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Prior to December 31, 2019
Below is a list of articles from DesignIntelligence Quarterlies that were published prior to 2020 when we launched our Media website. We are in the process of rebuilding this library, so if you are looking for a specific article that you can't find on our Media website, please contact us:
Collective Design for a Changing Climate
December 17, 2019 | Adrian Parr
Dr. Adrian Parr is a philosopher and cultural critic that works at the intersection of environmental, social and political activism. She is a
UNESCO Chair of Water and Human Settlements and Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs at the University of Texas
at Arlington. We spoke with Adrian about climate change, problems of representation, cooperative design and the impact the A/E/C industry
might have on sustainability. READ MORE...
Designing Against Extinction with Terreform ONE
December 10, 2019 | Mitchell Joachim and Vivian Kuan
Terreform ONE was founded more than a decade ago to find solutions to cities’ environmental challenges by merging education, design, research, public outreach and science, with a concentration on socio-ecological design. Mitchell Joachim and Vivian Kuan spoke with DesignIntelligence about their organization’s focus and how we can all make a difference in designing a future that protects our planet’s living species. READ MORE...
Stop Going Round in Circles About the Circular Economy
November 26, 2019 | Joël Onorato
As people around the world increasingly question our impact on and relationship to the physical environment, so too should those who design
how we live and work within it. With thoughtful planning, collective efforts and careful attention to the life cycle of materials,
sustainability in the A/E/C industry could be closer than we think. READ MORE...
The Way of Authentic Leadership — Part 2
November 19, 2019 | Dave Gilmore
A curiosity of sorts is in the natural behavior of people placed into leadership when neither their skillset nor experience warrants the placement. Over the past 5+ years I’ve been witness to multiple misplacements into senior leadership roles only to see their organizations swirl into a choreography of confusion and misaligned activities. READ MORE...
The Way of Authentic Leadership – Part 1
November 12, 2019 | Dave Gilmore
Over the past twenty-nine years, I’ve been an intentional observer, writer and speaker regarding leadership. The journey has taken me to large and small places, large and small personalities, and large and small thinkers. READ MORE...
Advocacy: The Impact of Architects
October 22, 2019 | Dick Thomas
The need for great architecture has never been more urgent, the challenge to creating it never more complex. At SHP we believe our mission
is informed by three things: design, research and advocacy. For most of us, the value of design is where we were born. Research underpins
the way we solve problems. Advocacy is the new kid on the block... READ MORE...
Designing the Future: Priorities in Technology Investment
August 27, 2019 | Roberta Kowalishin
Our clients hire us for creativity and ideas that improve the way people work, live, and interact. Design decisions affect every component
of the environments we invent through the creative process, whether it’s the massing of a building, the façade, the landscape, the interior,
the overall structure the mechanical or electrical energy... READ MORE...
Convention Meets Invention: Change, Technology, and the A/E/C Industries
August 6, 2019 | Julian Anderson
Change does not come easy to the A/E/C industries, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t challenge our thinking about the best ways to do
business. The needs of the present (and the future) are unlike any we have previously faced. READ MORE...
Sustainable Design: A Worthy Investment
June 18, 2019 | Jesse Devitte
As a venture capitalist, I believe creating a more sustainable environment is an investment opportunity that is not only profitable, but
necessary for our future. Our physical world is under increasing pressure, and not living sustainably now will perpetuate future problems. READ MORE...
Increasing Industry Vitality Through Innovation
May 28, 2019 | Ray Daddazio
Thornton Tomasetti is a 1,500-person E/A firm with the audacious goal to be the global driver of change and innovation in our industry. To
accomplish this, we need to be ambidextrous. What that means is we need to focus on our current business and results while at the same time,
make relevant bets to insure our future. READ MORE...