The rapid boom in data center construction, driven by the explosive demand for AI and cloud computing, is a stress test for US infrastructure that reveals significant gaps in energy capacity, supply chain resilience, and environmental planning. While the expansion represents a massive investment in the digital future, it highlights the struggle of our current physical and regulatory infrastructure to keep pace with the speed of AI development. In this session, Chris Sanders, Senior Associate at Gensler—the world’s largest architecture, design, and planning firm—reveals the challenges and opportunities awaiting the industry.