Lately, I’ve been thinking about what distinguishes a great architect. People often mention qualities like effective communication, keen attention to detail, intuitive design sense, and spatial awareness. While these traits are valuable, they can be somewhat vague. I think architects are too vague too often. I like specific.

So I took a mental inventory of all the seasoned architects and professors with 25 years + experience that I have worked with and came up with three skills they had that knocked my socks off. No one I knew demonstrated all three of these abilities at an exceptionally high level, possibly due to the left brain/right brain dynamic. 
Hint: They all have to do with the concept of Directionality.