They should be evaluating the types of opportunities this will create and figuring out how to shape themselves in order to take advantage of those opportunities.
He notes that traditional architectural education needs to adapt to tech-savvy students who often know more about certain tools than their professors.However, he emphasises that the core value of architectural education lies in teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills rather than specific technical knowledge.. 5.
Communication and language in architecture.Randy highlights the importance of effective communication and storytelling in architecture, drawing from his background in playwriting.He discusses how terminology (like AI, MMC, DfMA) can be both important for precision but also potentially confusing, emphasising the need to understand context and underlying meanings rather than getting caught up in exact definitions..
Learn more about our approach to architectural design.At Bryden Wood, we strive to create exceptional design solutions that deliver better value for clients and a better built environment for society.Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) has long been part of our philosophy and it is exciting to see an increasing focus on DfMA in the construction industry around the world.
My recent article.
“Construction Platforms for Asia: Thoughts on the DfMA Journey in Asia-Pacific”.As mentioned, this is a key element of our Design to Value approach, as it enables us to get closer to an optimum solution..
Unfortunately, we sometimes find ourselves in the conventional engineering situation of having to limit the number of options that we look at because we haven't got the time or the resources to look at too many.Clearly, it is fine to narrow down a set of options on a rational basis.
But if it's simply that we don't have time, we are at risk of staying away from the optimum solution.That means more cost and more time which, ultimately, is going to affect the patient who is at the end of that supply chain.