Speakers :

Youngjin Lee-AIA, Co-founder, D.TO

Taylor Logan-Implementation Lead, D.TO

Host:

Allister Lewis-Architect, Technology Strategist & Author of The Knowledge Cliff, Founder of AEC Tech Hub

Special Guest:

Mary Roberts-BIM Manager, CDH Partners

Brad Prestbo- Studio NYL, a Lerch Bates Company

Audience

Architecture firm leaders/ Design technology leaders/ BIM managers/ Technical directors/ Digital transformation leaders

Scheduled for Apr 15, 2026

Architecture firms are sitting on decades of knowledge – yet most of it disappears between projects.

This special session marks the launch of the new industry white paper: “The Knowledge Cliff: Why Architecture Companies Are Losing Expertise.”

As senior experts retire, teams become more distributed, and project timelines accelerate, architecture practices face a growing knowledge continuity crisis. Design decisions, detailing expertise, and constructability insight are often trapped inside project files, emails, and individual memory.

The result;

– Repeated reinvention – Inconsistent standards across offices

– Slower onboarding of younger staff

– Increased RFIs, rework, and design drift This issue is not just operational, it’s strategic.

Firms that can capture, validate, and reuse design knowledge will deliver projects faster, more consistently, and with greater confidence in performance outcomes.

In this white paper launch webinar, we will explore:

1. Why architecture practices are approaching a “knowledge cliff”
2. Why BIM alone has not solved knowledge reuse
3. How design intelligence can be embedded directly into workflows
4. What a knowledge-driven architecture practice could look like
5. We’ll also explore how emerging platforms like D.TO are helping firms transform design experience into shared intelligence.

This conversation brings together perspectives from practice, technology, and product development.