2060: An Autonomously Crafted Built Environment. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simondetti, Alvise; Luebkeman, Chris; Uerz, Gereon
• Other Names: Tibbits Skylar guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Architectural design. Volume 87:Number 4(2017)
• Page Start: 120
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Ai Build -- Arup -- Daedalus Pavilion -- Nvidia GPU Technology Conference -- Amsterdam, Autonomous systems -- Fab Labs -- Skanska -- Ray and Maria Stata Center -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) -- Boston -- Frank Gehry -- Alvaro Siza -- Eduardo Souto de Moura -- London -- Serpentine Gallery -- Kensington Gardens -- Steve Walker -- RMIT University -- Smart Nodes Pavilion -- Engineers Australia Convention -- Melbourne -- Singapore Sports Hub -- Kallang -- Altair -- WithinLab (now Autodesk Within) -- 3D Systems -- Grote Marktstraat -- The Hague -- Netherlands -- GPU Technology Conference -- Industrial Revolution -- Technological Revolution -- First World War -- Chicago -- New York -- Digital Revolution -- smartphone app revolution; 729
• DOI: 10.1002/ad.2204
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-8504

Abstract

Abstract : By 2060, smart technology will allow every aspect of our surroundings to be optimised for efficiency and customisable to our desires. From street lighting, to building maintenance, to hotel interiors, to flood protection – this is the future as imagined by Alvise Simondetti, Chris Luebkeman and Gereon Uerz of Arup's Foresight + Research + Innovation team . After setting out their vision of what lies ahead, they highlight several recent projects that they have worked on with high‐profile architects around the globe: projects that pave the way to a world where fine crafting and intelligent design are for the masses rather than the few. This is all set in context by a piece that outlines the evolutionary steps that have been triggered by disruptive technological shifts.