> [!info] Source > [Footnotes To “Re: The Future Of Information Architecture”](https://readwise.io/reader/document_raw_content/357667584) > by <!-- IQ: =this.creator -->[[Jason Hobbs|Jason Hobbs]]<!-- /IQ --> > Related: <!-- IQ: =this.related -->[[Concepts/iaclass.md|iaclass]], [[Concepts/information architecture.md|IA]], [[IA as a going concern|IA as a going concern]]<!-- /IQ --> ## Summary The article argues information architecture now exists in two cultures: a traditional LIS-centered practice and a broader "second culture" that sees IA as pervasive, embodied, and pre-digital. Mainstream IA has failed to integrate newer theories and risks losing relevance. The author calls for inclusive debate and adoption of second-culture ideas to keep the field vital. *(Summarized by Ghostreader)* ## Significance This is Jason Hobbs assessing the landscape of the IA practice and finding it wanting. The tension of competing views of IA, along with the community’s inability to sustain a professional advocacy organization, have found the practice stuck and unable to move forward. He encourages us to, in essence, pick a path forward or risk being mired in irrelevancy for a long time to come. ## Claims & insights Claims that cite this summary (claims link here via `source`): <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Footnotes To “Re - The Future Of Information Architecture”]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Footnotes To “Re - The Future Of Information Architecture”]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> | Claim | Confidence | | ----- | ---------- | <!-- SerializedQuery END -->