Foresight &
Intelligence

As a child I well remember the fear my grandmother expressed for “the workhouse.” One of fourteen children born into a rural community, she …

The famous Aesop fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” has garnered varying interpretations over the years, but the most widely recognized one i…

…to remain relevant and resilient. Some chose to weave more than one theme into threads of their choosing. The common throughline in all thi…

Finding a list of architects who’ve held public office in the United States can be tricky. Despite laudable efforts by groups like the AIA’s…

We humans are a complex assemblage of values. Values are those internal compasses, seemingly imperceptible, that direct the living of our li…

Abstract: Monti argues the architecture profession stands to benefit from an educational model that emphasizes the foundational values and e…

For several weeks I have been making tiny adjustments to our grandfather clock. A threaded wheel permits me to raise or lower the bob and, t…

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…