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The Collaboration War Chest: How Networks Drive Innovation
In the life cycle of buildings, people come together to collaborate. At times, there is alignment of interest and enduring trust is built. We spoke with two people who are currently working together on a residential project in Westchester, New York. John Patrick Winberry is a principal at the Up Studio, an architectural design practice...
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 even overwhelming.
Collaboration Through Craft—Photography & Furniture Design
The Brick & Wonder community is a great resource for discovering and nurturing the collaborative relationships on which complex built-environment projects depend. Sometimes, that’s on the scale of a building, but sometimes it’s on the scale of a piece of furniture. In this case, we brought together two lovers of craft from the disciplines of furniture design and photography to document a beautiful new product series.
Workshop Review: What is a Fractional CFO
Increasingly, business owners are realizing that, whether they have a CFO or not, the role exists within their business, and they are probably filling that role themselves.
Gramercy Park Duplex — A Collaborative Gut Renovation
Brick & Wonder members often collaborate with one another to deliver their projects; in the built environment, nobody actions their work alone. We want to celebrate and explore the collaborative process, to better understand what leads to great work. Often, it’s the relationships built on site and the ideas that blossom when true partnership emerges…
Unlocked: Real Estate Development & Investment Workshop
In April 2023, we invited Brick & Wonder members to join an online Workshop on Real Estate Development and Investment. Below, we are unlocking this valuable discussion to give non-members an exclusive look at the programming Brick & Wonder members can access. Many professionals working in the built environment have skills, experience, network, and capital relationships that make…
Roundtable Review: Learning from Mistakes
If you believe “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” you know the stories we tell about our past are almost as important as the experiences themselves. But how can we ensure we learn the proper lessons?