Introduction – The Digital Turn In Architecture

In the introduction, it states ‘a meaningful building of the digital age is not just any building that was designed and built using digital tools: it is one that could not have been either designed or built without them’. I think this is a very powerful statement relating to the way architecture has changed over the last century, having a positive impact in the built environment. We are able to see, communicate and understand ideas and designs easier and very quickly and easily make a change for the better. In the early 1990’s there was an emergence of technologies that gave architects the ability to produce splines, something that previously required a lot of time mathematical equations that now is quite pointless. The manipulation of these lines also became very easy with software that included the use of interfaces and vectors, something that wasn’t as easy when hand drawn.  There are a lot of people out there who do not believe that digital technology is the best way forward and is affecting society, the economy, our culture and our everyday lives, but I personally believe that there is so much more out there to learn and be discovered, not only in the way of architecture and design, but in the technologies and software that are being used to create and communicate these designs. The last sentence ‘The most momentous days of the digital turn may still be ahead of us’ is one that I can relate to, as I can’t wait to see what lies ahead in technology and architecture.