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EP 025314 April 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

How to Future Proof Your Architecture Career

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00:00 · Why design technology matters in practice15 chapters ↓

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How to Future Proof Your Architecture Career

How do you future proof an architecture career when BIM, computational design and AI are changing what practices value?

Stephen Drew speaks with Ami Nigam, Head of Design Technology at Benoy, about design technology, international career moves and how to build skills that still matter as the profession changes.

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How Ami moved from architecture into design technology

Why BIM, computational design and AI are now career skills, not side interests

How large practices think about technology, design quality and delivery

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  1. So we are here in an architectural practice. Now I know when we're studying we're all thinking, we're doing models, we're drawing, we're doing all that stuff.

  2. There's a lot of processes that go into architecture and there's a lot of technology, especially in 2026. So I'm here in

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Ami Nigam

Benoy. Guest on episode 0253.

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Benoy

5 projects on Architecture Social.

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Royalmount

An 86,000 square metre mixed-use brownfield destination in Montreal connecting public landscape, transport and existing streets.

Singapore

Terminal 4, Changi Airport

A 225,000 square metre airport terminal uses a Central Galleria, greenery and skylight lanterns to organise passenger movement.

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