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Roundtable Review – On Time, On Budget

Regardless of the discipline, delivering projects on-time and on-budget is always difficult. When the project is a building, with many collaborators and high financial and physical risks, on-time and on-budget delivery can seem like a fantasy. Nevertheless, there are methods, teams, approaches and collaborators that succeed.

Brick & Wonder - March 29, 2021

  1. Roundtables

    Roundtable Review: Hiring & Firing

    Whether hiring for growth, for a niche skillset, for diversity, or for a new strategic initiative, the process can be time-consuming and...

    Brick & Wonder - March 9, 2021

  2. Member Profiles

    Brick & Wonder Profile – Trey Trahan

    Brick & Wonder member, Trey Trahan is an architect based in New Orleans, Louisiana. His firm works globally on residential, cultural, and...

    Brick & Wonder - March 3, 2021

  3. Perspectives

    Use Net Promoter Scores to measure your performance from your client’s perspective

    If I asked you to measure how delighted your customers actually are, how would you go about it? Do you know when things went well or, more...

    Chris Smith - February 24, 2021

  4. Workshops

    Workshop Review – Building Science Fight Club

    On Thursday 2/4 we invited Brick & Wonder members and their teams or colleagues to join us for a Conversation hosted by Christine...

    Brick & Wonder - February 15, 2021

  5. Perspectives

    Just When It’s Needed Most, Startup Veev Is Figuring Out How To Build Homes Faster

    Three months, or just 90 days. That’s the current forecast of new home supply that we have in the U.S.,..

    Jennifer Castenson - February 15, 2021

  6. Perspectives

    The Nature of Design

    There’s an R&D lab that’s been churning out astonishing design ideas for 23 billion years. It’s called nature. “Animals,...

    Scott Williams - February 15, 2021

  7. Member Collaborations

    A Captivating Photoshoot Leads to Positive Press for a New Hotel

    Brick & Wonder connected photographer Chris Mottalini with DADA Goldberg for a photoshoot that captured the spirit of The Lake House on...

    Brick & Wonder - February 3, 2021

  8. Roundtables

    Roundtable Review: Exponential Growth

    On Thursday 1/28, we held our members’ roundtable on Exponential Growth. The session was co-led by Andrew Kotchen, Co-Founder and..

    Brick & Wonder - February 2, 2021

  9. Workshops

    Workshop Review: Food, Design & Influence

    On Thursday 14th Jan 2021, we gathered a distinguished group of culinary and design leaders for a discussion on the..

    Brick & Wonder - January 20, 2021

  10. Member Collaborations

    An Innovative New Product is Visualized

    Minimalist window shading company J. Geiger tapped Brick & Wonder talent to create compelling visuals that illustrate a new shade solution...

    Brick & Wonder - December 22, 2020

  11. Workshops

    Workshop Review: GRADUAL x Long Now x Tomorrow Lab

    On Thursday 12/10, we gathered the extraordinary team of creatives behind GRADUAL, a new timepiece that displays passing time in the form of...

    Brick & Wonder - December 16, 2020

  12. Workshops

    Design With Love: A Conversation with Katie Swenson

    On Thursday 12/3 Brick & Wonder members gathered for a conversation with Katie Swenson, Senior Principal at MASS Design Group and author of...

    Brick & Wonder - December 11, 2020

  13. Roundtable Review: Gaining Influence Through Thought Leadership

    Roundtables

    Roundtable Review: Gaining Influence Through Thought Leadership

    On Thursday 11/19, we held our members’ roundtable on gaining influence through the use of creative thought leadership. The session..

    Brick & Wonder - November 23, 2020

  14. Virtual Site Tour: The Woolworth Tower Residences

    Site Tours

    Virtual Site Tour: The Woolworth Tower Residences

    On Thursday 12th Nov, Brick & Wonder took members and guests on a guided virtual tour of the Woolworth Tower..

    Brick & Wonder - November 17, 2020

  15. Virtual Site Tour: The Noyes House

    Site Tours

    Virtual Site Tour: The Noyes House

    On Tuesday 27th Oct, Brick & Wonder took members and guests on a guided virtual tour of the Noyes house in New Canaan, CT.

    Brick & Wonder - November 4, 2020

  16. Review: Differentiating Exceptional Properties For Sale

    Roundtables

    Review: Differentiating Exceptional Properties For Sale

    On Thursday 10/22 we held our Members Roundtable on Differentiating Exceptional Properties For Sale. The discussion touched on styling,...

    Brick & Wonder - October 26, 2020

  17. Member Collaborations

    Brick & Wonder brings members together for two successful renovation projects

    In April 2019, a New York City comedian approached Brick & Wonder in search of a designer to help him renovate a duplex apartment and small...

    Brick & Wonder - October 8, 2020

  18. Review: Start Podcasting

    Workshops

    Review: Start Podcasting

    On Thursday, Sept 24th we invited Brick & Wonder members to join a session focused on the whys and hows of podcasting - one of the...

    Brick & Wonder - September 28, 2020

  19. Review: Leadership EQ

    Workshops

    Workshop Review – Leadershp EQ

    As part of our ongoing Workshops series, on Thursday 9/17 Brick & Wonder members joined session leader Patty Staco for a remote workshop...

    Brick & Wonder - September 20, 2020

  20. What The
    Media Wants

    Workshops

    Workshop Review: What the Media Wants

    On Thursday 9/10, guests joined our expert panel for a discussion titled What the Media Wants - Media, Brand & PR Today. The panel was...

    Brick & Wonder - September 13, 2020

  21. Winning & Succeeding in Business Across Geographies

    Roundtables

    Winning & Succeeding in Business Across Geographies

    On Thursday 8/20 we held our roundtable on Winning and Succeeding in Business Across Geographies. The session was co-led by Gabriel Smith,...

    Brick & Wonder - August 21, 2020

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