Foresight &
Intelligence
Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.
Article · 9 min readDriving Down Carbon: Beyond Responsibility — to ActionAs we recover from a global health crisis, we must not lose sight of the urgent need to address climate change. In the wake of last year’s U…
June 2022KWKathy Wardle
Article · 14 min readRebuilding the ProfessionDesignIntelligence (DI): We’re talking with Mark Wight, the chairman and CEO of Wight & Company, an 80-year-old, Chicago-based architecture,…
June 2022MWMark Wight
Article · 5 min readResponsibility and Authority: A Necessary Connection“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln’s words have never been more appropriate. For the ar…
June 2022PHPaul Hyett
Article · 6 min readDiversifying Architecture: Our Moral ResponsibilitySeveral years ago, I had a conversation with one of my employees about how difficult it was for him to decide to pursue a career in architec…
June 2022LDLauren Della Bella
Article · 6 min readShaping FuturesI’m a Gen Xer. Often overlooked between baby boomers and millennials, we are a generation that revels in associating itself with “The Breakf…
May 2022WRWendy Rogers
Article · 19 min readResponsibility Redux: The Architect’s Duties (Revisited)In the first days of architectural school, students are indoctrinated with the broad responsibilities they will soon hold as practitioners. …
May 2022MLMichael LeFevre
Article · 5 min readResponsibility Requires AuthorityWhat distinguishes architects from most others in the teams that create buildings? You might argue it is the critical unwritten contracts be…
May 2022PFPaul Finch
Article · 3 min readInfluencing Action: The Power of Perspective to ActOn January 13th, 2022, I stood on a remote saddle high in the Ellsworth Mountains; it was about 20 degrees below Fahrenheit, but I was geare…
May 2022SMSteve McConnell
Article · 3 min readRunning from ResponsibilityArchitects are a curious breed. They crave the indulgence of their clients but often accuse them of being ignorant about what constitutes qu…
April 2022SSScott Simpson
Article · 6 min readTipping The Scales Of Risks And Rewards On P3 MegaprojectsPublic-Private-Partnership (P3) financed megaproject procurement is broken. A recent study that examined 224 projects (with contract values …
April 2022DCDilip Choudhuri
Article · 4 min readCreating a Culture of AccountabilitySince I began my own journey as a CEO in 2014, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about what leadership means. More importantly, wha…
April 2022DNDan Noble
Article · 4 min readDownstream EffectsDay after day, we strive to make our clients happy. We put systems in place and guide our teams to ensure we are doing everything possible t…
April 2022JHJerod Hoffman