Insights

by Michael LeFevre | January 8, 2025 | 4 min read

by Dave Gilmore | January 1, 2025 | 3 min read

by Lynn Simon | December 18, 2024 | 7 min read

December 18, 2024 | 2:12

by Fabian Kremkus | December 11, 2024 | 5 min read

December 4, 2024 | 3:10

by Clare Wildfire & Lissadell Karalus-Breinholt | December 4, 2024 | 7 min read

by John Jennifer Marx | November 20, 2024 | 6 min read

November 20, 2024 | 5:44

by Dez Joslin | November 13, 2024 | 4 min read

by Adrian Parr Zaretsky | November 6, 2024 | 8 min read

November 6, 2024 | 4:09

by Paul Hyett | October 30, 2024 | 6 min read

by Bob Hughes | October 23, 2024 | 6 min read

by DeeDee Birch | October 16, 2024 | 10 min read

October 16, 2024 | 2:32

by Michael LeFevre | October 9, 2024 | 9 min read

by Scott Simpson | October 2, 2024 | 5 min read

October 2, 2024 | 5:04

by Michael LeFevre | September 25, 2024 | 3 min read

by Dave Gilmore | September 18, 2024 | 4 min read

September 18, 2024 | 3:22

by Erika Moody | September 11, 2024 | 8 min read

by Patrick MacLeamy | September 4, 2024 | 3 min read

September 4, 2024 | 3:45

by Chikara Inamura | August 28, 2024 | 5 min read

by DeeDee Birch | August 21, 2024 | 6 min read

August 21, 2024 | 3:54

by Dez Joslin | August 14, 2024 | 4 min read

by Michael LeFevre | August 7, 2024 | 9 min read

August 7, 2024 | 4:57

by Robert Otani | July 31, 2024 | 11 min read

by Scott Simpson | July 24, 2024 | 4 min read

July 24, 2024 | 4:00

by Paul Hyett | July 17, 2024 | 7 min read

by Robert Hughes | July 10, 2024 | 6 min read

July 10, 2024 | 4:41

by Michael LeFevre | July 3, 2024 | 3 min read

31:56 | Global Principal - Regenerative + Nature-based Solutions, Jacobs

by Bob Fisher & Rico Quirindongo | June 26, 2024 | 5 min read

June 26, 2024 | 3:03

by Dave Gilmore | June 19, 2024 | 4 min read

by Michael Monti | June 12, 2024 | 6 min read

June 12, 2024 | 3:39

by Paul Hyett | June 5, 2024 | 6 min read

by Michael LeFevre | May 29, 2024 | 12 min read

May 29, 2024 | 4:40

by Jim Anderson | May 22, 2024 | 8 min read

25:22 | Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning

by Charlie Cichetti | May 15, 2024 | 4 min read

May 15, 2024 | 4:47

by DeeDee Birch | May 8, 2024 | 9 min read

22:16 | Strategic Advisor and Leadership Educator

by Angela Watson | May 1, 2024 | 9 min read

May 1, 2024 | 4:29

by Bob Hughes | April 24, 2024 | 10 min read

23:49 | Chief Strategy Officer

by Paul Finch | April 17, 2024 | 4 min read

April 17, 2024 | 3:53

by Esperanza Harper | April 10, 2024 | 5 min read

by Michael LeFevre | April 4, 2024 | 4 min read

by Scott Simpson | April 3, 2024 | 4 min read

April 3, 2024 | 3:19

by Michael LeFevre | March 20, 2024 | 10 min read

36:48 | Workplace Strategist - Coca Cola Company, Chevron, JLL, etc.

by Dave Gilmore | March 13, 2024 | 4 min read

March 13, 2024 | 3:33

by Maisie Sargent Auld | March 6, 2024 | 3 min read

45:56 | Combat veteran and Senior Instructor with FLETC Leadership Institute

by Julie Ju-Youn Kim | February 28, 2024 | 10 min read

February 28, 2024 | 3:22

by Craig Goldblatt | February 21, 2024 | 16 min read

34:59 | Designer, educator, writer and noted post-disaster expert

by Dena Prastos | February 14, 2024 | 8 min read

February 14, 2024 | 3:25

by Roger Krulak | February 7, 2024 | 16 min read

33:11 | Founding Partner of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

by Gustav Magnusson | January 31, 2024 | 8 min read

January 31, 2024 | 3:11

by DeeDee Birch | January 24, 2024 | 8 min read

32:55 | Managing Director of Arktura Ventures

by Paul Finch | January 17, 2024 | 4 min read

January 17, 2024 | 3:29

by Paul Hyett | January 10, 2024 | 6 min read

by Scott Simpson | January 3, 2024 | 6 min read

January 3, 2024 | 3:25

2023 DesignIntelligence Supercast - 5 episode video series

by Dave Gilmore | December 20, 2023 | 8 min read

December 20, 2023 | 3:15

by Bob Fisher | December 13, 2023 | 7 min read

32:05 | Founding partner at Overland Partners Architecture + Urban Design

by Michelle Perry | December 6, 2023 | 5 min read

December 6, 2023 | 3:37

by Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA | November 29, 2023 | 21 min read

29:57 | Educator, international keynote speaker, AI researcher

by DeeDee Birch | November 22, 2023 | 15 min read

November 22, 2023 | 3:30

by Paul Finch | November 15, 2023 | 3 min read

40:45 | Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack Technologies

by Evelyn Lee | November 8, 2023 | 14 min read

November 8, 2023 | 3:18

by Bill Mandara | November 1, 2023 | 18 min read

33:19 | Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Auburn University

by Scott Simpson | October 25, 2023 | 5 min read

October 25, 2023 | 3:28

by Paul Hyett | October 18, 2023 | 6 min read

34:51 | Co-Owners — CEO and CFO, Mancini Duffy

by Michael LeFevre | October 11, 2023 | 12 min read

October 11, 2023 | 3:32

by James Krueger, Jennifer Wehling, & Sergio A. Lechuga | October 4, 2023 | 6 min read

32:12 | Founding Principal of Vera Iconica Architecture

September 27, 2023 | 3:37

by Bob Fisher | September 20, 2023 | 4 min read

33:02 | Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development, City of Seattle

September 13, 2023 | 4:47

by Vardhan Mehta & Dave Lemont | September 13, 2023 | 8 min read

by Dave Gilmore | September 6, 2023 | 2 min read

31:59 | Founder and CEO of New Wave Solutions

by Veronica Schreibeis Smith | August 30, 2023 | 20 min read

August 30, 2023 | 3:58

by Valerian Miranda | August 23, 2023 | 6 min read

by Bill Curtis-Davidson | August 16, 2023 | 7 min read

August 16, 2023 | 4:04

by Pascale Sablan | August 9, 2023 | 9 min read

34:22 | Principal at DesignIntelligence

by Paul Finch | August 2, 2023 | 4 min read

August 2, 2023 | 4:14

by Pascale Sablan | July 26 | 12 min read

37:38 | Managing Principal of hcma architecture

by Paul Hyett | July 19, 2023 | 6 min read

July 19, 2023 | 3:22

by Michael LeFevre | July 12, 2023 | 10 min read

23:10 | President and CEO of Walter P Moore

by Scott Simpson | July 5, 2023 | 4 min read

July 5, 2023 | 3:03

by Bob Fisher | June 28, 2023 | 3 min read

40:31 | Partner at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)

by Sarah Susanka | June 21, 2023 | 23 min read

June 21, 2023 | 2:36

by Dave Gilmore | June 14, 2023 | 5 min read

26:17 | Global Built Environment Sector Leader for Mott MacDonald

by Danielle Hermann & Justin Bishop | June 7, 2023 | 7 min read

June 7, 2023 | 3:22

by Stephen Parker | May 31, 2023 | 9 min read

27:49 | Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Madame Architect

by Francesca Birks | May 24, 2023 | 7 min read

May 24, 2023 | 2:59

by Paul Hyett | May 17, 2023 | 7 min read

25:16 | Co-founder of Davies-Crooks Associates

by Scott Simpson | May 10, 2023 | 3 min read

May 10, 2023 | 2:59

by Eric J. Cesal | May 2, 2023 | 21 min read

40:05 | VP and Global Digital Lead at AECOM

by Eric J. Cesal | April 26, 2023 | 16 min read

April 26, 2023 | 3:40

by Robert Yuen & Marjanne Pearson | April 19, 2023 | 15 min read

36:04 | Founding Principal of Runcible Studios

by Paul Finch | April 12, 2023 | 3 min read

April 12, 2023 | 4:01

by Michael LeFevre | April 5, 2023 | 15 min read

26:35 | Dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon

March 29, 2023 | 2:55

23:22 | Susanne Torriente of Jacobs & Manjeet Ranu of WSP

by Bob Fisher & Phyllis Goetz | March 15, 2023 | 9 min read

March 15, 2023 | 2:58

by Alastair Elliott | March 8, 2023 | 11 min read

25:42 | Ben Vickery, co-founder of Vickery Hyett & Charlie Jahnigen, Vice President at SHP

by Alastair MacGregor | March 1, 2023 | 10 min read

March 1, 2023 | 2:55

by Dave Gilmore | February 22, 2023 | 7 min read

TIDI071: Founder and CEO of ds30, Volker Buscher is experienced in developing and implementing...

by Jennifer Stone
Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
February 15, 2023 | 11 min read

RAMSA’s Jennifer Stone discusses resilient design and historical context.

February 15, 2023 | 3:52

La Jolla, CA January 11-12, 2023

by Paul Finch | February 8, 2023 | 5 min read

TIDI070: Gavin Starks has founded, funded, and run over a dozen organizations including...

by Margaret McMahon
SVP/Global Director, Wimberly Interiors (WATG)
February 1, 2023 | 10 min read

WATG’s Margaret McMahon offers keys to staying strong, listening well and holding onto the heart and soul of design.

February 1, 2023 | 4:57

by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
January 25, 2023 | 8 min read

DI’s managing editor Michael LeFevre calls on a chorus of voices outside the industry to challenge the “illusion of continuity,” build understanding and confidence — and help us live better.

TIDI069: Erik Svendsen is Director of the Division of Environmental Health, Science, and Practice at the National Center...

by Paul Hyett, PPRIBA, Hon FAIA
Founding Principal of Vickery-Hyett in the U.K
January 18, 2023 | 7 min read

Paul Hyett challenges design leaders across the globe — regardless of their political context — to meet the real needs of our planet and its peoples.

January 18, 2023 | 3:27

by Robert Grupe
January 11, 2023 | 8 min read

Industry guru Robert Grupe discusses broadened expertise and challenges in alternative design support methods for consultative design such as design-assist, design-build and delegated design.

TIDI068: Dr. Mitchell Joachim is an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU and...

by Scott Simpson, FAIA
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
January 4, 2023 | 5 min read

Scott Simpson offers navigational advice for firms.

January 4, 2023 | 3:35

December 28, 2022 | 4:17

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
December 28, 2022 | 7 min read

DI’s CEO Dave Gilmore shares a triptych of parables.

by Bob Berkebile
Founder and Principal Emeritus, BNIM
December 21, 2022 | 14 min read

AIA Kemper Award winner Bob Berkebile shares insights on a life of influence and impact.

December 21, 2022 | 4:13

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.

TIDI067: Bob Fisher wraps up the series and shares what he learned...

Boston, MA, November 14-15, 2022 

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

December 7, 2022 | 4:31

by Ella Hazard
Managing Director, Arktura Ventures
November 30, 2022 | 6 min read

Ella Hazard explains: the “who” is the “how”

Madrid Spain, September 27, 2022.

TIDI066: Lauren Schmidt is a principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox and the youngest woman in KPF’s history to...

November 23, 2022 | 5:01

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?

TIDI065: Valerie Jacobs specializes in looking forward and is Chief Growth Officer at...

by Alyson Watson
Chief Executive Officer, Woodard & Curran
November 9, 2022 | 5 min read

Alyson Watson calls for convergent thinking to yield greater impact.

November 9, 2022 | 4:12

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

TIDI064: Pete Johnson is an award winning Executive Creative Professional who has led creative teams at iconic and beloved brands such as  ...

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

October 26, 2022 | 4:22