AIA Phoenix Metro AIA10 Conversation Series: Shaping the Architectural Workforce Session 1

Join us online Wednesday, October 7 at 12 Noon, for the first session of a three-part Conversation Series focused on shaping the architectural workforce, presented by AIA Phoenix Metro AIA10. 

The Role of AI in Practice. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way architects work. This virtual discussion will explore both the opportunities and challenges AI presents for the profession. The panelists will also look beyond productivity to consider the broader implications of AI adoption, including workforce impacts, technology investments, energy consumption, and will also consider how architectural education and professional practice can evolve to prepare the next generation of architects for an AI-enabled future while strengthening the critical thinking, technical knowledge, collaboration, and professional judgment that define the profession.

The goal is not simply to ask what AI can do, but how architects can use it responsibly, critically, and effectively to shape the future of practice.

Moderated by Riley Hausman, AIA, Architect at Corgan, the panel will include:

• Kathy Hancox, AIA, Principal at HK Associates
• Philip Horton, Assoc. AIA, Co-Director of the Center of Building Innovation (CoBI) and Clinical Associate Professor of Architecture at ASU
• Chad Speas, AIA, Vice President and Director of Practice Technology at Corgan