The architecture profession is almost unrecognizable from when I started as a builder laborer in the late 1980’s. The thirty years since then has been one of continuous learning about the potential negative and positive impacts of our built environment, and about the design strategies that can help us improve performance. The industry has awoken, and what was once primarily a form-driven exercise has become a performance-driven endeavor aimed at maximizing the benefit to people, the planet and prosperity.
Building Knowledge: Creating a Network of Discovery at Perkins+Will