Get in training for the world of cyberspace

Article Abstract:

New technologies such as tissue engineering, cyberspace and genetics will have a profound and rapid impact on the nature of architecture. It will be vital for architects to adapt to these trends if the profession is to survive. Preparations must be made now for a dramatically different future in which concepts such as gravity and weathertightness will no longer have any relevance.

Forecasts and trends, Column

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Mixing the real and the virtual

Article Abstract:

The potential uses of virtual reality for architects are discussed. Virtual reality makes it possible to design spaces in which virtual and actual components intermingle.

Usage, Software, Virtual reality

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Speaking your language: A new language for sharing data holds great promise for architects, but will businesses agree on an alphabet?

Article Abstract:

A new language for sharing data may be of benefit for architects.

Architects, Information management

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