SHoP Architects: How To Structure Innovative Project Teams (w/ Luisa Mendez)

Few architecture firms can be seen as true trailblazers. But SHoP Architects is defying convention on everything from design to fabrication to installation. Luisa Mendez is a Senior Associate at SHoP Architects in New York City, where she has worked on projects like the Design Miami Pavilion, the Barclay Center, and the Porterhouse building. So how can you use technology and unique construction design to disrupt an industry? By leveraging digital delivery and tracking specific goals.
Few architecture firms can be seen as true trailblazers. But SHoP Architects is defying convention on everything from design to fabrication to installation. Luisa Mendez is a Senior Associate at SHoP Architects in New York City, where she has worked on projects like the Design Miami Pavilion, the Barclay Center, and the Porterhouse building. So how can you use technology and unique construction design to disrupt an industry? By leveraging digital delivery and tracking specific goals.

Interview Takeaways
  • SHoP’s 3 pillars
  • The roles at SHoP
  • Why you should mix experience levels and specialties
  • Give designers the choice to specialize...or not
  • Set up systems for employee success
  • Three-fold project goals: value, data-driven, and time-driven
  • Meet goals thanks to an invested team
  • How a 3D project delivery system improves communication
  • Leverage digital delivery tools
  • The lagging tech at city agencies
  • Luisa’s dream firm setup
  • How digital tools can catch problems before they happen
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