Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 22 min readMarket Expectations In A New NormalRapid-response and long-term strategies require granular, client focus. Opportunities abound. Ken Sanders shares post-pandemic market thinki…
April 2020KSKen Sanders, FAIA
Article · 13 min readClosing Loops Cross-Discipline ResearchRenée Cheng was recently named dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. She spoke with DesignIntelligence …
April 2020NSNancy Siefert
Article · 12 min readA Conversation With JacobsWhere does the push for data-driven projects come from? How does a global firm collaborate, innovate and use data?? In this discussion, thre…
April 2020NLNatasha Luthra
Article · 4 min readCrises Drive Innovation in Higher EducationIn a call to create opportunity from crisis, Barbara Bryson challenges academic leaders. From The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2…
April 2020BBBarbara Bryson
Article · 10 min readWhy 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…
March 2020PHPaul Hyett
Article · 5 min readOn ResearchIn 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…
March 2020BFBob Fisher
Article · 7 min readTowards A Resilient WayIn challenging times, being connected is more important than ever. Relationally, we bounce back. Resilience is a matter of time in the recov…
March 2020BFBob Fisher
Article · 10 min readResearch Directions For the Built EnvironmentBlaine Wishart Taylor Hahn Research Directions For the Built Environment by Blaine Wishart Software Architect based in Berkeley, Ca. and Hai…
March 2020BWBlaine Wishart
Article · 11 min readResearch A Culture of InquiryAs a partner at KieranTimberlake, Billie Faircloth leads a transdisciplinary research team to better understand questions around the built e…
March 2020BFBillie Faircloth
Article · 6 min readWhat We Don’t Know About BuildingsThe design, construction and ownership communities are overdue for adoption of data-informed processes. When will we join the rest of the bu…
March 2020BFBob Fisher
Article · 7 min readDesign Thinking Goes ViralThe 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…
March 2020BFBob Fisher
Article · 12 min readWorkplace Safety – Learning Across CulturesTo cope with newfound safety risks, we need only look outside of our own cultures. And perhaps expand and adapt systems we already have. Tec…
March 2020BFBob Fisher