This is the final On Practice newsletter of 2024. Thank you all for continuing to read every two weeks. I hope you find the updates helpful as you navigate the world of professional practice.
I hope you, your families, and your firms are able to celebrate health and prosperity over the next few weeks. It has surely been a tough year for many. May 2025 be brighter.
Notre Dame reopens after 2019 fire
It is pretty hard to have missed this news since it has been everywhere for the past few days. The $900-million restoration will continue into the future, but hundreds of craftspeople have brought the cathedral to a point where it reopened to the public yesterday.
A Miracle: Notre-Dame’s Astonishing Rebirth From the Ashes (alternate link)
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Proposed changes to NAAB requirements challenged
A number of institutions, including AIANY and NOMA, have publicly criticized the removal of a requirement intended to improve diversity and equity in architectural schools. The NAAB responded by indicating that these changes are in response to recent legal changes affecting higher education. This will undoubtedly be discussed a lot over the coming months as all parties look for a creative solution to improve diversity within the profession.
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A brief conversation on ethics in architecture
I often bring up issues of ethics in architecture. This brief article in The Architect's Newspaper discusses ethics that happen after the common Health, Safety, and Welfare.
Where in the world is architectural ethics?
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Some legal considerations for AI use
This has come up in previous newsletters, but it is worth reiterating that your employees may already be using AI without your knowledge so it is important for your firm to consider whether there are risks you need to mitigate. Here are a few.
The new world of Gen AI: are you risk-managed ready?
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More signs of positive momentum
Archinect recently issued its State of AEC for November 2024. There a many signs that conditions are improving. As I mentioned in the last issue, be ready for a slow (and likely choppy) improvement as clients feel out the new political landscape in the US and around the world.
Architecture Business Metrics Begin To Turn Positive: Archinect’s State of AEC November 2024
