Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
ArticleWhere Do We Go from Here?Not that long ago, architects focused principally on the design of static objects called buildings. Primary attention was given to the inter…
January 2024SSScott Simpson
Article · 11 min readLeadership Trust[THIS ESSAY WAS COMPILED FROM PODCASTS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED ON “THIS IS DESIGNINTELLIGENCE” IN 2023.] Conditions Leadership trust results fr…
December 2023DGDave Gilmore
Article · 8 min readTrust at ScaleSome concepts are so essential to being human, so deeply engrained in our daily lives, they become invisible. We use these ideas frequently,…
December 2023BFBob Fisher
Article · 7 min readTrust in a Hybrid WorldFew of us were prepared for the changes in how our organizations do business since the COVID-19 pandemic. The ways in which we work, build r…
December 2023MPMichelle Perry
Article · 28 min readBuilding Trust (From the Inside Out)DesignIntelligence (DI): We’re with Cheryl Durst, Executive Vice President and CEO of IIDA. I want to start with a quote from the IIDA websi…
November 2023CDCheryl Durst
Article · 21 min readNew and Old: Architecture’s Future at the Intersection of Innovation and Ancient WisdomIn the face of a climate crisis that has caused some of the most volatile weather patterns in recorded history, the urgency and extent to wh…
November 2023DBDeeDee Birch
Article · 5 min readIn Design We TrustThe Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Trust” by Hernan Diaz is an intricate exercise in historical, psychological and literary perspective. It c…
November 2023PFPaul Finch
Article · 18 min readDisrupting PracticeDesignIntelligence (DI): We are talking with Evelyn Lee, the recently elected AIA president in 2025, president-elect in 2024. Congratulation…
November 2023ELEvelyn Lee
Article · 22 min readTransition and Transformation. Technology and Trust.DesignIntelligence (DI): We’re talking with Bill Mandara, CEO and co-owner at Mancini Duffy. Welcome, Bill. Our theme for Q4 in DesignIntell…
November 2023BMBill Mandara
ArticleIn Trust We TrustOn the back of every dollar bill there’s a familiar phrase: “In God We Trust.” Yet nobody’s ever seen “God” in person, and “God” has multipl…
October 2023SSScott Simpson
ArticleRelational Trust“The glue that binds a professional learning community is relational trust.” So claims Jerome Cranston, dean and professor of Education at S…
October 2023PHPaul Hyett
Article · 5 min readTrust Me on ThisOver a career that has now spanned seven decades, I’ve learned one thing: No matter how many schedules, lists, plans, budgets and to-do list…
October 2023MLMichael LeFevre