Post-Pandemic Innovation

The past year has seen a whirlwind that has turned on its head almost every aspect of the way we experience our environment and communicate. After the dust settles, many of these changes may reverse as we go back to our previous habits, but some will undoubtedly remain.  The pandemic has accelerated changes in the way we use technology, as well as our relationship to the Natural world however, many of these shifts were already in movement.

As we are rediscovering the need to connect to the natural world both on a psychological level and environmental level, the role that architecture and technology are playing in relation to nature is also being rethought.

Technological innovation and Architectural development have always been inherently linked as the great changes in the way we build have usually followed leaps in technological advancement. From the invention of perspective and scaled representation by Alberti in the 15th century that separated the roles of Contractor and Architect, to innovation in materials and structural mechanics that gave birth to modern architecture of the 20th century.

The Architect in 2000 - In 1899, French commercial artist Jean-Marc Côté produced a series of postcards (En l'an 2000) showcasing his vision of Parisian life in the year 2000

The emergence of the digital information age has been no different; it has had a potentially even larger effect on the way a building is designed, built, and communicated. Every aspect of the design of the built environment and its representation has been transformed.  We are now in the midst of another great shift, one that is based on the digital sharing of information.  

How is the work in astudio adapting as the world of design is undergoing this radical change?

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