Confessions of a (Mostly) Analog Architect
08.21.2024
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
The fit between digital design and the hands-on world of construction.
Technology
How AI Can Help Us End Design Education Anachronisms
03.19.2024
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
Let’s use the power of technology to actually improve architectural learning.
An AI Experiment: Why Do Lawyers Make More Than Architects?
11.20.2023
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
We asked ChatGPT a question that has plagued the profession for decades.
Harvard Design Magazine #50: ChatGPT to the Rescue
08.22.2023
An alumnus of the GSD takes a treacherous trek through the dense and glossy 50th anniversary issue.
An alumnus of the GSD takes a treacherous trek through the dense and glossy 50th anniversary issue.
Architects Must Resist the AI “Revolution”
06.26.2023
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
No technological advance can match the power, memory, and creativity of the human brain.
Is AI Really the Next Big Thing in Architecture?
06.01.2023
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
There are good reasons to be skeptical about its ultimate utility.
What I Learned About AI After Conducting An Architecture Interview With a Bot
02.01.2023
A slippery slope, or the inevitable path toward our AI-fueled future?
A slippery slope, or the inevitable path toward our AI-fueled future?
A Lively Interview With A Bot on the Future of Architecture
01.23.2023
ChatGBT is talkative, relatively informed, and something just short of human.
ChatGBT is talkative, relatively informed, and something just short of human.
Will the Metaverse Become the Next Graffiti?
01.11.2023
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
Grappling with the consequences of an increasingly placeless society.
Can Architecture Save the Third Dimension?
11.29.2022
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
Jacob Ward on Artificial Intelligence and a World of Narrowing Choices
01.18.2022
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
How Biometric Software is Changing How We Understand Architecture—and Ourselves
06.08.2021
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
An Optimist’s Take on AI and the Future of Architecture
05.09.2021
A leading management consultant sees a new world—if architects can seize it.
A leading management consultant sees a new world—if architects can seize it.
How the Practice of Architecture Survives Artificial Intelligence
04.26.2021
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
It’s time to rethink how we educate and train the new generations of designers.
Architecture and the Age of Creative Disruption
03.30.2021
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
How does the profession navigate an era dominated by the internet and AI?
Designers and Planners Take Note: People’s Fondest Memories Rarely Involve Technology
08.11.2020
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
Is Virtual Architecture Inherently Disingenuous?
07.21.2020
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
The blurred line between the real and the rendered.
Dear Facebook Algorithm and Other Summer Musings
08.19.2019
Notes on an uneasy season of shortening days.
Notes on an uneasy season of shortening days.
Doom or Bloom: What Will Artificial Intelligence Mean for Architecture?
09.17.2018
An optimist’s take on the impact of emerging technology on the future of the profession.
An optimist’s take on the impact of emerging technology on the future of the profession.
In the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Will Architecture Become Artisanal?
07.23.2018
How the emphasis on all-things-digital will create a craving for authentic human engagement.
How the emphasis on all-things-digital will create a craving for authentic human engagement.
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