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Writing on the future of architecture

The following is a collection of essays I've written about the future of architecture over the years. For a full list of my writing, return to the main writing page.

2021

CAD's Boring Future and Why it's Exciting
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Katerra's $2 Billion Legacy
Architect Magazine

2020

Modular Architecture is Back. Is it Better?
Architect Magazine
Architects Versus Autodesk
Architect Magazine
Generative Design is Doomed to Fail
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2019

What ‘The Future of The Professions’ Reveals About the Future of Architecture
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Can Algorithms Design Buildings?
Architect Magazine
Here Come Big Tech and the Venture Capitalists
Architect Magazine
Vertically Integrated Research: An unusual business model
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2015

Why Architects Can't Be Automated
Architect Magazine
How Big Data is Transforming Architecture
Architect Magazine
The Growing Importance of Research in Practice
Architect Magazine

2014

What's Next for Autodesk is What's Next for Architects
Architect Magazine
Where Gender Inequity Persists in Architecture: The Technology Sector
Architect Magazine
What’s Past and What’s Next in Architecture at the Venice Biennale
Architect Magazine
Architects are More Productive Than Statistics Indicate
Architect Magazine

2011

The MacLeamy curve
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Patenting Geometry
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2010

Patrik Schumacher - Parametricism
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