There has been a complete shift from hand drawing and tracing to digital drawing and modeling. So, is coding the next step in the evolutionary process? In this video, we look at how the architecture industry has evolved and the path it’s on right now to the next stage of evolution. In the past, architects used to be called the “master builders” and they were responsible for design, survey, engineering, and management of the construction. Nowadays, all these trades have separated out into specialized fields. In addition to mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural engineers, there are façade engineers who are only involved in the skin of the building. There are energy efficiency consultants who analyze building models, calculate the heat gain on every face of the building throughout the year and help businesses develop a plan for reducing energy consumption in their building. There are landscape architects in charge of the areas around the building. Architects are still usually responsible for coordinating all these trades so the final product is cohesive. They are expected to have a basic knowledge of all these other fields but they don’t have to be the experts in them. Another thing to consider is how coding could help designers with their time management. There’s an unfortunate culture in the architecture industry of working overtime and during weekends to complete a project and this mentality can be traced back to architecture schools. Students are almost encouraged to not get any sleep, live in their architecture studios and not have any work life balance, an idea I rebelled against. You can complete a task in a timely manner you don’t have to sacrifice your mental health in process. This overtime culture creates a toxic environment where you are just burning throughemployees and treating them as dispensable. Coding can help break this culture by automating mundane, monotonous tasks. It can help you produce more work in a shorter period of time and in the process make you question whether all those last minute drawing updates are really necessary. Overall, it can help the architecture industry work smarter. Coding can help with client satisfaction both in the initial design stages as well as later in the construction phase with change orders. Coding and scripting can help create several design options fairly quickly, whether it is just analysis of the overall mass or form, maximizing square footage, different façade options and materials or even examining spatial relationships with surrounding buildings. Coding can also help the architecture industry keep up with the rest of the industries and not get left behind. There is a wealth of information on the internet right now on Revit API, Dynamo, Python and other software. There are tons of resources like Youtube, Linkedin Learning and forums. Just dive into it, fnd your niche, figure out what’s the most valuable to you to stay ahead of the game. ------------------------------------------------- SOURCES: ------------------------------------------------- Purple Lilies by Sum Wave - Epidemic Sound Music Boost by Joakim Karud: Music promoted by Audio Library: -------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This video was created for educational/informational purposes and qualifies as Fair Use. If you are the creator or own the footage featured in this video and have reservations please notify me via Youtube comments or email and I will accommodate you. #architecture #coding #scripting #construction #design #architect #future #robotics #automation