Articles
Why Should Architects Be Any Different?
by Paul Hyett,
Past President of the RIBA, Architect and Principal, HKS Architects
From the Archives | 8 min read
In this personal retrospective of applied research in United Kingdom design firms, Paul Hyett cites ground-breaking work resulting from
research — and challenges current practitioners.
Learning to Let Go: Leadership Lessons for a Sustainable Future
by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
March 2, 2022 | 5 min read
Sustainability is a hot topic in the A/E/C industry these days, and for good reason. In a remarkably short time, we seem to have reached cultural consensus that the long-term success of homo sapiens requires wise stewardship of the resources at our disposal...
On Stewardship
by Paul Hyett
PPRIBA, Hon FAIA Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
February 24, 2022 | 6 min read
Paul Hyett writes about how HKS exemplifies stewardship through developing their leadership from within rather than bringing in outside forces, a core value that has served them well throughout their practice.
Investing in Urban Reform for a Better Future
by Margarita Jover
Associate Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
February 16, 2022 | 16 min read
Tulane’s Margarita Jover urges for creation of the Federal Agency for the Built Environment to fund Climate Adaptation Plans drafted by urban labs...
On Influence: A New Reality for the Profession
by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 12, 2022 | 8 min read
Despite its challenges over the past 150 years, architecture has largely been practiced in a state of toujours perdrix (French for “always
partridge,” or too much of a good thing).
