Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 11 min readIn the MakingIn this article I offer some insights from my current work-in-progress, an urban anthology book entitled: “Keynote Conversations – 100 inter…
January 2024GMGustav Magnusson
Article · 12 min readThe Biological Paradigm in the Technological FutureArtificial intelligence and immersive technologies hold enormous potential to help practitioners design buildings that work in symbiosis wit…
January 2024DBDeeDee Birch
Article · 6 min readLetters From London Leaders Need FollowersI was once asked at a public meeting to define the different roles of architects and engineers (a more connected relationship in the U.K. th…
January 2024PFPaul Finch
ArticleCrushing AgendasEver since the early cave settlements, building was about protection from enemies and the environment. The Middle Ages saw the zenith of def…
January 2024PHPaul Hyett
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