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Architects at the Mixing Desk: Workflows Cutting Across the Whole‐Life Process
Author(s) -
Sinclair Dale
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.2184
Subject(s) - desk , workflow , architecture , process (computing) , mixing (physics) , architectural engineering , engineering , computer science , engineering management , mechanical engineering , visual arts , art , physics , quantum mechanics , database , operating system
Despite the collaborative, holistic approach discussed throughout this 2, most architects still remain rooted in the concept design stage. Dale Sinclair – Director of Technical Practice, Architecture at global engineering firm AECOM and a regular speaker on the future of the built environment industry – argues that several cultural shifts are needed. Not only should architects open themselves up to new building methods that allow them to digitally tweak simulations like a music producer at a mixing desk. They should also make broader use of digital technology to learn from their buildings' longer‐term outcomes, and feed this knowledge back into subsequent projects.