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DesignIntelligence
DFC Intelligence

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Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.

263 published perspectives
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Self Perform On Steroids

A systematic approach to integrated design, construction, manufacturing and strategic partnerships. An interview with Skender’s Stacy Scopan…

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Nancy Siefert
May 2020
Article · 1 min read
A Dialogue With Katerra

Craig Curtis speaks on supply chains, scale, platforms and mass customization in a design-quality-focused organization

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Nancy Siefert
May 2020
Article · 22 min read
Market Expectations In A New Normal

Rapid-response and long-term strategies require granular, client focus. Opportunities abound. Ken Sanders shares post-pandemic market thinki…

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Ken Sanders, FAIA
April 2020
Article · 13 min read
Closing Loops Cross-Discipline Research

Renée Cheng was recently named dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. She spoke with DesignIntelligence …

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Nancy Siefert
April 2020
Article · 12 min read
A Conversation With Jacobs

Where does the push for data-driven projects come from? How does a global firm collaborate, innovate and use data?? In this discussion, thre…

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Natasha Luthra
April 2020
Article · 4 min read
Crises Drive Innovation in Higher Education

In a call to create opportunity from crisis, Barbara Bryson challenges academic leaders. From The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2…

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Barbara Bryson
April 2020
Article · 10 min read
Why Should Architects Be Any Different?

In this personal retrospective of applied research in United Kingdom design firms, Paul Hyett cites ground-breaking work resulting from rese…

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Paul Hyett
March 2020
Article · 5 min read
On Research

In a world full of data, designers, owners and builders can no longer rely solely on intuition: we need to know what has come before — and u…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 7 min read
Towards A Resilient Way

In challenging times, being connected is more important than ever. Relationally, we bounce back. Resilience is a matter of time in the recov…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
Article · 10 min read
Research Directions For the Built Environment

Blaine Wishart Taylor Hahn Research Directions For the Built Environment by Blaine Wishart Software Architect based in Berkeley, Ca. and Hai…

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Blaine Wishart
March 2020
Article · 11 min read
Research A Culture of Inquiry

As a partner at KieranTimberlake, Billie Faircloth leads a transdisciplinary research team to better understand questions around the built e…

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Billie Faircloth
March 2020
Article · 6 min read
What We Don’t Know About Buildings

The design, construction and ownership communities are overdue for adoption of data-informed processes. When will we join the rest of the bu…

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Bob Fisher
March 2020
the future of design in the age of acceleration

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