SKU: CESP20260422
Date: April 22, 2026 @ 1:00pm EST
Registration Fee: FREE for Members Non-Member: $39
Length: 1.5 hours
This webinar is part of the Succession Planning Webinar SeriesLength: 1.5 hours
This session demonstrates how AI-enabled tools and workflows are reshaping architectural practice by capturing and transferring institutional knowledge, supporting succession planning, reducing rework, and enhancing creativity.
Key Topics
- The current landscape of AI-augmented architectural tools for capturing and sharing architectural knowledge.
- Real-world applications of AI-enabled workflows.
- High-impact, practical AI techniques for embedding institutional knowledge into daily practice.
- How technology can bridge knowledge transfer between senior architects and emerging talent.
Case Study
Case study: How an AI platform enables architects to reuse design intelligence, automate documentation, and improve profitability, while reducing rework. AI can serve as a firm’s “second brain”, capturing decades of design knowledge so retiring architects can pass on their expertise, ensuring continuity and sustained creativity for the next generation.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify AI-enabled tools and workflows that capture, organize, and make accessible accumulated firm knowledge.
- Discuss practical AI techniques that embed institutional knowledge into daily practice, improving efficiency and reducing rework.
- Explain approaches to preserve knowledge and strengthen continuity in practice.
- Describe real-world case studies that assess how AI can enhance creativity, profitability, and resilience in architectural practice.
Presenter
Natalia Bakaeva
Registered Architect OAA, Intl. Assoc. AIA | Co-Founder, ARKI
Natalia Bakaeva is a globally experienced architect, artist, and placemaker whose work spans architecture, master planning, and public art across Russia, Japan, Spain, the UK, and Canada. Committed to sustainable architectural practice, her diverse background led her to co-found ARKI, an AI memory that transforms internal drawing data into faster, smarter future projects. By integrating AI agents to remove tedious tasks from design workflows, her approach enables architects to focus on creativity and efficiency, driving both economic and sustainable outcomes in the built environment.
Moderator
Moderator
Elaine Pantel, CPA, CGA, ICD.D
Elaine is a strategic advisor to leaders of architecture and design firms across Canada, with over 30 years of experience. She specializes in helping firms integrate business strategy, financial insight, and long-term succession planning. Elaine works with firms to develop ownership transition models, executive financial dashboards, and firm-specific approaches to leadership evolution and firm value. Based in Toronto, Elaine brings a collaborative and thoughtful lens to helping practices navigate complex transitions.
Elaine has spoken widely in the industry on behalf of the OAA, RAIC, OALA, IDS, and SDA Canada, and has published articles in Canadian Architect magazine.
$59.00
List price: $59.00
Member Price:
$39.00
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