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Future and current designers got a glimpse into the new reality of seeing building designs before it even exists. 🚀🏡 We had the opportunity to host @lauraudesigncollective and @universityofhouston for an immersive group tour—showcasing how 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹, 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀 are transforming the way spaces are designed, experienced, and sold. This is where ideas stop being imagined… and start being experienced. ✨ #Authenticus #XRExperience #FutureOfDesign #ArchitectureStudents #ImmersiveTechnology

Most people walk into a space and feel something… without knowing why. That’s visual tension, a simple design principle used in architecture and experience design to shape how people move through a space. Design is never random. More ways on how we design experiences, coming next. See you in the next episode. #ExperienceDesign #Architecture #DesignStrategy #Circolo #FounderInsights

Experience is never direct — it's always a synthesis. I'm discussing this idea in a lecture at Harvard this Wednesday. Physical sensation, technological mediation, and social constructs don't just shape what we experience — they construct the conditions under which experience is even possible. Design operates inside all three simultaneously. Designing within one while ignoring the others is selective agnosia. #ExperienceDesign #MaterialPropositions #DesignEngineering #DesignResearch #DesignThinking #ArchitectureDesign

Why is architecture losing its relevance? How does it need to change to become more relevant again? And how are you playing your part?👇💭 Ps: if you’re ready to break out of the box, make sure to join Architecture Is Not A Box on Substack where I share free explorations with real-world examples of those daring to do things differently as well as prompts to unlock your own wild, unique path. You can find it in my Link in Bio. #futureofarchitecture #architecturemasters #architecturelovers #letstalkarch #designforimpact

Sometimes the most valuable conference takeaway isn’t something new, it’s hearing familiar ideas in a way that helps everything finally click. At UXCON25, one returning attendee shared that while he attends many conferences as part of his work as a licensed architect, what stood out here was how conversations and sessions helped him connect ideas he already knew in a fresh way. That’s the power of community, new perspectives that help us grow. And the conversation continues at UXCON26. Tickets are now available. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uxcon26-inspire-and-connect-tickets-1975200340389?aff=oddtdtcreator #UXCON25 #UXCON26 #UXCommunity #UserExperience #UXDesign #DesignCommunity #UXEvents #ProductDesign #Networking #DesignInspiration #UXLeaders

Disruptors of Architecture Thursday, April 9th, 2026 6:30pm at Avery 100 Bridging Architecture, Practice, and Industry, this event is to challenge the larger field of architecture, and how we can redefine the future of (a)rchitecture – as a profession, practice, and discourse. Why do Architects disrupt? What are other fields Architects can disrupt in? Who are these disruptors? How can they disrupt? Architecture as a practice and business operates between art, design, craft, and foremost, entrepreneurship. This course explores various opportunities of how creatives can use applied research and integration architecture, by leveraging the student’s diverse skills and techniques learnt in the field of architecture to create innovative business ventures within the built environment, and beyond. Speakers include Daniel López-Pérez (University of San Diego), Salome Asega (New Inc.), Mick McConnell (Airbnb). Organized and moderated by Wendy W. Fok (WE-DESIGNS) and Lydia Kallipoliti (AAD Director), with support from Georgios Koltiris.

Transductions Symposium: AI in Architectural Experimentation This spring, the Transductions Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Experimentation will bring together a group of architecture and design educators from a variety of schools for a conversation on the emergence of artificial intelligence and its potential to open up new experimental, co-creative, and co-generative areas of architectural inquiry. Convened by the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, symposium participants will include Jonas Coersmeier, Curry J. Hackett, Ed Keller, Sandra Manninger, and Jason Vigneri-Beane. Please join us in Higgins Hall for questions, critiques, and conversation amidst a visual backdrop of imagery. Transductions Symposium: Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Experimentation Quilian Riano, Dean of the School of Architecture Stephen Slaughter, Chair of Undergraduate Architecture Jason Vigneri-Beane, Professor, Undergraduate Architecture Pratt Institute, School of Architecture - Full recording: https://talks.pratt.edu/media/t/1_6n4s9nsu/41641711

He designs for a ghost. Imagine an architect hired to design a company’s new headquarters. Brilliant portfolio. Award-winning. Stunning renderings. But he’s afraid of messy conversations. He never meets the employees. He reads a list of needs and retreats to his studio. When the company moves in, the problems begin. The space is beautiful — and completely disconnected from the people inside it. This is how most commercial spaces get designed. And it’s why I wrote Design Democracy. The book is available now on Amazon - link in bio. #DesignDemocracy #Architecture #WorkplaceDesign #CommercialRealEstate #DesignThinking EmpathyInDesign CRE BookLaunch