Field Notes draws from the informal scientific practice of recording observations and insights in situ. Partial and provisional, these fragmented accounts offer a way to engage with complex systems and subjects. In design, they suggest modes of practice that are open to iteration, attentive to heritage, and responsive to nuance. This year’s lecture series begins with a simple but urgent question: how do we make sense of our disciplinary relevance amidst accelerating cultural, technological, and environmental transformation? Rather than seek fixed answers, field notes presents a generative pause – a space to notice, to reflect, and to critique. It invites an examination of the methods and assumptions that inform our work, and renewed attention to the conditions under which we operate. This series gathers architects and designers whose works are both exploratory and grounded, responsive to place, process, and possibility. Collectively, these voices foster a conversation on observation, accountability, and the ongoing efforts to shape the built and designed environment with care and criticality.