{"id":49501,"date":"2019-02-20T08:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=49501"},"modified":"2022-01-28T11:02:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:02:23","slug":"architecture-and-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/practice\/tools\/architecture-and-slack\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Architect Guide: Transform Your Project Workflow with a Virtual Workspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An architect\u2019s primary responsibility is communication. As the conduit through which all information about a building project must pass, their role as facilitator is so pervasive it\u2019s often taken for granted. Frequently regarded as background, this function is carried out through a patchwork of email, site visits and red-lined drawings.<\/p>\n

Almost equally understated has been the rise of the virtual workspace. Productivity tools such as Slack<\/a>\u00a0have grown so popular in the digital world, it\u2019s surprising they have yet to catch on among architects.<\/p>\n

Focused on simplifying collaborative work, Slack can be understood as a virtual table around which people talk and pass things back and forth in endless configurations of different groups. For architects, this means bringing project management under a single, digital umbrella, providing a previously unattainable capacity over their work\u2019s communication, organization, assets and operations.<\/p>\n