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On this episode of Design Hive, Brendan Mullins, discipline leader for design computing, joins us to talk about technological change in the architecture industry. Brendan is an architect who is passionate about technology. He has seen BIM (building information modeling) and design visualization evolve rapidly and become mainstays of design practice and delivery.
Now, new computational design tools and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered applications are thriving in architecture and building engineering. Brendan shares his thoughts on what this new technology means for the capability of design teams and how it may reshape the business of architecture itself.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- About Brendan’s long-term passion for design technology, from modeling health projects in virtual reality to building a team of technology-forward designers.
- How our design computing group finds ways to empower designers, solve complex building challenges, and partner with the design practice group on project delivery.
- How computational design can help designers turn bold ideas into buildable architecture. Here’s an example: the complex curved structures on Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island project, where digital analysis helped guide fabrication, shipping, and construction.
- How AI is emerging as a powerful design partner to help architects and designers code custom tools, automate workflows, test building performance, and explore new possibilities.
- Where designers are using AI today. And where they may be able to use it in the future.
- Why real-time visualization is reshaping client collaboration and workflows.
- Why organized design data could become one of the industry’s most valuable assets for training AI.
- Why human designers remain vital, connecting client needs, context, and creativity.
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