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As Communication Technology Moves Ahead…
How will your building be used over time? I’m sure you already take into account how certain materials will look as they are continuously exposed to sunlight or are worn down by occupant use. But do you ever seriously consider how, when and why your building will need a “facelift” during its lifespan? Well, today there are a multitude of factors that can spark the need for such change — and a major one is communication technology.
Communication technology is spreading and evolving at a faster and faster pace — particularly noticeable in office buildings. The nature of the way employees communicate is having radical effects on the way buildings work. In fact, the cultures behind many architectural institution-types are morphing because of changes in communication — and their occupants certainly feel the differences.
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THE IMPACT OF RAPID MANUFACTURING
Rapid manufacturing is developing beyond the ability to make “models” or “prototypes” — it is evolving into a way for designers to make a “brand” where their design actually is more of a “matrix”. Designers will be focusing progressively on a systems approach so users can “customize” their “version” of a design to their needs.
Here is a short video where Paolla Antonelli, the MoMA curator of Architecture and Design, discusses the impact of rapid manufacturing and how it will work:
MASS CUSTOMIZATION
As customer selection allows for perhaps a greater multitude of “customized versions” to meet different occupant needs over time, perhaps architecture will be better able to feed occupant senses by integrating selections from a fuller spectrum of design ideas and choices — for less money and with minimal energy.
