{"id":399,"date":"2011-12-26T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T23:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahesh.org\/08292010\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:36:51","slug":"radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mahesh.org\/index.php\/radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Contributions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since February 2024, Dr. Daas has served as a recurring public voice on GBH’s The Culture Show, bringing architectural, educational, technological, and civic perspectives to a broad public audience through nearly two dozen appearances spanning topics from housing and infrastructure to AI, climate resilience, design culture, and public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2026:<\/strong> Discussed data centers as the \u201cmonoliths of the AI age,\u201d exploring how every technological revolution leaves behind a new physical infrastructure. The conversation examined the energy, water, land-use, design, and civic questions behind AI\u2019s supposedly invisible \u201ccloud,\u201d and why data centers should be governed as infrastructure with public obligations, not simply private real estate.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/youtu.be\/FWj9s01w2yU?start=12150&end=14305<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2026:<\/strong> Reflected on architecture\u2019s role in storytelling through The Drama<\/em>, the A24 feature film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, which was filmed in part at the Boston Architectural College. Discussed how buildings and interiors shape narrative and emotion, and how the BAC\u2019s Newbury Street campus became part of the film\u2019s cinematic landscape.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/egQC9qQD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2026:<\/strong> Reflecting on the Los Angeles wildfires and the challenge of rebuilding in a climate-altered world. Explored how resilience is shifting from individual buildings to interconnected systems of architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and community.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/esR4PpYi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 2026:<\/strong> Reflected on Walden, Thoreau\u2019s cabin, and the idea of deliberate living during periods of social and technological upheaval. The conversation traced how a small experiment near Boston connected to global commerce, civil disobedience, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and enduring questions of conscience, simplicity, and resistance.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gd-zSCzq<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2026:<\/strong> Explored hostile architecture and the values embedded in public space. From anti-homeless spikes to disappearing benches, the conversation considered how design can either reinforce exclusion or support more humane, inclusive cities.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eWJnZSbF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 2025<\/strong>: Frank Gehry was far more than flamboyant forms. In this conversation, I joined Jared Bowen at the Boston Public Library to reflect on Gehry\u2019s deeper legacy\u2014how he transformed not just architecture\u2019s look, but its tools, processes, and possibilities. From aerospace tech to digital collaboration, from lamps to fish to titanium towers, Gehry\u2019s restless genius reshaped the field.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QFu40SBEAdU&t=12225s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2025<\/strong>: On The Culture Show Live, I reflected on the legacy of Professor Kongjian Yu\u2014landscape architect, visionary, and creator of the \u201cSponge City\u201d movement\u2014who passed away in September. We had planned an original exhibition of his work at the BAC. Though he never made it to Boston, his ideas continue to ripple outward, offering hope for coastal cities and river towns around the world.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eMiZiEPe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2025:<\/strong> How might we balance AI\u2019s voracious energy needs through ancient Indian wisdom? I discussed AI\u2019s growing energy footprint, the promise of geothermal power, and the Pancha Bhutas\u2014Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space\u2014as a framework for sustainable balance.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eGr3j488<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2025:<\/strong> The art and science of relocating a building\u2014my segment explored real examples of moving entire structures and what they reveal about adaptive design.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/september-3-2025-adela-goldbard-and-pedro-alonzo-jyoti-and-auyon-mukharji-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 2025:<\/strong> dDevelopment and construction in Boston and what the city\u2019s skyline can accommodate when it comes to building skyscrapers.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/august-6-2025-dennis-lehane-on-smoke-a-boston-mayoral-forum-on-arts-and-culture-recap-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 2025:<\/strong> On the contributions of architect Graham Gund who recently passed away.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-2-2025-danielle-allen-the-family-heritage-experience-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 2025:<\/strong> The enduring legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in New England, with a focus on his two houses in Manchester, NH.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-4-2025-nemr-revolutionary-history-in-somerville-and-the-legacy-of-frank-lloyd-wright<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2025:<\/strong> How design shapes civic experience in Boston’s Copley Square.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-20-2025-the-michelin-guide-in-boston-jajas-african-hair-braiding-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2025:<\/strong> On the transformative impact of COVID on higher education.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/april-9-2025-amor-towles-the-250th-anniversary-of-paul-reveres-midnight-ride-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2025:<\/strong> Discussing the Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO: Research Center of the Sea of Cortez<\/em> exhibition at the BAC\u2019s McCormick Gallery.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/march-24-2025-the-ballad-of-wallis-island-the-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 2025:<\/strong> Reflecting on the wildfires in Los Angeles and the relationship between cities, climate, and resilience.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/february-5-2025-liza-a-truly-terrific-absolutely-true-story-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2025:<\/strong> The Brutalist<\/em>\u2014a Golden Globe-winning film\u2014and the enduring legacy of Brutalist architecture.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/january-8-2025-lynns-search-for-a-poet-laureate-beau-mccall-and-mahesh-daas-on-the-brutalist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 2024:<\/strong> Five years after the fire, revisiting the rebirth of Notre-Dame de Paris<\/em> and lessons in restoration.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/december-12-2024-engelbert-humperdinck-the-boston-tea-partys-anniversary-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 2024:<\/strong> Launch of Native(s)<\/em>\u2014the Walter Hood exhibition hosted at the BAC.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/october-23-2024-swoon-keefer-glenshaw-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 2024:<\/strong> Honoring the Cricket T20 World Cup and tracing the sport\u2019s forgotten roots in U.S. history.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/july-3-2024-jazz-at-the-omni-the-boomin-beaver-and-the-cricket-world-cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 2024:<\/strong> Discussing Boston\u2019s worsening housing crisis and creative design solutions for affordability.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/june-5-2024-the-dybbuk-baseball-and-the-housing-crisis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2024:<\/strong> On Shepley Bulfinch\u2019s enduring design legacy\u2014launching a major retrospective exhibition.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/podcasts\/the-culture-show\/may-1-2024-back-to-the-future-joywalk-fenway-and-mahesh-daas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2024:<\/strong> On U.S. infrastructure and lessons from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/culture\/2024-04-03\/award-winning-composer-jeff-beal-on-what-it-takes-to-craft-a-score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2024:<\/strong> AI, robots, architecture, and cities\u2014examining the technological transformations shaping design.
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/culture\/2024-03-06\/preserving-the-art-of-film-projection-in-somerville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 2024:<\/strong> Life, career, and creativity\u2014my first appearance on The Culture Show.<\/em>
\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/culture\/2024-02-07\/walk-to-these-local-boston-art-installations-for-lunar-new-year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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