Integrating People, Space & Technology
I always love a great conversation and opportunities to network with people in architecture and technology. I recently sat down with an informative group in the space and am excited to share our conversation.
Participants include Drew Lang, the founding principal of Lang Architecture and Brick and Wonder. Lang earned a Masters of Architecture from Yale University and is a licensed architect in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Brick and Wonder is a membership collective focused on connecting and supporting accomplished real estate and design professionals.
Jamie Propp is the founder of Techmenity, a Technology General Contractor and Master Planning firm focused on design, integration, and systems management for Future-Ready properties.
Amir Karimpour is co-founder of Alden Studios, a visual effects company based in New York City. He is also the creative director of Walker Vail, a jewelry design studio based in New York City, and an assistant visiting professor at the Pratt Institute.
How do you describe that value you provide on a project?
Lang: Connection. We connect people’s feelings, desires, visions, the way they live, and the way they want to live, with the spaces we create with them, and all collaborators we bring to the project.
Karimpour: We are a design communications firm producing photo-realistic renderings. We show the project in different conditions that the client could experience: just after a snowstorm, or on a hot summer day as you approach the structure. It’s connecting client to architecture, but also to a moment they want to experience.
Propp: We are often called “integrators.” While we integrate systems, philosophically, we also integrate people – with technology, and the purpose of the space.
Drew, with so many decisions to be made on a project, how do you maintain balance?
Lang: Our process intentionally keeps aspects out of the initial picture. It allows us to focus on necessary elements to establish the fundamental roots of the project. We coordinate stakeholders and provide alignment in appropriate measure.
The “connector” is also a “conductor!” Aside from client interest, what is the place of technology in the built environment? Are there table stakes?
Lang: It’s a great question and I don’t know how to answer it! It’s a moving target and both situation- and client-dependent. When acting as a developer on “spec,” we make the decision. A shift in perspective would be air quality and exchange systems.
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