Rethinking Leadership: How Top Firms are Investing in AI, Learning, & Innovation

​The architecture profession is changing fast. AI tools, 3D workflows, and new expectations around professional growth are forcing firms to rethink how they learn, adapt, and stay competitive. But when learning time competes directly with billable time, investing in growth becomes a difficult decision.

​Join Tyler Suomala, Founder of Growthitect, alongside Brian Burnett of Stantec and Christopher Payne of Gensler, for a candid roundtable on how leading firms are navigating these shifts.

​This conversation will explore how technology, professional development, and real-world experience are reshaping architectural practice today.

​You'll walk away knowing:

• ​How AI and 3D workflows are changing the speed and depth of design thinking

• ​How top firms evaluate the ROI of learning and professional development

• ​Where gaps still exist between academic training and real-world practice (and how to close them)

• ​Why stepping outside your niche can improve how you approach projects

​Huge thanks to the American Institute of Steel Construction for sponsoring the event!