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From Pencils to Partners: The Next Role of Computation in Building Design
Author(s) -
Keough Ian,
Hauck Anthony
Publication year - 2017
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.2176
Subject(s) - scalability , cloud computing , set (abstract data type) , software , corporation , software engineering , value (mathematics) , computer science , computation , architectural engineering , engineering , engineering management , knowledge management , engineering ethics , political science , programming language , law , operating system , machine learning
As building information modelling (BIM) software becomes ever more powerful, how will the architect's role be affected? Ian Keough and Anthony Hauck of the AEC Generative Design group at leading software corporation Autodesk present their vision. They argue that the value of building professionals' expertise in advising clients on priorities and choices has never been higher. BIM offers greater guarantees of structural integrity and constructional feasibility, and scalable cloud computing allows numerous factors to be explored simultaneously; but success is only assured if the right parameters are set.