The Role of Meetings
In the span of one day this week I heard an interview on Marketplace Money and read an article in the New York Times critiquing a wholesale return to the physical office and, in particular, the concept of the In-Person
Katerra, in memoriam
Katerra, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based startup, is shutting down after a six-year run and over $2 billion in investments. This was the company that was going to revolutionize the building industry. It was going to do everything; Katerra would be
PMdR, in memoriam
Cliff Top House, Sao Paolo, Brazil The Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha died on May 23 at the age of 92. PMdR (as he is abbreviated) inhabited an important place within Brazil's architectural continuum, which begins at modernity, charged with
Ideal Client Profile
This is a big deal in marketing circles. As you scout for Studio Combine clients, here’s what to look for: 1) nice (or nice-ish) people you get along with 2) curious people who think about the everyday 3) patient people with ants in their
Iowa State Final Reviews
Today was my Iowa State studio's final review; an urban design project set in Des Moines' Sherman Hill District. Studio projects are always a wild ride and never more so than in the Covid era. One the amazing benefits of