Conclusion This interactive approach to an exploration of the future Architect was meant to envision specific avenues and directions that a young professional may take throughout their career. Although the 4 (5 if you include the shortlived CAD monkey) end scenarios of the Architect in search of empowerment are by no means the limitation of how an Architect can add value within the construction industry. This limitation was unfortunately due to the nature of a short think piece. The two avenues of DfMA and AI application are both emerging technologies with great potential to unlock even more capabilities of the current practicing Architect. I believe that the manifestation of data, whether that be through either of these approaches to design is the key for the future Architect as every step of the design process can be managed, monitored, improved and optimised.
Finally, what should be taken away from this exploration of disruptive technologies in search of empowerment is that it is not the technology, or approach to design, or application of data is key. It is what they can do for the Architect. Key themes that were ever present in this think-piece were reductions in risk and liability, reductions in cost, reductions in project delivery time, reductions in time wasted in the early design stages. Within these themes, the overriding consensus is providing an efficiency in the Architects role and ensuring that is impactful on all members of the design team, adding value not only to the Architect, but to everyone within the construction industry.
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