Episode 10: Bringing Beauty Back to the Built Environment

This episode features a remarkable conversation with Joseph Kincannon and Christian Sottile about their shared passion for preserving and creating beauty. We get into the incredible work coming out of the American College of the Building Arts and how bringing back traditional craftmanship will help shape the possibilities for the future of new building developments. Joseph is the chair of the stone carving department at ACBA and a true master of the craft. Joining him is renowned architect and urban planner Christian Sottile, patron of the building arts. Christian recognized the quality of the work coming out of ACBA and commissioned Joseph and his students to design and fabricate many of the stone elements ornamenting one of his newest projects - The Laurel at Courier Square here in Charleston. Today we talk about the how apprenticeships help shape a person, both in confidence and skill, where technology helps the trades and where it falls short, and most importantly, necessity of creating beauty in our built environment. This is their story.