Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
In 2023 I came to an understanding of one of the world’s most powerful forces: the power of belief. Yes, I’ve come to understand that this p…
Author’s email: Attached is my draft titled “AI Musings — JA” for your thoughts, feedback, input or disposal as you see fit. For fun I ran i…
Architects face intense pressure as they grapple with the challenge of integrating automation and AI into the design process. Combined with …
No two human brains are exactly alike. There are over eight billion people on the planet and every single one of them has a brain uniquely t…
Looking at news feeds today, 1 it is almost impossible to escape yet another article, press release or announcement about artificial intelli…
In March 2022, the Federal Reserve began raising the target for the Federal Funds rate, the interest rate that banks charge each other for o…
Collaboration is an odd word. It has overtones of defeat and an unholy alliance with conquerors — for example, what happened in France after…
Throughout our lives, significant events can have tremendous impacts on our values and purposes in life. For me, and perhaps for many of you…
The profession of architecture has long been referred to as “frozen music.” As we turn the calendar year in 2024, DesignIntelligence’s edito…
Everywhere you look, AI is in the news. There is no shortage of prognostications of its likely impact on economics, politics and society at …
I’m all for intelligence. Most of the time we need all we can get, in many forms: emotional, collective, even military varieties to keep us …
Editor’s Note: In January 2024, in a Design Futures Council rite of passage that has now spanned 30 years, industry leaders converged on an …
