Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 9 min readGlobal Architecture And UrbanismDifferent concepts about urbanism are apparent in every culture, climate, place and landscape. The ideas informed by precedents are often mo…
January 2021GBGordon Beckman
Article · 6 min readThe Pulse Of The PlanetThis all happened in twenty days. Perhaps we’re continuing to build in places that we shouldn’t be. Or maybe our infrastructure is taxed bey…
January 2021MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 13 min readSustainable Design as DesignThe 2030 Challenge established by the non-profit Architecture 2030 tasks the global architecture and building community with implementing in…
January 2021SMSteven McKay
Article · 13 min readRisky BusinessJensen Hughes President and COO Pankaj Duggal discusses his firm’s innovative initiatives to manage and mitigate risk — and transform custom…
January 2021PDPankaj Duggal
Article · 7 min readBig Teaming for Audacious InnovationAs humans, we are hard-wired and socialized in such a way that it makes it difficult for us to team up with other people to do great things,…
January 2021AEAmy Edmondson
Article · 6 min readTechnology Shifts from Design Process to Design ProductIf we polled leaders from the architecture and engineering industry about the biggest effects that information technology has had on their f…
January 2021ALAaron Lapsley
Article · 20 min readInflection PointsNBBJ’s Kelly Farrell discusses bold moves, timing, inclusion, leadership, and priorities — during challenging times DesignIntelligence – Mic…
January 2021KFKelly Farrell
Article · 21 min readTalking About Transformationby Dave Gilmore, Bob Fisher, & Michael LeFevre Dave Gilmore, left, President & CEO, DesignIntelligence Michael LeFevre, top-right, FAIA, Man…
December 2020DGDave Gilmore- Article · 7 min readPace And Place Planet And Purpose Reinvention Required
Paul Hyett’s perspective on the pace of change gives pause for thought. The World We Left Behind If Christopher Wren had walked into my fath…
December 2020DNDan Noble - Article · 24 min readA Conversation With A Global Citizen
Dr. Calvin Kam talks about his journey in technology evangelism: to reinvent and integrate the industry. DesignIntelligence (DI): You’ve bee…
December 2020DCDr. Calvin Kam - Article · 13 min readEconomic Review Reinventing In 2021
Historic. Unprecedented. Catastrophic. Disastrous. In today’s hyperbolic, inflammatory world, extreme adjectives are frequently overused and…
December 2020BHBob Hughes - Article · 25 min readTechnology Transformation Are We There Yet
In this wide-ranging discussion, RPI’s CASE Director Dennis Shelden shares his journey and vision for industry change. DesignIntelligence (D…
December 2020DSDennis Shelden