Architects Will Bruder, Elise Fett, Brad Van Woert and Bill Snyder share their views on the unique artform of architecture on the next episode of ArtBeat with Betsy Dickinson airing on Channel 5. Interviews with the architects reveal their thoughts on light, texture, technology and the use of materials in the buildings they design — and how all of these things come together to comprise a great work of art.

“When you create a structure that balances ideas of poetry and art as well as function…that’s really good architecture. It’s architecture for the ages,” says Will Bruder who speaks about his design for the Nevada Museum of Art and how architecture fits into our cultural landscape. Elise Fett takes us on a tour of one of her homes near Lake Tahoe and discusses how the creative use of materials adds to the enjoyment of the spaces in which we live.

“I think it’s a very popular artform right now,” commented Brad Van Woert. “I think its popularity has come from people’s need to understand the environment… and the key way to do that is through good, well thought out architecture.” Mr. Van Woert designed the renovation to the Carmelite Monastery in Reno, which is featured in the program. Bill Snyder, whose design studio focuses heavily on 3-D animation during the design phase, addresses the notion of architectural form following function.