Futurist keynote presentation for AIA-IL 2021 annual conference. Alas, in a time of COVID, the event had all the architects and designers attend virtually. Some of the topics included:
- Why curiosity is at the center of future architecture and design,
- Why too much of an architect’s job is likely to be automated,
- How we need to develop an “Apologetics of Design,”
- The Pandora Effect (why we inevitably explore even we’re told not to),
- How the freedom to fail is more important than the freedom to succeed,
- Curating emerging professional careers,
- The need of philosophy and theology in architecture education,
- Why we are not meant to be alone and need to take more risks, and why trust is the foundation of freedom,
- How the AIA has become too self-focused and perhaps should get a little bit drunk from time to time. (Read the book Drunk by Edward Slingerland for fun and fascinating insights on why this is not a flippant remark.)
If you’ve attended one of my many talks to architects and designers, you know by the end, all of this is connected and provides a fascinating way of looking at architecture and the profession in fun and curious ways.