Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 6 min readWhat’s Inside Comes OutA word about our current industry state of being: Busyness is the enemy of effective transformation. We have entered the next chapter of bus…
June 2022DGDave Gilmore
Article · 9 min readDriving Down Carbon: Beyond Responsibility — to ActionAs we recover from a global health crisis, we must not lose sight of the urgent need to address climate change. In the wake of last year’s U…
June 2022KWKathy Wardle
Article · 14 min readRebuilding the ProfessionDesignIntelligence (DI): We’re talking with Mark Wight, the chairman and CEO of Wight & Company, an 80-year-old, Chicago-based architecture,…
June 2022MWMark Wight
Article · 5 min readResponsibility and Authority: A Necessary Connection“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln’s words have never been more appropriate. For the ar…
June 2022PHPaul Hyett
Article · 6 min readDiversifying Architecture: Our Moral ResponsibilitySeveral years ago, I had a conversation with one of my employees about how difficult it was for him to decide to pursue a career in architec…
June 2022LDLauren Della Bella
Article · 6 min readShaping FuturesI’m a Gen Xer. Often overlooked between baby boomers and millennials, we are a generation that revels in associating itself with “The Breakf…
May 2022WRWendy Rogers
Article · 19 min readResponsibility Redux: The Architect’s Duties (Revisited)In the first days of architectural school, students are indoctrinated with the broad responsibilities they will soon hold as practitioners. …
May 2022MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 5 min readResponsibility Requires AuthorityWhat distinguishes architects from most others in the teams that create buildings? You might argue it is the critical unwritten contracts be…
May 2022PFPaul Finch
Article · 3 min readInfluencing Action: The Power of Perspective to ActOn January 13th, 2022, I stood on a remote saddle high in the Ellsworth Mountains; it was about 20 degrees below Fahrenheit, but I was geare…
May 2022SMSteve McConnell
Article · 3 min readRunning from ResponsibilityArchitects are a curious breed. They crave the indulgence of their clients but often accuse them of being ignorant about what constitutes qu…
April 2022SSScott Simpson
Article · 6 min readTipping The Scales Of Risks And Rewards On P3 MegaprojectsPublic-Private-Partnership (P3) financed megaproject procurement is broken. A recent study that examined 224 projects (with contract values …
April 2022DCDilip Choudhuri
Article · 4 min readCreating a Culture of AccountabilitySince I began my own journey as a CEO in 2014, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about what leadership means. More importantly, wha…
April 2022DNDan Noble