When AI Makes Design Look Easier Than It Is
06.03.2026
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
Faster production should not reduce fees: It should change how they’re explained.
Technology
If Everybody’s Using AI, What’s An AI Design Studio For?
05.12.2026
Architecture and design education is being fundamentally altered.
Architecture and design education is being fundamentally altered.
Will AI Make Architectural Expertise Easier to Misprice?
04.27.2026
As technology reduces the time needed to complete tasks, firms need to clarify what clients are actually paying for: expertise and judgment, not billable hours.
As technology reduces the time needed to complete tasks, firms need to clarify what clients are actually paying for: expertise and judgment, not billable hours.
The Liability Question: When AI Designs Buildings, Who’s Responsible?
03.18.2026
Greater computational power does not eliminate responsibility. Instead, it intensifies the need for informed judgment.
Greater computational power does not eliminate responsibility. Instead, it intensifies the need for informed judgment.
Architecture’s Awkward Embrace of Artificial Intelligence
03.03.2026
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
Technological advancement is coming, whether the profession wants it or not.
Architects Will Not Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence
02.24.2026
A call for the assertion of professional judgment and responsibility in this automated age.
A call for the assertion of professional judgment and responsibility in this automated age.
What Exactly Does It Mean to Be an “AI-Powered” Architecture Firm?
02.09.2026
A talk with Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove Architecture.
A talk with Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove Architecture.
Architects vs. Acceleration: A 2026 Survival Story
02.03.2026
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
AI gets practical: agents, curation, compliance, and the learning curve nobody asked for.
How AI Will Upend Architecture’s Antiquated Business Model
11.05.2025
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
A conversation with leading management consultant Frank Stasiowski.
AI “Can’t Draw a Damn Floor Plan With Any Degree of Coherence”
09.10.2025
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
A conversation with architect, technologist, and Yale professor Phil Bernstein.
Why Architects Need to be Part of Evolving A.I. Policy
09.01.2025
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
Strategic imagination is what we do, but it’s crucially missing in both federal and state efforts to build and manage our A.I. future.
What Is a “Director of Visualization” in the Age of AI and Fake News?
07.23.2025
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
A talk with Thomas Bates, the renderings guru at VMDO Architects.
When There Is No Intelligence in Artificial Intelligence
05.29.2025
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
Redefining Authorship: How AI Is Changing What It Means to Be an Architect
04.09.2025
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
The rise of artificial intelligence will challenge architects to rediscover their unique value.
What Would It Mean to Be An “AI First” Architecture Firm?
03.31.2025
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
“AI Is Just a Tool”—and Other Fictions
02.18.2025
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
AI usurps the freedom to experience the pains and satisfactions of true artistic and design growth.
Architects vs. Algorithms: A 2025 Love Story
01.29.2025
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
This year, AI will assert itself on both the designer and the client sides of the construction industry.
Architecture Students on AI
01.15.2025
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
What happens when a studio course offers AI tools and a real-world housing crisis.
Technology’s Siren Song
10.14.2024
How to lure an architect onto the rocks.
How to lure an architect onto the rocks.
AI, Architecture, and the Uncanny Valley
09.09.2024
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
Technology can design, but it can’t understand the “why” of buildings—yet.
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