The 21st century is the age of an open and self-organised society. The internet allows us to follow our own demands or interests and share or collaborate more freely in communities. We, as users, create the content of our future. Spatial form is not excluded and can be generated by its users, too!
User-generated Form
Content
The beginning of our journey: Users define their demands via a website...
User-generated Form
Content
...generating the basic form of their home.
User-generated Form
Content
An algorithm assists in finding the optimal location within the neighbourhood.
User-generated Form
Content
The result is a consequence of combined analogoue and digital design.
User-generated Form
Content
Community
Our social structure correlates with the built environment.
User-generated Form
Content
Community
It could inform building processes.
User-generated Form
Content
Community
The physical manifestation would be a built social network.
User-generated Form
Content
Community
Collaboration
Different methods like gaming can be applied to engage all generations.
Project: 20,000 Blocks by Digital Design Unit of TU Darmstadt
Spatial Communication
Our society is based on the assumption, that experts can decide for others. Nowadays this is challenged though and we do not feel represented in the decision-making. The open-source culture in comparison shows how communities can be involved. Experts should visualise their knowledge to interact with others and make decisions together.
Spatial Communication
Interaction
More intuitive and interactive interfaces can assist collaboration and planning.
Spatial Communication
Interaction
Feedback
Getting fast feedback on important information can speed up the design process.
Spatial Communication
Interaction
Feedback
Visualisation
Visualisations help users to understand spatial compositions.
Advanced Processes
Algorithms take over many of our daily tasks reducing lots of complexity for us. They need careful attention, but used in the right way, even architecture can become a simple task for non-experts. Handling data optimally can speed-up design-decisions, construction processes and assist communication between different stakeholders.
Advanced Processes
Data Processing
We need to ask the right questions and process the necessary information to answer them.