SA105 – Practice Simulation Lab

Simulate the fun and challenge of being a firm owner in this collaborative workshop.

Team up with firm leadership and early professionals alike to navigate real-world scenarios, make strategic decisions, and define the future of architectural practice. Much like The Game of Life®, you and your team will face challenges from the dramatic—the death of an owner or a severe weather event—to expected problems, like filling a vacant role.

This hands-on workshop will provide a rare opportunity to design and test a hypothetical firm in an encouraging, low-risk environment.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify criteria affecting firm success and business development, including, climate change, economic uncertainty, social and cultural factors, public health, and individual wellness.
  2. Discover and apply different methodologies for approaching practice and project management while examining current successful practices.
  3. Develop strategies for working collaboratively and communicating effectively while under simulated design, economic, and cultural constraints.
  4. Compare current architectural work and labor conditions to past practices.