Last month, architectural and interior design services company Aukett Swanke Group (ASG) confirmed the acquisition of smart building technology company Torpedo Factory Group (TFG), in a deal that hints at a new potential trend in the commercial buildings sector. While architects have used M&A to broaden their technological capabilities in the past, few deals bridge the building design-operation divide like this one. In this Podcast, we explore the deal with TFG’s CEO Nick Clark and consider the wider impacts of such vertical integration becoming a trend. https://memoori.com/podcast-architect-acquired-smart-building-integrator/