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...
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).
The Role of Private Enterprise in Creating a More Sustainable World
by Glen Murray
Former Canadian Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
August 4, 2021 | 3 min read
Glen Murry talks about how roles are changing between governments, private enterprise and NPO's in creating a more sustainable world.
Adopting the “J.E.D.I.” Mindset
by Yiselle Santos Rivera
Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (J.E.D.I.), HKS
June 18, 2021 | 20 min read
In pursuit of justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in architecture, Rivera discusses her background, research agenda, elevating voices
and “connectors”
The Heart of the Matter
by Karen L. Nelson & Bethany I. Lundell Garver
Deans and Faculty, Boston Architectural College School of Architecture
May 5, 2021 | 13 min read
The Boston Architectural College School of Architecture Dean Karen Nelson and Practice Dean Beth Lundell Garver share an integrated approach
to professional interaction.
Leading Collaboration
by Francisco Rodríguez-Suárez
FAIA, Director, University of Illinois School of Architecture
April 26, 2021 | 7 min read
University of Illinois School of Architecture Director Francisco Rodríguez-Suárez discusses international perspectives, synergy, bias,
translation and regaining a place at the table.
Looking In. Looking Out. Within You. Without You.
by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
March 25, 2021 | 11 min read
DI’s Managing Editor, Michael LeFevre, examines the relationship of introspection and self-awareness to perspective and offers tools for
plotting personal and professional journeys.
The View from Here: “Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man.”
by Paul Hyett
RIBA, Hon FAIA,
Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder-partner
March 2, 2021 | 9 min read
From the United Kingdom, Paul Hyett reflects on three challenges facing RIBA’s new president and Britain’s architectural profession:
Brexit, The Grenfell Disaster’s Insurance ...
Connecting Creatives
by Jason Schupbach
Dean, Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Feb 11, 2021 | 16 min read
In this candid conversation, Jason Schupbach, new Dean of Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, reflects on transcending disciplines and generations, and embracing...
A Conversation with A Global Citizen
by Calvin Kam
FAIA, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Founder/CEO Strategic Building Innovation, bimSCORE, BIM Supporters Group, and PlanMeetDone.com
December 17, 2020 | 19 min read
Dr. Calvin Kam talks about his journey in technology evangelism: to reinvent and integrate the industry.
Technology Transformation: Are We There Yet?
by Dennis Shelden
Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) & Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute
December 8, 2020 | 20 min read
In this wide-ranging discussion, RPI’s CASE Director Dennis Shelden shares his journey and vision...
Redefining Sustainability Through The Triple Bottom Line
by Liz York
Senior Architect and Design Strategist for Healthy Design Collaborative, LLC a healthy design consultancy
8 min read
Can we find a new word for Sustainability? Do we need to? Liz York, FAIA shares three case studies that achieve ...
“Together Distantly” and Other Oxymorons
by John SanGiovanni
CEO, Visual Vocal
In this impromptu conversation with DI’s Michael LeFevre, technology entrepreneur John SanGiovanni offers a glimpse into the future and
present of post-Pandemic collaboration and ways of working, via Minecraft, “Sculptural Sketching”, “Magic Windows”, and “Holo-portation.”
Workplace Safety, Tactics, and Strategies
by Peter Beck
Executive Chairman, Managing Director, Beck Group
In this candid discussion, Beck CEO Peter Beck shares rapid-response measures implemented in office and jobsite workplaces, as well as
future-focused implications – and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Research A Culture of Inquiry
by Billie Faircloth, Partner, KieranTimberlake
Billie Faircloth leads a transdisciplinary research team to better understand questions around the built environment. She spoke with
DesignIntelligence about the integral role a culture of research and the power of inquiry play in design process.
Design Thinking Goes Viral
by Scott Simpson, Senior Fellow, DesignIntelligence
What do Black Swans and viruses have to do with design? The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus is a true “black swan” event. It was entirely
unexpected, there is no effective treatment or cure yet, and nobody knows what will happen next...
