Leadership Edge: TRXL 183
Rethinking architecture through AI, knowledge management, and sustainable innovation—Natalia Bakaeva shares her journey from architect to tech founder, offering insights into transforming workflows and retaining talent in the AEC industry.
Summary
In this episode of the TRXL Podcast, I was joined by Natalia Bakaeva, a registered architect turned tech founder, as we explored how the future of architectural practice hinges on knowledge management, AI integration, and workflow transformation. Natalia shared her journey from traditional architecture to launching ARKI, a platform built to capture, organize, and leverage firms’ internal data for sustainable innovation. We unpacked the profound disconnect between architecture’s promise of creativity and the profession’s reality of redundant, soul-crushing work—and how leaders can change this trajectory.
“Architecture school promises infinite creativity. The profession delivers infinite repetition. We have to fix that gap.”
– Natalia Bakaeva
Key Takeaways
There were many insights shared in this episode, but here are my top 5 – then we'll get into the episode analysis.
