Phil Bernstein

Phil Bernstein is an architect and an Autodesk Fellow. He is associate dean and professor adjunct at the Yale University School of Architecture, where he received both his B.A. and his M.Arch. He is co-editor of Building (In) The Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture and BIM In Academia, and he is a senior fellow of the Design Futures Council. Formerly, Bernstein was Chair of the AIA National Contract Documents Committee and a principal with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

11 months ago
Generative Design in Architecture and Construction Will Pave the Way to Productivity

Generative design in architecture and construction puts computers to work modeling building strategies—not just describing structures, but actually cocreating them.

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7 months ago
Future of Construction: Your Next Building Won’t Be Built—It Will Be Manufactured

The future of construction is a rush to prefabrication. Learn why it's gaining such traction and leaving the trailer-park stereotype behind.

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over 6 years ago
Like Sabermetrics Changed Baseball, Big Data Will Transform Intelligent Buildings

Similar to how sabermetrics data changed baseball, Big Data in architecture will better inform the design process of intelligent buildings.

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about 7 years ago
Licensure for Architects: A Worthy Debate?

Learn why licensure for architects is more relevant than ever, as it compels accountability and protects the safety and welfare of the public.

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about 8 years ago
Make Your Own Rules With Generative Architecture

Instead of using a computer to "draw geometry," this is the new reality: Tell the computer what should be achieved. This is generative architecture.

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over 8 years ago
The Future of Architecture as Seen Through Rose Windows From the 16th Century to Shanghai Disneyland

Explore the future of architecture and how the creation of rose windows has shifted from the 16th century to present day at Shanghai Disneyland.

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over 8 years ago
Goodbye, Rush Hour. Hello, Autonomous Cars and a Future Without Any Traffic

Autonomous cars and the ability to model cities and traffic systems—and manage them—is about to solve a huge issue of the modern age: our commutes.

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over 8 years ago
Future of Design: How Big Data Changes Everything You Know About Designing and Making Things

Can Big Data be harnessed for better design and fabrication—and allow a product or building to update itself? Here's the future of design.

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over 8 years ago
The “Era of Connection” Is Coming, and Design and Creation Will Never Be the Same

The world is changing. How people design and make things is not just evolving, but being disrupted again. We’re on the cusp of the Era of Connection.

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