![]() Design on Demand looks to connect clients to designers at their point of need through an interactive web portal. Image Courtesy of the AIAĪ few teams looked to disrupt how clients interact with designers while taking a page from the “gig economy” work style. in North Carolina shares Design on Demand’s pitch of integrating some gig economy into architectural practice. Among the 10 pitches, there were five major themes to come out of the Practice Innovation Lab, which are discussed in more detail below: Attendees then voted on the best practice model for the People’s Choice Award. In October, the AIA held their first ever Practice Innovation Lab, looking to develop new practice models to raise the value of architects and the services that they provide to their clients with the goal of sparking a new debate that could challenge the status quo in firm management.Ten teams of six were formed with the intent of creating 10 new innovative practice models which would be pitched, “Shark Tank” style, after a daylong hackathon. We hear repeatedly that a seismic shift in the way firms operate is necessary to successfully move the profession forward and retain talent. ![]() As the chair of the AIA’s Young Architects Forum, I am keenly aware of the problems facing the next generation of practice leaders: inefficient practice models that lead to overworked, underpaid, and highly unsatisfied staff. The architecture profession is in a perpetual debate concerning the myriad issues that impact how we practice and how that work can and should impact the world around us.
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