The Sawtooth Chart Was Never the Enemy
📰 The sawtooth was never the enemy. Phil Read makes the case that the jagged stopping points everyone spent twenty years trying to smooth away were where judgment got applied, and asks what replaces them now.
Architectural Education
237: 'The Interns Will Have Interns', with Phil Read
A conversation with Phil Read about treating AI as an intern, preserving human judgment through sawtooth decision points, and the need to teach delegation early in architectural practice.
How to stay in the driver’s seat as tech accelerates
📰 Discover how architects can maintain control amidst advancing technology. This edition discusses agency over automation, the importance of technology as a design material, and the need for architects to own tech decisions to avoid outsourcing judgment.
219: ‘Keeping Architects in the Driver's Seat’, with George Guida
A conversation with George Guida about integrating AI into architectural practice, exploring architect-led workflows, the evolving role of design interfaces, and how to maintain creative agency while leveraging technology for enhanced collaboration and efficiency.
Why the future of AEC belongs to architects who evolve, not those who wait
📰 Exploring real adaptation in architectural practice with Randy Deutsch: why resilience, continuous learning, and human agency matter more than tools in an AI-accelerated profession, and what it takes for architects and firms to evolve before they're forced to change.
216: ‘The Future of AEC Belongs to Those Who Evolve’, with Randy Deutsch
A conversation with Randy Deutsch about the future of the AEC industry, the importance of adaptability in architecture, and how AI can enhance human agency while reshaping professional practices for the next generation of architects.
Leadership Edge: TRXL 196
In this edition: Reimagining community colleges as launchpads for architecture careers, redefining success beyond design, embedding students in “teaching firms,” and integrating analog methods with cutting-edge tech to align education with a rapidly evolving profession.