Inside /slantis' Six-Month Sprint to Claude Code, 200+ Tools, and an AI Maturity Framework
Mercedes Carriquiry and Nicolás Martínez on how /slantis actually rolled out AI across a 250-person studio, not the highlight reel version.
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235: 'How Olson Kundig Scaled AI Adoption Across a 300-Person Firm', with Marlene Chen and Blair Payson
A conversation with Marlene Chen and Blair Payson about scaling AI adoption across a 300-person architecture firm by prioritizing culture, office-wide critiques, democratizing visualization, and managing change and software licensing.
Building for Four Million Architects
📰 Why does a software founder frame his entire company around helping architects build spaces where people fall in love? Mariusz Hermansdorfer's answer starts with 13 years inside a 20,000-person firm.
233: 'Spaces For People To Kiss', with Mariusz Hermansdorfer
A conversation with Mariusz Hermansdorfer about turning an internal sustainability tool into the jifto plugin, the challenges of spinning out from a large firm, and making early‑stage environmental analysis accessible to all architects.
Define Your Value Before Someone Else Does
📰 In this edition, explore how AI might reclaim architecture’s purpose by capturing process over paperwork, redefining value before owners dictate it, and building tools that empower every skill level.
232: 'Bringing Joy Back to Architecture', with Tatjana Dzambazova
A conversation with Tatjana Dzambazova about how AI can restore joy to architecture by shifting focus from speed to process, capturing design reasoning, and redefining architects’ value beyond mere cost and efficiency.
Architects Didn't Lose Control of CA. They Defaulted It.
📰 Architects often lose control of construction administration (CA) by default, forcing senior staff into low‑value data entry. AI can automate the admin tasks helping firms reclaim ownership, boost efficiency, and protect liability.