Insights

August 17, 2022 | 3:51

by Phil Bernstein
Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct, Yale University
August 10, 2022 | 12 min read

A DesignIntelligence conversation with Phil Bernstein about his new book, “Machine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

TIDI059: Natalie Campos Goodman is the founder of IncentiFind, a real estate technology start up that is radically increasing...

Melanie Fessel (left)
Principal, TerreformX
Mitchell Joachim (right)
Co-Founder, Terreform ONE
August 3, 2022 | 5 min read

Urban design in the expanded field

August 3, 2022 | 4:06

by Paul Finch | July 27, 2022 | 5 min read

TIDI058: Tom Spahn is an investor and operating partner in the built environment industry...

by Ed Mazria
Architect, Author and Educator
July 20, 2022 | 7 min read

The 2021 AIA Gold Medal winner calls for transforming the architectural sector

July 20, 2022 | 3:21

by Mark Wight
Chairman and CEO, Wight & Company
June 13, 2022 | 10 min read

Wight & Company’s chairman and CEO discusses the firm’s culture of collaboration and how its integrated design led-design build model challenges the profession

TIDI057: Scott Gwilliam co-founded Keystone Capital in 1994 and serves as a Managing Partner of the firm...

by Erin Peavey
Architect and Design Researcher, HKS
July 6, 2022 | 3 min read

HKS’ Erin Peavey shares a story of transformation

July 6, 2022 | 4:35

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
June 29, 2022 | 4 min read

Knowledge Is One Thing, Knowing Is Another

TIDI056: Martha Thorne is Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid and former executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize...

by Steven McKay
Global Design Leader, Managing Principal, DLR Group
June 20, 2022 | 10 min read

Commitment to sustainable design is fundamentally a change management issue

June 22, 2022 | 7:44

by Kathy Wardle
Principal & Director of Sustainability Perkins&Will
& Mary Dickinson
Associate Principal & Director of Sustainability, Perkins&Will
June 15, 2022 | 7 min read

Perkins&Will leaders urge bold collaborative change

TIDI055: Volker Buscher serves as Chief Data Officer at Arup...

June 8, 2022 | 3:56

by Paul Hyett
PPRIBA, Hon FAIA Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
June 8, 2022 | 3 min read

Paul Hyett examines duties that transcend contractual obligations

by Lauren Della Bella
President, SHP
June 1, 2022 | 4 min read

SHP CEO Lauren Della Bella issues a challenge to the profession

TIDI054: Guy Reid is an award winning director, speaker and photographer ...

by Wendy Rogers
CEO and CTO, LPA, Inc.
May 25, 2022 | 5 min read

LPA CEO Wendy Rogers shares proven practices for preserving firm leadership

May 25, 2022 | 3:50

by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
May 18, 2022 | 15 min read

In a challenge to architects, DI’s managing editor considers monkey brains, budget busts, planning flops and panoptics

TIDI053: Steve Morriss, President, Engineering Services, at SNC Lavalin has over 30 years' experience and expertise...

by Paul Finch | May 11, 2022 | 3 min read

May 11, 2022 | 3:46

by Steve McConnell
Managing Partner, NBBJ
May 4, 2022 | 2 min read

Clear eyes for climate change action

TIDI052: Thomas Vonier is the past president of the International Union of Architects and the past president of the American Institute of Architects...

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
April 27, 2022 | 2 min read

Scott Simpson challenges leaders to embrace risk

April 27, 2022 | 4:27

Dilip Choudhuri
President and CEO, Walter P Moore
April 18, 2022 | 5 min read

Walter P Moore CEO Dilip Choudhuri calls for P3 change

TIDI051: There is a delicate dance between economics and the climate that we are living in...

by Dan Noble
President, Chairman and CEO, HKS Architects
April 13, 2022 | 3 min read

HKS’ Dan Noble investigates the continuum of individuality, teams and structure

April 13, 2022 | 4:47

by Jerod Hoffman
Managing Director, Meyer Borgman Johnson
April 6, 2022 | 3 min read

What do we owe those we’re not contracted with? MBJ’s Jerod Hoffman explores limits on industry productivity

TIDI050: April is Earth Month, presenting an imperative opportunity to consider how we should act, innovate...

by Marianne McKenna
Founding Partner, KPMB Architects
March 30, 2022 | 19 min read

Winner of the DI Lifetime Achievement Award, KPMB’s Marianne McKenna discusses the stewardship of architecture.

March 30, 2022 | 4:16

by Ana Pinto da Silva
Co-Founder and CEO, Minka
March 23, 2022 | 12 min read

Ana Pinto da Silva examines leadership responsibilities and meanings.

TIDI049: March is Women's History Month, a time when we commemorate, observe and celebrate the vital role of women in American history. It's also...

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, Designintelligence
March 16, 2022 | 4 min read

Dave Gilmore reflects on stewardship and internal and external forces

March 16, 2022 | 4:08

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.

March 9, 2022 | 4:24

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...

March 2, 2022 | 4:23

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.

TIDI048: We’re wrapping up our series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill" with Will Nordwind...click for more

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...

TIDI047: We’re speaking with Jim Reilly for part 5 of our series “Demystifying the Infrastructure Bill...click for more

by Martha Thorne
Former Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize and IE Dean
February 9, 2022 | 6 min read

Stewardship is one of those words with a rich definition. Its intrigue lies in the fact that it means different things to different people.