The Narrative Power: Architecture & Film, Take Two
From Design Principles Pod by Sam Brown, Ben Sutherland and Gerard Dombroski
October 23, 2025 · 57 min · Season 2 · Episode 15
About this episode
The episode explores how architectural filmmakers capture the emotional essence of design through storytelling.
Send us Fan Mail What if a building could be more than an object on a pedestal and instead feel like a living character on screen? We sit down with two architectural filmmakers, Nikolas Struger from ravens At Odds and Veeral Patel who show how to move beyond glossy hero shots and capture the heartbeat of design: process, people, and emotion. From software and cycling photography to architecture practice and brand strategy, their varied paths lead to the same conclusion—storytelling is the mis...
People in this episode
Hosts: Sam Brown, Ben Sutherland, Gerard Dombroski
Guests: Nikolas Struger, Veeral Patel
Topics covered
- architecture
- film
- storytelling
- design process
- emotional connection
Keywords
- architecture
- film
- storytelling
- design
- emotions
- process
- photography
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Organizations: ravens At Odds
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