[094] – The Design for Freedom Movement
How can architects eliminate forced labor in building material supply chains to create a more equitable future? The $12 trillion construction industry is the #1 industrial sector at risk of forced labor.
[093] – Design Technology Management & Training
With enhanced dependency on technology, what is an architecture firm’s responsibility in educating staff on various digital skills? Jeames Hanley and Christina Diego join us from Gray Puksand to discuss how their growing team of 140+ is scaling their technology strategy.
[092] – /slantis, Enabling Technology in Practice
How do you find time to implement the latest technology tools in your practice while still providing your clients an amazing experience?
No matter what size firm you are running, unless you have an in-house technology department (and sometimes even when you do), staying ahead of the technology curve becomes increasingly tricky. That’s where /slantis comes in as a partner to help your firm.
[091] – How the Future Works
How do you attract and retain the best talent?
We bring back leaders from the Future Forum to talk about tactics they are sharing with executives from organizations of all sizes and industries to win the battle for talent by building a future of work that is flexible, inclusive, and connected.
[090] – Madame Architect: Work, Family, and Everything In Between
Who are the leaders behind Madame Architect?
In our season 4 finale, we invited senior editor Amy Stone to join us in an interview. This week we invite Amy back to learn more about her career, her MBA studies, and her work at Madame Architect.
[089] – Entrepreneurship in Practice: Taking Risks to Create Value
What does it take to launch, build, and grow an architecture firm?
This week we interview the founding principal of brick. Rob Zirkle and the managing director of business management, Lynn Chock.
[088] – Latina Voices in Practice
“Why is it that the largest community of color within the US still makes up such a small percentage of the profession?” ~ACSA Hispanic & Latinx in Architecture
Four leaders in the profession share their diverse perspectives on race, equity, and architecture.
Practice Disrupted is committed to elevating conversations on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to teach, empower, and build greater awareness across the industry. Building from prior diversity conversations, this week we learn about Hispanic & Latinx in Architecture.
[087] – Designing New Workplace Policies
If you launched an architecture firm with the goal of designing workplace policies above and beyond the baseline, what would those policies look like?
This week we discover how the desire to lead with better policies informed the creation of Saam Architecture, a mid-size practice based in Boston.
[086] – A Large Firm Perspective on Innovation & Transformation: CannonDesign
How do large firms think about innovation and transformation within the industry, and where are they investing next? We interview CannonDesign’s CEO, Brad Lukanic, AIA, to talk with him about big moves they’ve made in the past four years to stay relevant as the world changes.
[085] – A Case Study for Practice: Latent Design
How do you build an architecture practice that reaches beyond projects to further impact policy, culture, and community?
Latent Design is a progressive Chicago-based architecture firm working at the intersection of design and community development to create social, economic and environmental impact.