Architects are expected to communicate to many different audiences: to clients and potential clients, to the public and community stakeholders, to colleagues and consultants, to students and educators, and to the press. Of course, all these audiences are sources of feedback and information themselves, leaving practitioners to sort out what and how they filter information back into their practice and ultimately the built world. Our Winter 2025 edition asks architects to consider issues of communication in areas that the editors felt were of particular importance today: How do they communicate with the public and incorporate public feedback into their work in a substantive way? How do firm leaders of various-sized practices establish the culture of their firms and invite their colleagues to co-create it? Where are some of the most challenging and transparent conversations around ethics, sustainability, fees, clients, and creativity happening in a shrinking media landscape? (Spoiler alert: podcasts!) If there’s an underlying theme here, it’s about talking only after doing a lot of listening.
