We need to begin targeting the many construction workers who can’t read particularly well, and figuring out practical ways we can get them to use construction technology.
While digital visualisation offers incredible speed and detail, it is crucial to ensure early-stage designs remain flexible and collaborative, rather than overly polished.. 5.Rethinking architectural education.
With rising tuition costs and evolving industry demands, Satwinder supports expanding pathways into architecture, including apprenticeships and alternative degree models.Broadening access to the profession is essential for fostering innovation, diversity, and resilience in the next generation of architects..This conversation with Satwinder Samra offers a thought-provoking exploration of architecture’s evolving role in society.
From creating inclusive pathways for aspiring architects to redefining how we approach design and collaboration, Satwinder’s insights inspire us to envision a more accessible and impactful future for the built environment..Learn more about how we support personal and professional development at Bryden Wood.For pretty much forever, on-site or in-situ construction has been the default way of building.
However with accelerating interest in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), it sometimes seems that on-site construction is falling out of favour..
In 2019, the UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – as it was then called – published an MMC Definition Framework (see my earlier article,.The first factories were simply extensions on houses and the machines and equipment were generally sized to fit into slightly large rooms.
Of course, technology has pushed these boundaries to some degree and there are now large process plants like refineries or mega-factories..The railway system of the world is scaled around the size of a horse and cart as that was the predominant transport technology when they came into existence.. Moving down in scale, we scale craft and industrial laboratory equipment so that humans can interact with it using their hands.. Evolution is an excellent process to improve and adapt size and function to meet the demands of survival.
Its downside for humans is that in the context of the human lifespan it is very slow.We do not have the luxury of a million years to size our factories.