I met the architect of the future last week.
No, I didn’t take a test drive in Doc’s souped up DeLorean. I attended the Building Connections Congress in Washington, DC.
Truth be told, the architect of the future wasn’t in attendance. In fact, the architect of the future isn’t a real person, at least not yet. But the particular skills this person will exhibit was hinted at in each of the presentations during the day-long conference.
The conference was hosted by the AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice knowledge community. Cory Brugger, Director of Design Technology at Morphosis Architects and the current AIA TAP Chair, curated the event. While last year’s conference focused on tools, this year’s theme was “Retooling Practice”. The presentations centered around the themes of “design”, “document”, “construct” and “manage”.
Presenters from a range of architecture, engineering, software, and construction companies offered insights into how technology is changing the nature…