Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 7 min readThe Changing Governance of All ThingsDave Gilmore posits a new order in response to concurrent crises. Challenges 2020 has been marked as a “Year of Crises.” A crisis can be def…
July 2022DGDave Gilmore
Article · 6 min readContext: The Future of Environmental ResponsibilityAre We Solving the Right Problem?A note from Design Intelligence’s Editor Michael LeFevre The Challenge In September 2020, DesignIntelligenc…
July 2022MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 9 min readWe Can Do This!DesignIntelligence (DI): Let’s talk about world building in the sense of building a movement. You, your organization, and your work are an i…
July 2022EMEdward Mazria
Article · 5 min readCreating a Catalyst for HealthThe sun beat down on our stiff black suits in the blistering midday Texas summer. Heat radiated from the sea of asphalt that surrounded us. …
July 2022EPErin Peavy
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