Provides inspiration to architecture and design students and professionals through the insights, stories, and projects of successful design leaders
Voices of Design Leadership seeks to educate, inform, and inspire a new generation of diverse design leaders. The work includes sixteen profiles of design leaders in architecture, interior design, planning, and research, many of whom are leaders at firms that have earned the AIA’s national Architecture Firm Award. The stories and projects from their own professional journeys illustrate multiple paths to design leadership success.
Individually, each person stands on their own as an inspiring and inf luential design leader. Collectively, they express what design leadership can and should look like. Representing a broad diversity of expertise and demographics - including nine women, seven people of color, and five first-generation immigrants - they bring a variety of life experiences and cultural backgrounds to their award-winning work.
Sample topics discussed in the work include: - The power of diversity - Finding and developing design talent - Design philosophy and research investments - Coaching, mentoring, team collaboration, and community engagement - Advice for emerging design leaders
Students of architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate will find value and inspiration from Voices of Design Leadership and gain insight into the thought processes of established leaders in their fields. The work also appeals to young and mid-career professionals, clients, and educators exploring the next steps of their own career journeys.
Table of Contents
Part One: Introductions 1
1 Why This Book? 3
The Voices 4
The Work 5
2 Patterns of Design Ecosystems 9
The Power of Diversity 9
Design + Business Synergy 13
Client Experience Mindset 17
T-shaped Professionals 18
The Four R's 21
Lifelong Learning 22
Part Two: Conversations 25
3 Sharron van der Meulen 27
Portland International Airport Main Terminal 32
Randall Children's Hospital 34
Stoel Rives Headquarters 36
4 Phil Harrison FAIA, LEED AP 39
Gardner Neurosciences Institute 46
Canada's Earth Tower 48
Billerica Memorial High School 49
5 Barbara Bouza FAIA 51
Avengers Campus at California Adventure 55
Hong Kong Disneyland Castle 57
Baby Groot™ 59
6 Mustafa Chehabbedine ARB 61
KIPCO Tower 65
Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal 67
7 Michelle Kaufmann AIA, LEED AP 73
Moffett Park Office Building 77
Google Caribbean 79
Charleston East 82
8 Alan Ricks AIA, Int FRIBA 85
Butaro District Hospital 89
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice 93
9 Ana Pinto-Alexander EDAC, FIIDA, RID 97
Indiana University Health North Hospital 100
Moody Center for Breast Health 105
10 Billie Faircloth FAIA, LEED AP BD+C 107
841 North American Street 110
Tally(r) 114
11 Rafael Viñoly FAIA, JIA, SCA, Int FRIBA 117
Tokyo International Forum 121
20 Fenchurch Street Sky Garden 125
432 Park Avenue 128
12 Wendy Rogers FAIA, LEED AP 131
Edwards Lifesciences Headquarters Campus Expansion 137
California State University Office of the Chancellor 139
Tarbut V'Torah Day School 141
13 Andre Brumfield Assoc. AIA 143
Cabrini Green Redevelopment 147
Woodlawn Station 150
14 Margaret Montgomery FAIA, LFA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP 153
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters 157
Microsoft Headquarters Campus Redevelopment 159
15 Nader Tehrani 163
Casa La Roca 168
Inter-Faith Spiritual Center 170
16 Mariko Masuoka FAIA, LEED AP 173
Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center 177
Yale-NUS College 179
17 Colin Koop AIA 183
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall 186
4 Hudson Square 189
Moon Village 193
18 Marsha Maytum FAIA, LEED AP 195
Sweetwater Spectrum Community 199
Ed Roberts Campus 201
Berkeley Way 203
Part Three: Observations 207
19 Design Leadership Values 209
Integrity and Trust 209
Equity and Inclusion 214
Communication Biomimicry 215
Servant Leadership 217
Informed Optimism 218
The Wild Card 222
Acknowledgments 225
About the Author 227
Cover Photo Credits 229
Index 231
