighbour’s loss ?

    Learn how miscommunications fuel disputes, and how sympathetic mediation can save the day.

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    18 mins