I’m super excited to be working with DIALOG, arguably the best North American design firm you haven’t heard of (yet). Working across Canada and in San Francisco, the 600+ person firm is dedicated to designing with beauty and purpose, be it buildings, interiors, campuses, or communities. Together we are creating thought leadership for the World Economic Forum and other outlets, including this piece about the critical need for deep retrofitting rather than demolishing buildings. The firm’s latest deep retrofit, set to open in 2026, will transform the Glenbow Museum in Calgary from a 70s-era brutalist building (unflatteringly called “The Vault”) into a new center of art and culture. The before and after will be quite dramatic:
