I remember the first earthquake I felt after moving to California. I knew it was a thing that happened, but it still seemed conceptual until I saw the windows shaking in the supermarket across the street, followed by the lights over my desk and then everything else in the building. The most jarring thing was … Continued
The DesignIntelligence annual school surveys are open! For 20 years, DesignIntelligence has conducted its America’s Top Ranked Architecture & Design Schools Survey. The rankings come from the perspective of hiring professionals, and are reported from undergraduate and graduate architecture programs, undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture programs, and undergraduate and graduate interior design programs. The results are … Continued
DIALOG is a design practice that is rooted in and works across Canada. While large geographically, Canada is actually fairly small by any other measure—yet Canadians are diverse and have a wide-ranging perspective. Even though our regions are sparsely populated, we have our regional differences. When we talk about our approach to design and design … Continued
Discussions of diversity and inclusion have been taking place in our industry for years. But the question remains: are we making any progress? Unfortunately, the way we approach diversity hasn’t kept up with the rapid changes we’re seeing in our culture, such as the ways our population is evolving, the fact that we live in … Continued
Randy Deutsch gave a talk at the DFC Leadership Summit on Design Innovation & Technology 2018 in La Jolla, CA, “Toward an Augmented Architect: Learning from Machine Learning, Embracing and Capitalizing on AI.” The heart of the talk, on which this essay is based, were recommendations to firm leaders for making the most of our … Continued
You’ve planned ahead the best you can. In the past several years, you’ve identified up-and-coming younger talent to replace baby boomers as they retire from your board and executive team. As senior leadership grew to include both seasoned veterans and new members, the team set a bold and comprehensive new vision for the future. Everyone … Continued
Effective societal change occurs when communities discover and articulate their values and then find a voice, a language through which to communicate those values to society at large. Without a common language, we sound like babblers, perhaps the derivative of Babel, the biblical story told of where people were confused and conflicted because of the … Continued
Many firms aspire to do international work. The projects tend to be large-scale, complex and high-profile, offering rich opportunities for innovative design. Such work can quickly help elevate a firm’s reputation, and it can also be lucrative, especially since most projects require only Schematic Design and Design Development (SD/DD) services, which are generally more profitable … Continued
We are pleased to announce that Ken Sanders, FAIA and former managing principal at Gensler, is bringing his vast organizational and operational expertise to DI Strategic Advisors! Ken is the new managing principal of strategic operations. Find out how you can engage Ken or any of the practice leaders at DI Strategic Advisors. We will … Continued
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