Communications

04/30/07 Who’s Worried About Technology? Physical boundaries have never been a hurdle when it comes to team collaboration, so what if this same team, now playing computer games, grows up to be architects, engineers, and construction managers?
10/20/06 Negotiating the Future The world has changed. Further change is unfolding rapidly. Today’s practice leaders are developing fundamental yet agile viewpoints to achieve success in new ways. Designers and architects who can communicate value and who can help clients envision preferred outcomes and scenarios will have significantly higher success rates in the future. James P. Cramer
10/19/06 Let the Client Drive Your Organization Listening to young architectural graduates whine about clients being their only hindrance to doing great work used to really distress me. I began sharing my frustration with friends in other businesses and found that they were hearing the same complaint, “The customer just gets in the way of me doing my job.” Who does everyone think pays the bills? Ed Friedrichs
09/08/05 Confronting Commoditization Commoditization is a big, handwringing topic that conjures up any number of nuisances in the path of what should be an enjoyable professional practice. In this era of rampant consumerism, still no one wants to pay more than is necessary for goods and services. [Admit it, dear reader, neither do you. Or me.] Problem is, neither does anyone want to pay even reasonable fees for design and construction services. Not the private sector and certainly not the distrustful public sector. Joan Capelin
05/26/05 Why the Future Won’t Need Today’s Architects What’s next for successful architecture, engineering, and design practices? This is the question we will explore more deeply in the upcoming months in DesignIntelligence. We believe that firms will not only be faster and smarter but also wiser and more independent. James P. Cramer
05/26/05 Who’s on the Team? Rapid Role Changes in Design Ed. note: This is Gerry Hammond’s perspective on how design roles have changed in the past decade. Gerald S. Hammond
05/15/03 Eight Steps to Better Communications Communicating clearly is one of the most powerful “design tools” available, and yet very few of us ever receive formal training in how to be good communicators. Scott Simpson, FAIA
03/15/03 Leaders Roundtable: Success in Asia-Pacific Asia and the South Pacific are home to some of the biggest architectural projects in the world at the moment. What follows is a Q & A with leaders who know the territory.
01/15/03 Yuletide Greetings Can Linger Beyond the Holidays Because a lot of our cards come from designers, we like to review those received over the recent holiday season and rank our favorites.
01/15/03 How is Your Reception Perceived? Recently, Counsel House Research conducted its annual telephone survey of firms, to determine current size and to validate address information. For the first time, we also evaluated the quality of service from each experience.

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