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Another insightful presentation in the always interesting NORR ed lecture series. Sir David Chipperfield, one the greatest architects of this generation, delivered a truly inspiring and thought provoking talk on the responsibilities of practice. David touches on the power of global investment, not always as a power for good with his own practice moving toward community-based work with social meaning- not the iconic typically associated with high profile architecture. It is interesting to hear Chipperfield admit to form as a willful exercise rather than driven by function. That said I believe context has always defined Chipperfield’s work and set his practice apart from his peers- context establishes the form of each building, blending in and contributing meaning to the building and its surrounds- this makes each building meaningful. It is also interesting to note the practice’s increased interest in building retention and repurposing with minimal, yet innovative interventions on most of their recent work. As David says ARCHITECTURE IS IMPORTANT.#NORR #davidchipperfield #meaningfularchitecture

A stacked panel of Professor June Williamson from The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, with Georgina Harvey, Simon Lee, Avtar S Lotay, and Adrian McGregor - moderated by Ross Elliott - discussed how we can create a future the next generations will want to live in. As leaders in real estate, the panel shared insights on what we can do right now to enable the next generations to thrive in our cities. #ULIAustralia #ULIAustraliaConference #GlobalFutures

Published today in the 190th issue of the 'Wednesday Magazine'. This time tackling the issue of the 'unavoidable art' of architecture, for the common good. The flexibility philosophy gives us to push the boundaries of knowledge is always so exciting. My gratitude goes to the editor Dr Rahim Hassan and his team. More on: https://lnkd.in/gaJjj2U

If you're feeling controlled by other people's decisions or by circumstances, you might want to watch this short clip. I was honored to be interviewed by Stefanie Krievins from The Change Architects by Stefanie Krievins & Co. Check it out #4thstrategicplan

I am excited to share the findings of the Intergenerational Living survey at the upcoming EFA conference in Atlanta with great team of passionate changemakers in the industry! If you are attending, hope to see you there. If you want more information on this topic, please let us know as we are planning the follow up conversation! #EFAcon #intergenerational #perkinseastman

Lots of people assume the legendary architect Frank Gehry is some sort of mad artist whose wildly imaginative buildings are the product of a single, dazzling flash of inspiration. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg and I discuss in "How Big Things Get Done," Gehry's process is one of relentless iteration -- "What if we did this? What if we did that?" -- which he overwhelmingly does in collaboration with his team, external partners, and his clients. I wish like heck we had known about this interview with Steve Jobs when we were writing the book because, even though Jobs is discussing how ideas become products in tech, he nails it: This is how Frank Gehry produces visionary architecture, on time and on budget. https://lnkd.in/emW48isF

When we talk about designing and developing #systems, we are talking about thoughtful #action not just thinking, and we are talking about strategy #execution not just strategy. Most of the universe exists between great ideas and turnkey solutions. The inventive process is both messy and #dialectical replete with #tension among disparate #perspectives about both the costs and the benefits. The #trajectorial objectives rarely lead to #outcomes that could have been fully anticipated

Today, Rich Humann, P.E., H2M architects + engineers' President & CEO, participated in a panel discussion alongside industry leaders at the the Middle Market Alliance of Long Island’s Event: Navigating Long Island’s Commercial Real Estate Landscape: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities. This insightful conversation shed light on the current state of the commercial real estate market on Long Island.

New York Real Estate Journal asked Hank White, FASLA to offer thoughts on which emerging trend will drive investment and development in 2024. "Re-use explorations of outdated and hard-to-lease #commercial buildings into #residential and other uses will continue. Building #technologies and design #innovations will evolve to invent new forms of #housing, #hospitality, health care and institutional uses and infuse high performing #energy efficient building technologies and best #environmental practices." Feature article at link below. #landscapearchitecture #2024trends #adaptivereuse #architecture https://lnkd.in/eBDQH_c9