Acadia 2
advocacy 180
AI see artificial intelligence
Airbnb 121
Amara’s Law 83
Amazon 1
analytics 177
Anthony, Dan 3, 4–5, 45; AEC industry 122; career path 142–5; coding 31–2; concentration 28; curiosity 15–16; engagement and retention 116–17; first users 182–3; hiring 96; leadership 173–4, 179–81; proactivity 89, 182; problem solving 177; specialists 59–60; strategic thinking 158; strategic vs. hands-on work 69; user experience 85–6; on WeWork 124–5
Araujo, Fernando 79–80, 138, 153–4
artificial intelligence (AI) 8, 82–4, 152, 188
aspirations 161
AutoCAD 83, 106, 107, 116, 145, 158
Autodesk 1, 2, 78, 109, 120, 125
Autofill 152
Belcher, Dan 75
Bernstein, Phil 147
Berray, Tom 105
Billingsley, Jordan 5–6; billable vs. overhead 69; career path 107–9; communication 21; computational thinking 29; data-driven design 153; Design Technology Committee 129–30; engagement and retention 127–9; entrepreneurialism 39–40, 186; goals and metrics 136–7; hiring 95–6, 97; leadership 176; mind map 99; new roles 158; risks 137–8, 141–2; work-life balance 49
BILT 2
BIM 29, 109, 152, 175, 176; BIM managers 4, 5, 107–9, 139, 154, 180; design computation leaders 143; education 128; tool creation 90
Bjarke Ingels Group 88, 105, 184
Blackline Supply 39–40, 108, 186
Borum, Craig 21
brain drain 187
Brown, Denise Scott 147
Brugger, Cory: career path 103–5; hiring 93–5; new initiatives 178; question-asking 48; role of the Superuser 66–8
Burger, Shane 44, 114, 140, 144, 150; AEC industry 121–2; agility 77–8; automation 82–4; billable vs. overhead 68–9; career paths 63–4; coding 30–1; connections 18–20; contextualization 18; conversational skills 38–9; drive 48–9; engagement and retention 115, 120–1; hiring 97–8; interpersonal skills 36–7; learning 41–2; messaging 175–6; problem solving 39; soft skills 35; teaching 52–3; teams 64–6
C-Factors 6–7, 15–33; capacitors 26–7; coders 30–3; collaborators 22–6; communicators 20–2; computational thinking 29–30; concentrators 28–9; connectors 18–20; contextualizers 18; continual improvers 27–8; curiosity 15–17
CAD see computer-aided design
Cameron, Ryan 7, 150; accessibility 86–7; automation 81–2; career path 106–7; coding 32–3; collaboration 22–3; communication 20–1; crowds 33; data-driven design 152–3; fear of success 179; hybrid roles 61; leadership 174–5; problem solving 39; scripting 34–5; skill rebuild approach 127; thirst for knowledge 42; thought leadership 43–4; value 76
CannonDesign 3, 26, 31, 42, 82; collaboration 37; design and technology integration 154–5; engagement and retention 113–14; hiring 100; leadership 172–3; specialists 60; technology marketing 184–5
career paths 9–10, 102–10, 116–17, 133–50; BIM managers 107–9; computationally inclined architects 106–7; CTOs 103–5; design computation leaders 142–5, 170–1; designers 167–70; generalists vs. specialists 63–4; lack of qualifications 136–8; management 138–40; partners 147–9; peer respect 37; principals 145–7; technology consultants 109–10
career risk journey 9, 133, 140–2, 186
Carraher, Erin 24
CATIA 145
Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal (CHUM) 173, 174
CERL see Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Chaffin, Jack 188
chief technology officers (CTOs) 1, 100, 103–5, 139, 172; see also design technology directors; leadership
CIAs see computationally inclined architects
CNC machines 166, 169–70, 188, 189
collaboration 18, 22–6, 37–8, 64–6, 76, 101
commercialization of tools 91, 187
communication 18, 150, 188; communicators 20–2; conversational skills 38–9, 176, 188; 5-tool players 53; messaging 175–6
computational designers 7, 158; automation 81; billable time 69; career paths 9, 133–4, 137, 142; communication 21, 22; hiring 96; see also design technologists; Superusers
computational thinking 29–30, 36, 135
computationally inclined architects (CIAs) 106–7
computer-aided design (CAD) 4, 79–80, 106, 109, 176
conferences 128
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) 39, 108
contextualizers 18
conversational skills 38–9, 176, 188
Crawford, Scott 3, 163, 188; career path 167–70; generalists 57–8; hybrid roles 62; project design 158–9, 165–6
creativity 100
critical thinking 101
crowds 33
Daubmann, Karl 21
design 15, 151, 152–5; 5-tool players 53; KieranTimberlake 159–62; Stanford 143; third space 183; see also designers
design technologists 1–4, 7, 44–5; career paths 9, 133–5, 137; career risk journey 9, 133, 140–2; as designers 10, 151–71; generalists vs. specialists 7–8, 55–62; hiring 92–110; leadership 174; learning and growing 114–15, 127–8; see also computational designers; Superusers
design technology directors 137, 142, 158, 179; see also chief technology officers; leadership
Designalyze 22
designers 10, 151–71; career paths 137, 167–70; KieranTimberlake 159–62; LMN Architects 158–9, 163–6; as tool builders 31
deskilling 84
digital IQ 91
DLR Group 7, 106–7, 127; coding 32; communication 20; hybrid roles 60–1; knowledge sharing 44; leadership 174; problem solving 39; scripting 34; value 76
Downey, Zach 22
Dweck, Carol 27
Dynamo 88, 109, 182–3, 190; accessibility 85; communication 20; computational thinking 29; interoperability 19; scripting 34, 81
education 128, 135–6; see also training
The Eleventh project 88, 105, 179, 181, 184
emotional intelligence 2, 3, 102
emotions 51
engagement and retention 9, 111–30
Ennead Shanghai Planetarium 38, 41
entrepreneurialism 39–40, 50, 186
Espinal, Hilda 3, 26; career paths 142; collaboration 37–8; design and technology integration 154–5; engagement and retention 113–14; hiring 99–100; leadership 172–3, 178, 185–6; messaging 176; specialists 60; teachability 42; technology marketing 184–5
ETH 2
fixed mindset 27
Gaudi, Antoni 57
generalist/specialist hybrid roles 60–2, 190
generalists 3, 7–8, 55–8, 68, 122, 190
Gensler 127
Georgia Tech 127
Google 120
Google Earth 32
Grasshopper 17, 88, 121; accessibility 85; automation 81; career paths 109, 139, 143; computational thinking 29; education 135; interoperability 19, 75; powerusers 98; scripting 81; specialists 59; teaching 53
Grimshaw 121
growth mindset 27
hand, working by 56–7, 148–9, 170
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) 2, 109, 127
HCM see Hord Coplan Macht
Heumann, Andrew 36–7, 115, 144, 184; automation 83; interoperability 87; user interface work 84; Wombat 19
Illustrator 83
InDesign 83
interactive technologies 164–5
interdisciplinary skills 2
interoperability 19, 75–6, 79, 87–8, 166
interpersonal intelligence 2, 189
interpersonal skills 36–8, 188
intranets 20
intrinsic rewards 191
IrisVR 24–5, 38, 40–1, 45–6, 86, 109–10
Izenour, Steven 147
Keough, Ian 190
KieranTimberlake: capacity 26–7; design and technology 159–62; digital design platform 28, 157, 160, 161; engagement and retention 119–20; ethos of innovation 148; fail fast approach 42; 5-tool players 53–4; generalists 55–6, 57; hiring 96; hybrid roles 61; Knowledge Community 2; partners 70; question-asking 47; tool creation 89–90
knowledge 16, 174; sharing 43–4, 177; thirst for 42; tool creation 90
Krissel, Matthew: capacity 26–7; career path 147–9; commercialization of tools 91; competing with startups 123–4; continual improvement 27–8; design and technology 159–62, 163; engagement and retention 119–20; fail fast approach 42–3; 5-tool players 53–4; force multipliers 50–1; generalists 55–7; hiring 96, 98–9, 100–2; hybrid roles 61; question-asking 47–8; specialists 59, 70–1; time split 70; tool creation 89–90
Lanier, Jaron 40
leadership 10, 114, 172–86; buy-in during hiring process 96; career paths 142–5, 170–1; challenges 174–5; collaborative 24; design leaders 165–6, 170–1; empowerment 185–6; fear of success 179; keeping up with technology 182; problem solving 177; provenance 179–81; thinking about the next thing 178; third space 182–3
learning 7, 36, 41–2; continuous 43, 101, 114–15, 125; leader’s learning curve 182
listening 47
LMN Architects 3, 75, 188; automation 29; career paths 167–70; collaboration 23–4; engagement and retention 111–13, 117–19; generalists 57–8; hiring 98; LMNts 158, 164, 165, 169, 183; modeling 102; storytelling 46; Tech Studio 163–6; Voxman’s Theatroacoustic System 189
Logan, Tim 76
Lukanic, Brad 154
Lyrebird 76
Maimon, Richard 27
Maya 106
McCrone, Colin 2
Microsoft Power BI 34
Microsoft Word 83
mindset 7, 30, 42, 94, 156, 187; computational thinking 29; engagement and retention 111; entrepreneurial 40; fixed vs. growth 27; managing people 139
models 57–8, 59, 65, 102, 152–3, 155
music 25
NBBJ 3, 15, 45, 69; career paths 143; coding 32; engagement and retention 116–17; hiring 96; leadership 173–4, 179–81; specialists 59; user experience 85
Negro, Federico 120
Netflix 128
peer recognition 37
perfectionism 42
platforms 20
plug-ins 20, 75–6, 81, 85, 87, 121
Polzin, David 154
powerusers 98
Pratt Institute 17
predictive design 152
problem solving 39, 50, 177, 179, 182
productivity 76–7, 79, 161, 190
professional development 101, 113–14
project architects 5, 137, 141, 158
project designers 5, 137, 158–9, 165–6
project managers 5, 137, 138, 141, 154, 158
project work 66–7, 69, 70, 115
Puyol, Ana Garcia: career path 109–10; collaboration 24–6; continual improvement 27; contribution 40–1; entrepreneurial attitude 40; Google Cardboard 86; models 155; personality 52; storytelling 45–6
Python 135
reflection 76
relevance 78
retention 9, 111, 115, 187, 190–1
Revit 80, 83; career paths 106, 107, 108, 143; coding 32; The Eleventh project 181; interoperability 19, 75–6, 88; scripting 34; specialists 59; teams 65
rewards 191
Rhino 17, 80; career paths 106, 107, 145; interoperability 88; specialists 59
Ringley, Brian 4, 36–7, 58–9, 115, 122–3; career path 138–40; communication 21–2; curiosity 16–17; design and technology 154, 156–7; interoperability 87–8; marketing technology 183–4; narrow focus 125; personality 51; problem solving 39; user interface work 84; Wombat 19
risk 6, 28, 137–8, 152; career risk journey 9, 133, 140–2, 186; sharing 190
Rodriguez, Hiram: accessibility 85; automation 80–1, 84; career path 133–5, 170–1; communication 22; computational thinking 30; hybrid roles 61–2; leadership 179; R&D programs 116; teaching 53; technology marketing 185; 3D thinking 49–50
SCB see Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Schumacher, Jonatan 20, 40, 110, 139
Shelden, Dennis 109
sketching 170
skills 24, 30, 121; Cameron 106–7; communication 188; conversational 38–9, 176, 188; hard 2, 111; hiring 96, 97–8; interpersonal 36–8, 188; skill rebuild approach 127; social 53; soft 2, 6, 30–1, 35, 102, 111
SmartGeometry 2
Smith, Ryan E. 24
social media 21
social skills 53
soft skills 2, 6, 30–1, 35, 102, 111
software development 77, 88–90, 120–1, 170–1, 187; coding 30–1; productivity 79; soft skills 35; value creation 75
Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) 79, 138, 153
specialists 7–8, 55, 58–60, 68, 70–1, 190; career paths 63–4, 137; generalist/specialist hybrid roles 60–2; hiring 96; KieranTimberlake 57; T-shaped Superusers 122; technology marketing 185
Speckle 20
startups 1, 9, 116–25, 165, 187, 190–1
Stefanescu, Dimitrie 20
success, fear of 179
SuperSpace 20
Superusers 4, 6, 187–92; billable vs. overhead 68–70; C-Factors 6–7, 15–33; career paths 9–10, 102–10, 133–50; definition of 2–3; engagement and retention 9, 111–30; generalist/specialist hybrid role 60–2, 190; as generalists 55–8; hiring 8–9, 92–110; leadership 10, 172–86; roles of 7–8, 55–71; as specialists 55, 58–60; superpowers 7, 34–54; value 8, 75–91; see also computational designers; design technologists
Susskind, R. and D. 111
teachability 7, 36, 41–2, 188–9
teams 64–6, 98–9, 159, 183–4, 190; building your team 34–5; hybrid roles 61; teaching 53; team leaders 190
technical architects 138
technology 2, 10, 151, 153–5, 156–7; keeping up with 182; KieranTimberlake 159–62; marketing technology capabilities 183–5; third space 183
Thornton Tomasetti 40, 49; automation 80–1; career paths 134; communication 22; computational thinking 30; hybrid roles 61; R&D program 116; teaching 53; TT CORE 110, 116, 134, 165, 183
thought leadership 43–5, 139, 188
tool virtuosity 102
Van Berkel, Ben 187
Van Dyck, Stephen 75–6, 188; career paths 140, 145–7; collaboration 23–4; computational thinking 29–30; engagement and retention 111–13, 117–19; hiring 98; storytelling 46; Tech Studio 163–6; tool creation 88
Vander Ploeg, Michael 43
Venturi, Robert 147
vertically integrated companies 1, 119, 123, 124
Virgin 128
virtual reality (VR) 24–5, 40–1, 46, 82, 86, 185
visualization 53, 56, 149, 170; design 153; KieranTimberlake 90; scripting 34; user experience 85
Voxman’s Theatroacoustic System 189
VR see virtual reality
WeWork 1, 4, 17, 40, 51, 58, 138; comparison with AE firm 124–5; curiosity 16; narrow focus 125; working for 116, 117–18, 119, 120, 121
Woods Bagot 17, 18, 59, 114, 140, 150; agility 77–8; automation 82–4; The Eleventh project 179, 181; engagement and retention 115, 121; leadership 175; soft skills 35; teams 53, 64–6; technology marketing 184
work ethic 53
Wright, Frank Lloyd 127
Wynyard Walk 19
Yazdani, Mehrdad 154