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by Lyssia Katan
Room to Think explores how the spaces we live and work in shape how we think, feel, and function. Hosted by Lyssia Katan, Head of Brand at LiLi Tile, the podcast features conversations with world-class architects, designers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and cultural thinkers. Together, they unpack how light, layout, materials, sound, and spatial decisions influence stress, focus, creativity, and wellbeing, and share practical insights you can apply in your own home or workspace.
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- 2 days ago56 min
AI And The Future Of Architecture
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, researcher, and Carnegie Mellon University professor Daniel Cardoso to explore how technology has changed the way we design, build, and think about architecture. Drawing from his research into computational design, the history of computer-aided design, and emerging technologies like AI, Daniel looks at a question most of us rarely consider: how much are architects shaping our buildings, and how much are the tools they use shaping them too? The...
- 1 weeks ago1h 5m
Home As A Mirror
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, feng shui educator, and author Anjie Cho to explore the connection between our inner world and the spaces around us. Drawing from her background in architecture, feng shui, mindfulness, and contemplative practices, Anjie looks at the home as more than simply a place we live. It can also be a reflection of what is happening in our lives. The conversation explores what feng shui actually means beyond the rules and misconceptions that often surro...
- 2 weeks ago48 min
How Trauma Shaped Our Cities
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, researcher, and author Ann Sussman to explore how the spaces around us shape the way we feel, move, and behave, often before we are consciously aware of it. Drawing from her work in cognitive architecture, neuroscience, and eye tracking, Ann looks at what our brains are actually responding to when we experience a building, a street, or a city. The conversation explores the idea that humans may be far more instinctive than we realize. Ann expla...
- 3 weeks ago56 min
What Rome Got Right
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, leadership coach, and best-selling author Diane Van Buren to explore what Rome can teach us about beauty, architecture, and the way we live today. Drawing from her years living in Rome and her background in architecture, Diane looks at why the city’s piazzas, fountains, public spaces, and handcrafted details still feel so powerful centuries later. The conversation explores what the Romans understood about human scale, belonging, beauty, and ci...
- Oct 6, 20261h 2m
Beneath the Beauty
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Elizabeth and Rich Landry, the husband-and-wife team behind Kensington Design House, to explore what may be hiding beneath the surface of a beautiful home. Bringing together Elizabeth’s background in psychology and science-informed design with Rich’s architectural perspective, they look at the ways our homes can quietly affect our health, stress levels, habits, and everyday lives. The conversation explores why a home can look beautiful and still work aga...
- Sep 29, 20261h 5m
Designing for Quiet
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Julian Treasure, leading expert on sound, communication, and the power of listening, to explore something most of us rarely think about: how the sounds around us shape the way we feel, focus, communicate, and live. Julian explains why sound deserves just as much attention in design as color, texture, lighting, and layout. We may stop consciously noticing the hum of an HVAC system, traffic outside the window, or conversations happening around us, but that...
- Sep 22, 20261h 6m
The Aesthetic Brain
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, neurologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and founding director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics at the University of Pennsylvania, to explore what actually happens in the brain when we experience beauty—and why some spaces simply feel better than others. Dr. Chatterjee breaks down the science of neuroaesthetics and explains how our brains respond to people, places, art, architecture, and the environments around us. He introduces...
- Sep 15, 20261h 6m
From Curb to Counter
In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Dan D’Agostino, founder and principal architect of Plan Architecture, to explore what it really means to design a custom home. Working across architecture and interiors, Dan has built his practice around a “curb to counter” approach, thinking through everything from how a house sits on the land to how someone moves through the kitchen, and his work asks a deceptively simple question: what if your home was designed around the way you actually live? The co...
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About Room to Think
Room to Think explores how the spaces we live and work in shape how we think, feel, and function. Hosted by Lyssia Katan, Head of Brand at LiLi Tile, the podcast features conversations with world-class architects, designers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and cultural thinkers. Together, they unpack how light, layout, materials, sound, and spatial decisions influence stress, focus, creativity, and wellbeing, and share practical insights you can apply in your own home or workspace.
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