Firstly, digital technology is one of the areas in architectural design that I believe still have a lot of potentials, which is also the reason why I choose this program. There are many topics about how digital technology will change the architecture field, and most of them are still developing. In terms of architecture design, BIM, Rhino, GH and kinds of modeling software bring many new ideas and generating the new form. In terms of architecture presenting, VR, MR, AR shows its ability but it is still at early stage. In terms of construction, digital fabrication method allows more and more customized design to come true within the budget. It is the era that the architecture field is developing so fast and shifting so fast. Which create many exciting opportunities for me to explore what the future of architecture will be.
Secondly, the market for digital technology is raising a lot since last century. Not only because of the development of computer industry and software but also the cost of labor is raising. The demand for reducing the labor cost is increasing from the developer. But for now, digital design and digital fabrication are still like two different disciplines. The designer has a lot of good ideas but does not understand fabrication, while the engineer knows fabrication does not understand design. From my experience in the previous college, a lot of design does not consider fabrication at all, which means that some of the good projects will go to the dead end eventually. The internship experience I had in China is opposite to my previous college. Most of my teammates are very practical architects, and afraid of exploring new technology. The construction contractor also unwilling to test new technology due to the cost. But it is the area that may lead to next generation of the architectural field. Thus, I choose the digital technology master program here to explore the possibilities in future.
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