Can Tech Liberate Architects? with Andy Roberts and Leah Bayer | BIM Pure Live #097

????️Andy Roberts is the CEO of /Slantis, a technology company for architecture.

????️Leah Bayer is the president at Architects FORA, and an AIA strategic Councilor.

Architects are worried that AI and tech will negatively disrupt the industry. But what if the biggest shift isn't about tech at all?

In this session, architects Leah Bayer and Andy Robert flip the narrative. Rather than focusing on what's being lost to automation, they explore what’s being unlocked: more time, more space, and more opportunity to center the people who make architecture possible. You will learn:

⚗️ The science of high-performing teams (trust, autonomy, emotional intelligence)
⚗️ How collaboration directly drives business performance and innovation
⚗️ The true ROI of enabling people through technology
⚗️ Practical ways to replace rigid systems with flexible, people-first workflows
⚗️ Real stories from firms designing beyond borders—using tech to fuel connection, not replace it

Thanks to Pirros for sponsoring this episode of BIM Pure Live. Learn more here: https://www.pirros.com/

???? Music by: Ile Flottante

Timestamps:

0:00 - Pre-show music
0:34 - Intro & sponsor of the season
3:12 - Announcements
4:14 - Chatting with Andy & Leah
11:12 - Can tech & AI liberate architects?
15:36 - Human connections - Collaboration
23:25 - What’s a high-performing team?
25:38 - Slantis story
30:34 - FORA story
37:00 - Remote work & collaboration
42:53 - South America vs US collaborative approaches
46:38 - What will change - knowledge
1:02:05 - People-first workflows
1:11:35 - Wrap up
1:15:33 - AI at Slantis & FORA
1:23:56 - Announcements & closure
1:27:40 - Post-show music