DesignIntelligence Quarterly is a publication of DesignIntelligence LLC, which comprises the Design Futures Council, DesignIntelligence
Media, DesignIntelligence Research and DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisors. Below are download links to past DI Quarterly
Publications.
2023 Quarterly
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Q1 Pragmatic Design: Resilient Security
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Q2 Pragmatic Design: Contextual Awareness
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Q3 Pragmatic Design: Balancing Priorities
2022 Quarterly
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Q1 Influence: Stewardship
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Q2 Influence: Responsibility
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Q3 Influence:
World Building
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Q4 Influence:
Impact
2021 Quarterly
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Q1 Multi-dimensional Introspection
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Q2 Professional Interaction
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Q3 Inclusive Interdependence
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Q4 Radical Innovation
2020 Quarterly
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Research - Q1
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Reframing - Q2
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Redefining - Q3
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Reinventing - Q4
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Coronavirus - Supplement
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Notable Articles - 2020
2019 Quarterly
2019 Q1
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2019 Q2
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2019 Q3
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2019 Q4
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2018 Quarterly
2018 Q1
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2018 Q2
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2018 Q3
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2018 Q4
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Latest Articles
Brace for Impact
by Michael LeFevre Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
December 14, 2022 | 14 min read
Firms with intentional strategies around data, value generation and inclusion will enjoy positive impact and increased influence. Others beware.
Leading Creatives
by Katie Pattison Vice President of Global Marketing, WATG
December 7, 2022 | 11 min read
This interview is part of a combination podcast and written series in which DI’s Bob Fisher investigates leadership of creative teams
The Case for the Misfit
by Ella Hazard Managing Director, Arktura Ventures
November 30, 2022 | 6 min read
Ella Hazard explains: the “who” is the “how”
Honey, We’ve Shrunk the World
by Paul Hyett PPRIBA, Hon FAIA Founding Principal of Vickery-Hyett in the U.K
November 16, 2022 | 6 min read
Paul Hyett reflects on IT’s distortion of time, interval and distance. Can design benefit from its impact?
Inflection Point
by Alyson Watson Chief Executive Officer, Woodard & Curran
November 9, 2022 | 5 min read
Alyson Watson calls for convergent thinking to yield greater impact.
Representation
by Jenna Knudsen, AIA Managing Principal, CO Architects
November 2, 2022 | 12 min read
Excerpts from a This is DesignIntelligence Podcast published in September 2022
In this interview with DI’s Bob Fisher, CO Architects’ Jenna Knudsen discusses how to build firm culture broadly for greater impact
Profound Impact
by Sandeep Ahuja Co-Founder and CEO, cove.tool
October 26, 2022 | 18 min read
cove.tool co-founder Sandeep Ahuja discusses luck, timing, persistence and grit in enabling widespread change
How to Make a Difference: The MacLeamy Way
by Patrick MacLeamy CEO Emeritus, HOK; Chairman, buildingSMART International
October 19, 2022 | 10 min read
HOK’s CEO emeritus and buildingSMART International’s chairman discusses his new book and podcast and advises how architects can have greater
impact through smart cities, shifted curves and open-source BIM.
The Trouble with Impact
by Paul Finch | October 12, 2022 | 5 min read
Impact and Influence
by Scott Simpson FAIA, Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
October 5, 2022 | 3 min read
How Design Propagates Long-Term Value
When Worlds Collide
by Michael LeFevre Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
September 21, 2022 | 7 min read
As world-builders — creators of real and imaginary environments — are we prepared to lead when conflict occurs?
Global Architecture and Urbanism
by Gordon Beckman
Principal, Sr Vice President and Director of Design Portman Architects
September 14, 2022 | 7 min read
Originally published on December 1, 2017.
For many of today’s architects, working globally has become the norm.
The Pulse of the Planet
by Drew Wensley CEO, Moriyama & Teshima Planners
September 7, 2022 | 3 min read
Perhaps we’re continuing to build in places that we shouldn’t be. Or maybe our infrastructure is taxed beyond its resources.
Beyond Buildings … to Well-Being
by Paul Hyett Past President, RIBA, Hon FAIA Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
August 31, 2022 | 7 min read
Paul Hyett examines the responsibilities of place-making and world building on human development — at two scales
How Do You Spell “Architecture”?
by Scott Simpson Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
August 24, 2022 | 3 min read
The case for an emerging global language of design
Impact (In Partnership)
by Amale Andraos Principal and Co-Founder, WORKac
Professor and Dean Emerita, Columbia University
August 17, 2022 | 4 min read
Amale Andraos considers the potential of integrating practice and the academy
In a World Built by Machines
by Phil Bernstein Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct, Yale University
August 10, 2022 | 12 min read
A DesignIntelligence conversation with Phil Bernstein about his new book, “Machine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
Unlimited Pedagogy
Melanie Fessel (left) Principal, TerreformX Mitchell Joachim (right) Co-Founder, Terreform ONE
August 3, 2022 | 5 min read
Urban design in the expanded field
A REVIEW: “Truth and Lies in Architecture” by Richard Francis-Jones
by Paul Finch | July 27, 2022 | 5 min read
We Can Do This!
by Ed Mazria Architect, Author and Educator
July 20, 2022 | 7 min read
The 2021 AIA Gold Medal winner calls for transforming the architectural sector
Rebuilding the Profession
by Mark Wight Chairman and CEO, Wight & Company
June 13, 2022 | 10 min read
Wight & Company’s chairman and CEO discusses the firm’s culture of collaboration and how its integrated design led-design build model challenges the profession
Creating a Catalyst for Health
by Erin Peavey Architect and Design Researcher, HKS
July 6, 2022 | 3 min read
HKS’ Erin Peavey shares a story of transformation
What’s Inside Comes Out
by Dave Gilmore President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
June 29, 2022 | 4 min read
Knowledge Is One Thing, Knowing Is Another
Sustainable Design as Design
by Steven McKay Global Design Leader, Managing Principal, DLR Group
June 20, 2022 | 10 min read
Commitment to sustainable design is fundamentally a change management issue
Driving Down Carbon: Beyond Responsibility — to Action
by Kathy Wardle Principal & Director of Sustainability Perkins&Will & Mary Dickinson Associate Principal & Director of Sustainability, Perkins&Will
June 15, 2022 | 7 min read
Responsibility and Authority: A Necessary Connection
by Paul Hyett PPRIBA, Hon FAIA Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
June 8, 2022 | 3 min read
Paul Hyett examines duties that transcend contractual obligations
Diversifying Architecture: Our Moral Responsibility
by Lauren Della Bella President, SHP
June 1, 2022 | 4 min read
SHP CEO Lauren Della Bella issues a challenge to the profession
Shaping Futures
by Wendy Rogers CEO and CTO, LPA, Inc.
May 25, 2022 | 5 min read
LPA CEO Wendy Rogers shares proven practices for preserving firm leadership
Responsibility Redux: The Architect’s Duties (Revisited)
by Michael LeFevre Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
May 18, 2022 | 15 min read
In a challenge to architects, DI’s managing editor considers monkey brains, budget busts, planning flops and panoptics
Responsibility Requires Authority
by Paul Finch | May 11, 2022 | 3 min read
Influencing Action: The Power of Perspective to Act
by Steve McConnell Managing Partner, NBBJ
May 4, 2022 | 2 min read
Clear eyes for climate change action
Running from Responsibility
by Scott Simpson Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
April 27, 2022 | 2 min read
Scott Simpson challenges leaders to embrace risk
Tipping the Scales of Risks and Rewards on P3 Megaprojects
Dilip Choudhuri President and CEO, Walter P Moore
April 18, 2022 | 5 min read
Walter P Moore CEO Dilip Choudhuri calls for P3 change
Creating a Culture of Accountability
by Dan Noble President, Chairman and CEO, HKS Architects
April 13, 2022 | 3 min read
HKS’ Dan Noble investigates the continuum of individuality, teams and structure
Downstream Effects
by Jerod Hoffman Managing Director, Meyer Borgman Johnson
April 6, 2022 | 3 min read
What do we owe those we’re not contracted with? MBJ’s Jerod Hoffman explores limits on industry productivity
Building Stewardship
by Marianne McKenna Founding Partner, KPMB Architects
March 30, 2022 | 19 min read
Winner of the DI Lifetime Achievement Award, KPMB’s Marianne McKenna discusses the stewardship of architecture.
Leading Relevance: Design Innovation and The Future Possible
by Ana Pinto da Silva Co-Founder and CEO, Minka
March 23, 2022 | 12 min read
Ana Pinto da Silva examines leadership responsibilities and meanings.
What Does it Mean to Influence?
by Dave Gilmore President and CEO, Designintelligence
March 16, 2022 | 4 min read
Dave Gilmore reflects on stewardship and internal and external forces
Why Should Architects Be Any Different?
by Paul Hyett, Past President of the RIBA, Architect and Principal, HKS Architects
From the Archives | 8 min read
In this personal retrospective of applied research in United Kingdom design firms, Paul Hyett cites ground-breaking work resulting from
research — and challenges current practitioners.
Learning to Let Go: Leadership Lessons for a Sustainable Future
by Scott Simpson Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
March 2, 2022 | 5 min read
Sustainability is a hot topic in the A/E/C industry these days, and for good reason. In a remarkably short time, we seem to have reached cultural consensus that the long-term success of homo sapiens requires wise stewardship of the resources at our disposal...
On Stewardship
by Paul Hyett PPRIBA, Hon FAIA Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
February 24, 2022 | 6 min read
Paul Hyett writes about how HKS exemplifies stewardship through developing their leadership from within rather than bringing in outside forces, a core value that has served them well throughout their practice.
Investing in Urban Reform for a Better Future
by Margarita Jover Associate Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
February 16, 2022 | 16 min read
Tulane’s Margarita Jover urges for creation of the Federal Agency for the Built Environment to fund Climate Adaptation Plans drafted by urban labs...
On Stewardship: A Question of Opportunity
by Martha Thorne Former Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize and IE Dean
February 9, 2022 | 6 min read
Stewardship is one of those words with a rich definition. Its intrigue lies in the fact that it means different things to different people.
Stewardship and the Case of London’s Landed Estates
by Paul Finch | February 2, 2022 | 7 min read
Taking Care of Business: The Intersection of Stewardship & Design
by Scott Simpson Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
January 26, 2022 | 5 min read
Stewardship can be viewed as the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.
Through The Marketing Looking Glass
by Katie Pattison Associate Principal, Marketing Lead EMEA & Urban Strategist, CRTKL
January 19, 2022 | 7 min read
Influence begins with the stewardship and shepherding of resources. CRTKL’s Katie Pattison offers a 25-year international perspective.
On Influence: A New Reality for the Profession
by Michael LeFevre Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 12, 2022 | 8 min read
Despite its challenges over the past 150 years, architecture has largely been practiced in a state of toujours perdrix (French for “always
partridge,” or too much of a good thing).
2022 Editorial Roadmap: Influence
by Michael LeFevre Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 5, 2022 | 3 min read
This year DesignIntelligence Quarterly will reach across the planet in search of voices who not only care about these topics, but who have
something to say - and do - about them.
The Future's Just Not That Into You
by David Zach Futurist
December 29, 2021 | 10 min read
A few ideas on how to meet the future on your own terms. Previously published on October 9, 2012
In Search of Radical Innovation
by Dave Gilmore President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
December 22, 2021 | 4 min read
DesignIntelligence CEO David Gilmore defines terms and suggests essential change via other’s perspectives
