title: Why the future of architecture doesn't need us.
abstract: The information age has ushered in a well-documented revolution in design and production over the past decade. So far these changes mostly have affected our ability to envision and illustrate new forms, but soon the entire artificial environment may be restructured. Emerging technologies such as nanoscience and artificial intelligence may not only restructure the physical world--they may also completely alter our understandings of the world and of ourselves. Traditional standards of architectural theory may become altogether irrelevant.
authors.affiliation: William McDonough & Partners.
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hosey
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004779:Environment Design / Q000639:trends*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012984:Software