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Opening Up the Future of Open Source: From Open Innovation to the Internet of Things for the Built Environment
Author(s) -
Fok Wendy W
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2097
Subject(s) - modular design , architecture , open innovation , the internet , open platform , open source , industrial internet , architectural engineering , open architecture , computer science , business , internet of things , world wide web , engineering , knowledge management , art , visual arts , software , operating system , programming language
The architecture, engineering and construction industry is increasingly operating within the merging of physical and digital that defines our era of connectivity. Meanwhile, new semi‐open‐source platforms such as WikiHouse and Resilient Modular Systems, together with the prospect of traditional supply chains being replaced by localised digital manufacturing, are challenging notions of design ownership. Guest‐Editor Wendy W Fok considers what questions designers should be asking themselves in this climate