DESIGN BLOG
On the Innovation of Design
Over 500+ article essays by Maria Lorena Lehman
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How to Futureproof Your Architecture Firm
As latest trends shift toward newest technological developments, how is your architecture firm adapting its design and innovation processes? And how is your firm integrating better systems within its ... ...more
Innovation
April 15, 2024•2 min read
Adaptive Furniture: The Desk of Your Dreams
An exploration into the future of design for furniture, the seamless relationship it has with its surrounding architecture, and new possibilities to elevate humanity into our next evolution. ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
The Serious Potential of Design for Play
An exploration into the future of play, and its relationship with the future of design. Playing may at first seem frivolous and unnecessary; but when delving more deeply, one finds that it has a criti... ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
Building Anywhere: Design for the 'Impossible Site'
An exploration into interplanetary construction, the unbound exploration of impossible frontiers, and how such design could increase human adaptability to extreme conditions on Earth. ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
New Frontiers of Deep Beauty
An exploration into the future of beauty, and its relationship with the future of design. To embark on this journey, we must first ask: How is beauty perceived? And what makes something beautiful? ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
Destination Design: Introducing Travel 2.0
An exploration into the paradoxical nature of travel, with deep insight into emerging trends that are creating a new discipline — which I call Destination Design. ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
MetaDesign: Extending the Design Mind
An exploration into the future of concept design. This notion is a bit meta, as we delve into the design of how we design. For creators this is important since it is through this type of meta-thinking... ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
EcoDesign: Nurturing All Life on Earth
An exploration into the hidden language of nature to project how current trends that use nature’s language are positioning humanity for the future. ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
The Harvesting of Digital Nature
Does digital nature seem pointless? Or contradictory? Or perhaps even impossible? During this launch into the realm of foresight, we will ideate what digital nature can become, and why it can serve a ... ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•4 min read
Design at the Speed of Light
Our future is built through evolutionary processes — many of which are dependent upon design iteration, experimentation, and application. This is what allows us to conceptualize and co-create new futu... ...more
Foresight
March 18, 2024•3 min read
Create Amazing Architectural Narratives that Reward
By using reward within architectural narrative design, it becomes possible to create more innovative and poetic experiences for occupants. You may find that through reward you are able to expand your ... ...more
Design ,User Experience
November 28, 2023•2 min read
The Purpose of Architecture
Throughout history, architecture has evolved as an expression, reflection, and catalyst that shapes humanity. With each era, architectural design progresses into new frontiers as emerging technologies... ...more
Design ,Philosophy
November 07, 2023•2 min read
Your Superpower as an Architect
Finding inspiration, passion, and alignment in the work you do is important. These "North Stars" help you to uncover why you design architecture, and they help you to uncover your own unique design st... ...more
Design ,Philosophy
October 30, 2023•2 min read
How Creatives Use Narrative to Create Extraordinary Experiential Flow
It is important to realize that architecture, while striving to solve real-world problems, can learn a lot from other creative disciplines. After all, designing for virtual and/or fictional worlds ope... ...more
Design ,Worldbuilding
October 14, 2023•2 min read
Virtual / Augmented Reality as Architectural Sensory Experience
The question remains: Can virtual reality be an architectural sensory experience? As you ponder the answer to this question, it is important to think first about how to define an architectural sensory... ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•2 min read
How Virtual Reality Design Shapes the Physical Environment
Architectural design in virtual reality takes on many forms: from environmental concept design in films and video games to concept development simulations during the architectural design process. ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•2 min read
How to Leverage Virtual Reality (VR) Within Your Design Process
I invite you as an architectural designer to unlock the power of 3D to 4D visualization. Going from 3D visualizations to interactive 4D immersive VR experiences of your design projects (with sound) wi... ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•2 min read
How Computerized Contact Lenses Can Make You Think Differently Design
As technologies continue to advance, building occupants are becoming capable of more and more. It began with the introduction of the computer, then went onto the smart phones, and now on the forefront... ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•2 min read
Enhancing Occupant Experience with 3D Mobile Augmented Reality (Video)
Such mobile devices can be not only a great way to pool information about your occupant(s) “status” within your building, but can also serve to help you design new adaptive systems within your buildin... ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•3 min read
The Future Impact of Augmented Reality
Augmented reality and other virtual digital displays can revolutionize they way we interact within architectural spaces. When sitting in your office, experiencing a museum or simply learning in school... ...more
Design ,Virtual Reality
October 14, 2023•1 min read
Special Invitation
FORESIGHT DESIGN GUIDE
Top 5 Lessons from Star Trek about how to design for the future.