Insights

by Sabrina Kanner
EVP, Brookfield Properties
October 27, 2021 | 6 min read

Brookfield Properties’ Executive Vice President Sabrina Kanner explores innovation, value creation, mentors and the costs of not investing

TIDI037: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, Dave is joined by Ana Pinto da Silva and Jonathan Salk...click for more

by Anne Ellis
P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, NAC Executive Director, Charles Pankow Foundation
October 20, 2021 | 18 min read

Charles Pankow Foundation Executive Director Anne Ellis discusses industry transformation

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
October 13, 2021 | 6 min read

Often Simple Things Matter Most

October 13, 2021 | 4:45

by Rosa T. Sheng
AIA, Principal, Smith Group, and Founder, Equity by Design
October 6, 2021 | 5 min read

Building value and challenging conventional wisdom with actionable solutions

TIDI036: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California...click for more

by Paul Hyett
RIBA, Hon FAIA, Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
September 29, 2021 | 9 min read

Re-examining the tenets of interpersonal responsibility

September 29, 2021 | 3:34

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
September 23, 2021 | 5 min read

DI’s Dave Gilmore examines the essence of mutual dependence in sustained social and business contexts.

September 22, 2021 | 4:31

by Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton
FAIA
September 20, 2021 | 9 min read

In this eight-decade personal reflection, Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, recounts the interplay of obstacles and opportunities she experienced — and offers advice for professional inclusion

Bringing disparate parties together requires both listening to and hearing the other, and somewhere in the exchange, common threads will emerge. Make no mistake about it - this is hard and emotionally draining work. It calls for the best of each to let go of the worst of each.

September 15, 2021 | 4:24

Great leaders allow for failures, learning...click for more

by Jeff Kuhnhenn
AIA, LEED AP
September 13, 2021 | 8 min read

Multiple Perspectives Enhance the Design Process

LaJolla, CA, July 21-22, 2021

by Jim Anderson
Principal and Chair of DIALOG
September 8, 2021 | 6 min read

DIALOG is a design practice that is rooted in and works across Canada where there is a diverse and wide-ranging perspective.

September 8, 2021 | 3:31

Are there times when it's best for leadership to...click for more

September 1, 2021 | 4:40

We are regularly confronted with the question of enough...click for more

by Kim Montague
Executive Director of Research & Partnerships, Health, Kimball International
August 31, 2021 | 9 min read

What exactly does inclusive interdependence mean?

by Valarie Jacobs
Chief Growth Officer, LPK
August 26, 2021 | 7 min read

Consumer trends shaping the cities of tomorrow.

August 25, 2021 | 4:34

Discernment is the sixth sense that most allow to remain dormant...click for more

by Paul VanDuyne, Adam McMillen,
& Mike Lawless
IMEG Corp.
August 20, 2021 | 10 min read

Overcoming bias and capitalizing on data to reach broader outcomes.

by Rick Archer
Founding Principal and CEO, Overland Partners Architecture + Urban Design
August 16, 2021 | 12 min read

Overland Partners’ Rick Archer shares his firm’s journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion

by Mitchell Joachim
Ph.D., Assoc. AIA, Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, and Associate Professor of Practice at NYU.
August 11, 2021 | 6 min read

DesignIntelligence talked with Mitchell Joachim, co-founder of Terreform ONE, about living in balance with nature

by Glen Murray
Former Canadian Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
August 4, 2021 | 3 min read

Glen Murry talks about how roles are changing between governments, private enterprise and NPO's in creating a more sustainable world.

by Michael LeFevre
FAIA Emeritus, Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
July 26, 2021 | 11 min read

In an appreciation of teamwork and diversity, DI Managing Editor Michael LeFevre calls for empathy and connectors, inclusion and revolution.

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
July 19, 2021 | 4 min read

Connections across space and time

by DesignIntelligence
July 14, 2021 | 15 min read

DesignIntelligence perspectives on sustainable design have significantly contributed to the positive shifts we’ve seen across the North American built environment.

August 4, 2021 | 4:47

What's the value of quiet, other than to sleep?...click for more

July 28, 2021 | 4:41

It's the responsibility of leadership to attentively and intentionally...click for more

July 21, 2021 | 4:21

As a leader, it's critical that you too...click for more

July 14, 2021 | 3:45

Discretion is an art, a defined skill lost upon too many...click for more

In the fall of 2020, Kimball International commissioned DesignIntelligence to conduct research to try to understand what the future of healthcare delivery might look like as we put the pandemic behind us…

by Paul Hyett
RIBA, Hon FAIA, Vickery Hyett Architects, Founder—Partner
July 7, 2021 | 5 min read

Re-examining the tenets of interpersonal responsibility.

July 7, 2021 | 3:30

So what about the many observed and adopted lessons from the pandemic period? What did...click for more

by Dave Gilmore
President and CEO, DesignIntelligence
June 30, 2021 | 4 min read

I’ve been pondering the theme of human interaction for the past several months, trying to understand the heart of it. Like so many words in our vocabulary...

TIDI035: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Paul Hyett, an independent consultant, founding partner of Vickery Hyett, and past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects ...click for more

by Elaine Molinar
Partner, Snøhetta New York
June 24, 2021 | 14 min read

Snøhetta Managing Partner Elaine Molinar discusses her firm’s attitudes toward structure, respect and food in scaling collaboration.

by Yiselle Santos Rivera
Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (J.E.D.I.), HKS
June 18, 2021 | 20 min read

In pursuit of justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in architecture, Rivera discusses her background, research agenda, elevating voices and “connectors”

TIDI034: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Gaurav Chopra, Managing Director of fivD...click for more

by Marco Larrea
Principal, EDSA
June 14, 2021 | 10 min read

EDSA’s Marco Larrea shares his secrets to international collaboration

TIDI033: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Richard Peiser, Michael D. Spear Professor of Real Estate Development at Harvard University Graduate School of Design...click for more

TIDI032: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Matthew Tribe, Office Director for CallisonRTKL's Dubai Office...click for more

by Amy Edmondson
Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School.
June 8, 2021 | 4 min read

Teaming is difficult. But it is essential for success in the future operating environment.

by Aaron Lapsley
VP of Engineering Services with Switch Automation
June 2, 2021 | 4 min read

What does “technology” mean for design over the next decade?

TIDI031: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, we hear from Bill Nankivell, CEO of B+H Architects...click for more

by Scott Simpson
Senior Fellow, Design Futures Council
May 26, 2021 | 5 min read

Every design firm suffers from the illusion that it is unique. While each one certainly has distinguishing characteristics, there are far more similarities than differences.

by Michael LeFevre
Managing Editor, DesignIntelligence
May 19, 2021 | 14 min read

DI Managing Editor Michael LeFevre suggests new skills for connecting teams

May 26, 2021 | 4:54

So many organizations have pivoted to survival...click for more

TIDI030: On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, economist Robert Hughes joins Dave to talk about the economic impact of the unprecedented policies put in place in response to the pandemic...click for more

by Dr. Nora Wang
Senior Director for Research,  (ACEEE)
May 12, 2021 | 8 min read

In 2015, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility, conducted a study...

May 12, 2021 | 4:56

The first rung on the ladder towards authentic leadership is knowing...click for more

by Karen L. Nelson & Bethany I. Lundell Garver
Deans and Faculty, Boston Architectural College School of Architecture
May 5, 2021 | 13 min read

The Boston Architectural College School of Architecture Dean Karen Nelson and Practice Dean Beth Lundell Garver share an integrated approach to professional interaction.