226: 'Think Slower to Move Faster', with Charles Portelli

About this episode

Charles Portelli discusses the intersection of architecture and software development, emphasizing the importance of intentionality in design technology.

Charles Portelli joins the podcast to talk about what you learn when you leave architecture to build software, and what you bring back when you return. We explore the gap between how buildings are designed and how they're actually fabricated, why the most valuable work inside a large firm is often the least glamorous, and what it would take to build an AI-powered project assistant that actually knows everything about a job. This episode is especially relevant for design technology leaders, firm principals, and anyone working on the internal tooling side of architecture. If you've felt the tension between chasing the next new capability and keeping everyone from drowning in an ever-growing tool stack, Charlie names that problem clearly and talks about what a more patient, intentional path forward looks like. To learn more about Charles Portelli, see the full show notes with links at https://trxl.co/226 To get more great conversations with AEC technology leaders on the TRXL podcast please visit https://trxl.co _____ Episode Sponsors: AVAIL AVAIL's content management system (CMS) simplifies access to your firm's content in one easy-to-use platform. Search and access files from…

People in this episode

Host: Evan Troxel

Guest: Charles Portelli

Topics covered

• architecture
• software development
• design technology
• project management
• AI in architecture

Keywords

• architecture
• software
• design technology
• AI assistant
• project management
• tool stack

Sponsors

AVAIL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Confluence

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