From Construction Sites to AI Architect: Alex Mead on Redmarq, Technical Debt, and the Future of Design

Check Set - Architecture and Technology

🧠 Podcast Episode Description:
AI isn’t just generating art or helping you write emails—it’s quietly transforming how architects work, communicate, and design the built world. In this episode of CheckSet, we sit down with Alex Mead, a former construction laborer turned systems PhD and AI engineer, now helping build Redmark, a next-gen tool for architectural communication and collaboration.

Alex breaks down:

• Why so many AI tools feel like toys—and where the real power lies
• How Redmark is streamlining meeting notes, decision tracking, and client feedback
• What “technical debt” means for architecture firms (and why it’s coming for your workflows)
• Why AI won’t replace architects—but the architects using AI might
• How privacy, trust, and mentorship are being reshaped by intelligent tools

If you're curious (or skeptical) about what AI means for your job, your firm, and your future—this conversation is a must-listen.

🎙️ “AI will not replace architects. But it will change who thrives.”