Essays
Essays by Noah Landow.
-
When the Future Arrived in a Box: Remembering the Apple Lisa
Before the Macintosh became a household name and defined the shape of personal computing, Apple Computer released a precursor that, looking back, seems less like a consumer product and more like a transmission from an alternate timeline: the Apple Lisa. In 1983, the Lisa was ahead of its time, startling, and unreal.
Read → -
The Right Technology Is Sometimes a Sign Taped to a Door
Sometimes the right technology is a sign taped to a door, not another electronic device.
Read → -
Architecture Education as Spatial Liberal Arts
A proposal that Architecture education is the ultimate generalist degree: a modern, multidimensional "spatial liberal arts."
Read → -
Hidden Lighting for Vitsoe Shelves
I appreciate elegantly concealed lighting and love the Vitsoe 606 shelving system so have spent the last few years experimenting with ways to discretely nestle lighting within the nooks of the system.
Read → -
Featured on Pivot to Profit: Building Trust in Technology Leadership
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Pam Jordan for an episode of Pivot to Profit, where we dove into my journey from architecture student to CEO of Macktez.
Read → -
Curiosity, Continuous Learning, and Cultural Institutions
I currently serve on the boards of two cultural organizations: UnionDocs, a center for documentary art, and The Victorian Web, a non-profit dedicated to Victorian scholarship.
Read → -
What Technology Consulting Actually Solves For
I've been building technology solutions for companies for twenty-five years. Long enough to see the same mistake repeated: teams confuse the technical problem with the real problem.
Read →