Articles
Certainty and Resilience Stories and Surprise
by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 25, 2023 | 8 min read
DI’s managing editor Michael LeFevre calls on a chorus of voices outside the industry to challenge the “illusion of continuity,” build understanding and confidence — and help us live better.
Representation
by Jenna Knudsen, AIA
Managing Principal, CO Architects
November 2, 2022 | 12 min read
Excerpts from a This is DesignIntelligence Podcast published in September 2022
In this interview with DI’s Bob Fisher, CO Architects’ Jenna Knudsen discusses how to build firm culture broadly for greater impact
How to Make a Difference: The MacLeamy Way
by Patrick MacLeamy
CEO Emeritus, HOK; Chairman, buildingSMART International
October 19, 2022 | 10 min read
HOK’s CEO emeritus and buildingSMART International’s chairman discusses his new book and podcast and advises how architects can have greater
impact through smart cities, shifted curves and open-source BIM.
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...
