THE SHIFTING PROFESSION by Nadia Pinto

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Nadia Pinto 18058071 Professional Studies 3 Manchester School of Architecture 2019/2020

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MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

CONTENT

1- INTRODUCTION

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1.1- Past, Present and Future of the practice. What does it mean to be an architect?

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2.Academic and professional practice in the 21st century.

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3.How the advances in technology (AI) will redefine the role of architects? How is technology advancement influencing the role of the architect in the building industry?

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4.Will technology replace the role of architects? Will architects in the future have to rearrange their role within the construction industry?

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5.CONCLUSION

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6.SELF REVIEW

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7.RECOMMENDATION

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8.BIBLIOGRAPHY

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9.LIST OF FIGURES

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1.Introduction

Education in the architectural field requires to be more flexible and improve its skills so students of architecture can prepare themselves to the professional world. Likewise, the professional world needs to adapt itself to technological advances, and these shifts will create a more adaptable profession to current socio-economic practices within the building industry. This essay will focus on the relationship between architectural business and education by emphasizing values so that a balanced collaboration between them contributes to the development of future architects’ careers. From this comparison, the essay aims to firstly identify the gaps in the transition from education to profession and then the effects on the architect’s skills development and finally, the position of the architect on the broader construction industry. To finalize, the essay analyses the impact of emerging technology in the redefinition of the profession’s values. This will be covered in the paper by exploring the advantages of AI systems into the practice, and the overall industry besides questioning rather or not this will substitute or benefit the ‘uncertain’ role of the architect. This research will not identify the main constraints or detail the technological sources applied in the building environment. However, it will be a clear reflection on the possibility of adaptivity and change of mindset in both academia and practice based on the current issues. This will aim to encourage a shift in the profession to a more flexible, creative, and technologically driven practice that is aware of 21st-century demands and specifically responsive to the interest of groups and communities.

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1.1- Past, Present and Future of the practice. What does it mean to be an architect?

According to Samuel (2018), the architectural profession is considered to be a gentlemen’s profession and rather grandiose, with public approval being of little importance compared to acceptance from peers in the architectural world. Since its creation, the profession of architecture has held a single view. “ The integrity of the profession was above the providers. The architect is recognized as the independent agent between the client and the contractor, and he is also a subcontractor of the supplier” (Worthington,2019, p.243). In the contemporary world, we see a shift in the initial conception of the profession in which Oresanya (2019) in the Book ‘ Defining Contemporary Profession’ emphasizes that “beyond building functionality and creating design aesthetic, the role of an architect includes environmental sustainability and stewardship, energy conservation, improving the public realm, adaptive reuse of existing building stock, providing safe and secure environments, understanding the role of professional judgement required in practice and to deal with social, political and cultural issues, and much more besides” (Oresanya 2019, p.192). Even so, Bauman Lyons Architects (2008) argues that many people still believe that architecture is a ‘homo universalis’ profession, while in fact, architects in a contemporary era are greatly disadvantaged if they do not have a significant understanding of all the areas of the built environment. The architectural profession has to adapt once again to the current demands. Notwithstanding that, the architect’s position as the outsider can be one of the main disconnection within the project environment. Architects are unlikely to properly understand either the local knowledge of the place or the users of the space (Baumanlyons Architects, 2008).

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The architect’s best-laid plan is at every stage, from concept design to construction and occupancy repeatedly being interrupted by external forces, and these go beyond the control of the architect (Till,2009). “Architecture is thus shaped by external conditions than by the internal process of the architect”(Till,2009, p.1). However, Samuel (2018) affirms that the problem of architects not only rely on its uncertain position in the industry but also according to clients, the participation of an architect worry the builders who do not want to work within a detailed contract as well as clients worrying about the architect’s fee. The disconnection between the architect and the other categories of the building industry plus the client is quite evident, being thus recognized ‘as the ones failing to bring projects on time and budget’. Master of Arts CREATIVE

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Fig.2- Defining the architect’s role

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2. Academic and professional practice in the 21st century.

The 21st century has been a time of revival in the architectural field, and the need to develop practical and ethical codes for collaborative work done by architects and other professionals has been crucial to delivering successful projects. However, Samuel (2018) argues that the nature of the profession and the growing marginalization within the building industry lack of clarity on what is the role of architects. In the book, Architecture Depends Till (2009), disagrees with the following connotation of the architectural practice being pursued its final object by instead suggesting the introduction of others practices in the process and product of the architectural practice as well as a reclassification of the practice’s role. From this implication, Till (2009) encourages to deter from the idea of the architect as expert problem-solver to that of the architect as a citizen sense-maker. “ The profession of architecture is one that dates back to ancient times, with a profound impact on the built environment of civilizations all over the world. The evolution of the practice has been relatively slow while technologies and styles have evolved, the fundamentals today are not all that different than they were historical” (Building Design & Construction, 2019). With the evolving world, along with technology’s evolution, the role of architects is drastically and rapidly changing. Yet, also with all the available innovations, the best way to stay relevant is by acknowledging what the future holds (Building Design & Construction, 2019). ). By agreeing with this, Till (2009) emphasizes the necessity of a shift from the idealization of the architect as a lone genius to a more collaborative ethical practice. But, notwithstanding the connotation of a lone genius or perhaps the building master, in the educational system is where the values that define

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the profession of architecture are primarily established with a complex relationship that not directly influences one another in which the academic is shaped by the profession and vice versa (Till,2009). “ Architects are not different from any other profession in exerting their independence as a means of defining their territory, their area of control, apart from others”(Till,2009, pp.17). Despite the constant claim of having specialized knowledge that should be protected from inexpert intervention, the autonomy of the profession has a substantial social implication. Architects assume specific codes, both visual and linguistic, that differs them from the rest of society (Till,2009). Codes and standards in the architecture profession must respond to the shifting role and changes of the surrounding environment by addressing the essence of the business of making an impact on people’s lives, the built environment, including the next generation of architects. The most important part of the profession’s code should always be people. Once upon a time architects trained informally without established guidelines or standards through readings, apprenticeship, and self-study by pushing the limits of what was possible (Hyde and Jones, 2019). However, global urbanization, the change in the environment, and the economic instability that the century is facing have forced a reformulation of design methodologies and the application of cross-disciplinary work in the practice. The speculative projects of the 1960s and 70s of industrial architecture no longer apply to the current world; the field continues to adapt and change (Allen, 2012).

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As Till (2009) argues, the obligation of architects to hear the voice of people instead of only observing their function to create landmarks and symbolic buildings as a masterpiece must be strictly evaluated and reinforced. Architecture is no longer the mother of the arts, neither a privileged code of aesthetics that since the early stage of education discourages students from exploring the intrusion of outside forces. The profession has been confined by ideological or abstract mode of design imposed and criticized within a studio environment. “ The crit places into a pressure cooker a combination of potentially explosive ingredients: students catatonic with tiredness and fear, tutors (mainly male) charged on power and adrenaline, and an adversarial arena in which actions are as much about showing off as they are about education” ( Till, 2009, p.8). This behaviour is constantly justified to prepare students for the real world; however, such common traits, strange characteristics, and codes learnt in education and continued to be executed in the profession are assumed by Till (2009) as the potential cause for the extinction of the profession as a discipline. Rather than building up individuals connected with the surrounding matter, the institutionalised system produces a socially and mentally homogeneous set of individuals proud of their eyes smudged with tiredness and messy hair at the end of their first project. Accordingly, Bauman Lyons Architects (2008) criticizes the educational system by arguing that the disconnection between education and practice is mainly caused by the value system future architects inherit from teachers, who they pass out what they have learnt even if this no longer applies to the future needs of the practice.

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Architecture should not be limited to the performance of basic requirements established by Institutions. The established criteria by ARB and RIBA should be reformulated to respond to all types of challenges, as well as the evolving demands of the industry and future trends (Patel, 2019). “ The increasing pragmatism of today’s architectural discipline is going nowhere because architects are not trained to take control of that process; instead they have become an instrument of the common market, controlled by political autocracies and building pragmatics” (Bauman Lyons, 2008, pp.92). At the interview for Architects Journal (2010), Flora Samuel affirmed that architects need to get more specialized to respond to the complexity the world is currently facing. However, she also mentions ‘uncertainty ’ as the term used to describe architect that does not entirely apply comparing with what they used to do in the previous time. Besides, the interviewee emphasizes that ARB and RIBA’s criteria should recognise the variety of roles encompassed by the word ‘architect.’ They should be pushing issues to do with participation, social engagement, research skills, and helping people to get projects off the ground in which anyone could use an architect’s services. In the same way, architectural education and practice should acquire more skills beyond the design and creativity that are the basis of the profession. Yet also, a successful architectural practice demands architects with other skills. Architects should be concerned with finding solutions for the everyday problems of ordinary people (BaumanLyons, 2008). As Duffy and Hutton (1998) state in the book ‘Architectural Knowledge’ architects have become imprisoned by the professional structure erected 150 years ago to preserve and protect their integrity in the best professional and ethical manner, also aiming to preserve their freedom.

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However, this alleged privilege is focused in two constraints based on the separation from the builder and independence from the client. As consequence, architects positioned themselves in a neutral ground to arbitrate between the client and the contractor. Therefore, the status of a gentlemen has become no longer necessary, thus architect’s relations with both contractor and client are facing a new kind of pressure (Hutton and Duffy, 1998). The old fashioned mindset of architects of being the ones trained to design new buildings on new sites and to solve new problems makes them obsolete. This is due to the lack of understanding that the real design challenge is to help clients make the best use of their space. Additionally, this dilemma is solved with the introduction of a participative design and equipping the architect to cope with the social, political, and economic realities of different communities and contexts (Sanuel, 2018). “ There is a mismatch between public perception of architects and what is that they actually do or believe that they are doing. When practice says one thing and does other, it is not surprising that the public is confused ”(Samuel, 2018, pp.23). Furthermore, within the building industry, the existence of a more homogeneous relation between the contractor and the architect has to be claimed to deliver more efficient results.

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ONCE UPON A TIME ...

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This is the best project of the century, we will house 3000 people in this social housing sheme. The urban scheme includes schools, hospitals and so much more..

The Architect- 1950s

Community of Users/Clients

DISCONNECTED RELATION

ACADEMIA “ Academia does not , at the present acknowledge the diversity of architectural contributions likely to be needed in the future” (BaumanLyons, 2008).

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Fig.3- Past,Present and Future

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Architects have no proper understanding of the management of the building process, which could be better explored to ensure that buildings are constructed so that they become efficient to run, adaptable, and easy to use (Hutton and Duffy,1998). “ The crux both builders and architects face is coming to terms with time. This means shifting from a profession and industry based on the assumption that the relationship with the client is synchronic, whereas we should be trying to devise professional and technical services which are diachronic”( Hutton and Duffy,1998, p.100). Larger companies and stakeholders are taking over the industry, yet also 50% of residential houses are not designed by architects themselves but by large size practices. The existing gap between the importance of finance and creative design. Architects are competing with a space in the built environment that has been aggressively stolen by developers, contractors, and large businesses. The only solution for survival is joining the big fishes and compromising its freedom of creativity. Architects give their ideas upfront for free to developers just aiming to win a project. As a result, the position of the architect has been a battlefield of chasing after projects (Business of Architecture, 2019). Despite that, in most circumstances the architects must fight to change this perception of clients and the building industry that architects are only interested in the early stages of the building project and would rather leave the design management and delivery to others entities within the building industry (Oresanya,2019).

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The architecture defined by our outmode of professional codes is suddenly not much applicable to the current. Architects will have to prove themselves by discovering new forms of services; invent new techniques for data collection and design; gather more efficient data on building use than is available today. This process of innovation starts from the educational system, in which Hutton and Duffy (1998) assert that there is no limit to the use of architectural skills that could be explored if architects break out bad old ways of carrying the profession. In the same way, Samuel (2018) argues in her book Why Architects matter that the architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contribution to the construction process needs to be analysed through the educational curriculum by highlighting in the learning outcomes. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We need a more reflexive , self-critical, but also more generous architecture, architecture without compromise in terms of its intrinsic qualities; but also without compromise in its duty to serve, and protect against injustice and dominationâ&#x20AC;? (Bauman Lyons Architects 2008, pp.70). This will happen with the business side of the professional training becomes more engaging and collaborate with researches outside architecture to encourage architects to investigates and explore innovative tools to carry out the process of delivering an efficient architectural product (Samuel, 2018).

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Innovation, creativity, technology, and social changes influence and transform industries being the architectural profession strongly affected by these external factors, which make the practice more flexible and adaptable to changes in adopting technology and focusing on design thinking. The architectural practice, both academic and professional, has already been transformed by the technological advancement of algorithms based programs. This is reflected in how design is delivered and shared within the building industry with projects created with intelligent software that manage, synchronize buildings and infrastructure using a digital model that can be monitored across all construction stages. For instance, more innovative uses of technology could also contribute to provide more services and expand the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, which is already happening with the use of drone technology for building surveying and inspection, generate 3D printed buildings and other services. Thus, architects are initiating to collaborate with tech companies or introduce their tool of technology to deliver innovative practice of producing buildings (KERR Office Group, 2019).

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3.How the advances in technology (AI) will redefine the role of architects? How is technology advancement influencing the role of the architect in the building industry? Due to the availability of the internetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge, job skills are taking different paths. The accumulation of knowledge becomes less relevant unless it adapts to a way of thinking that engages with creativity, critical thinking, and working collaboratively by exploiting newly available resources. For this matter, the educational system has to promote tools for students to work across the built environment and develop their skills through the application of new technology by taking in to account the social and emotional skills that stimulate the life and work human relation technologies ( Samuel, 2018, pp.179). Samuel (2018) strongly supports a rectification of the educational curriculum to improve the skills in the advanced architectural design of future professionals, which is currently constrained by the RIBA validation. With the rapid evolution of technological facilities and the integration of the tools in the profession, the role of architecture as a consequence is dramatically changing to create a platform for the most innovative and inspiring ideas in urbanism and architecture. AI could potentially disrupt the relationship between the client-user and the architect by removing the human aspect of the decision-making process. Despite that, AI capability of design optimization and risk identification offers various options to identify and mitigate future risks and amplify opportunities to solve the many problematic challenging the built environment (Ryan and Bland, 2019). Nonetheless, Trebilcock (2019) argues that some believe that technological advancement can perhaps annihilate the need of professionals in which he disagrees by affirming that technology is simply a tool. On the same wavelength, Bland and Ryan (2019) emphasize that technological devices will be able to respond to complex issues, but the human-centered skill-sets ingrained in the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professionalism will always be necessary to create the algorithm.

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“The situation is exacerbated in the early twenty-first century by the extraordinary power made available by the computer. Technological determinism enters an unholy alliance with formal determinism, submenus of software programs producing ever more different shapes. But scratch beneath the veneer and one finds a void, a political and ethical void in which the underlying processes and their social detachment are left unexamined ”( Till, 2009, p.15). Circumstances will change and architects will have to deal with new set of variables, yet also clients expect them to be experts on everything. and how architects can adapt the work done in the pursue of making the places they design on their behalf better Architects are interested on how the technology will impact the places they design in the future (Unity,2017). Consumption of information in context, the collection of data and capture of the information generated by a place contributes to the implementation of smart design solutions. Through AI, information is processed from data that allows professional to do a better job. With more information architects become more efficient at solution making. Data is converged into a field of view that allows to respond and manipulate as many information as desired, which no longer limits into a physical artefact (Unity,2017).

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Fig.4- The collaborative profession.

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4.Will technology replace the role of architects? Will architects in the future have to rearrange their role within the construction industry? There are some implications to the code compliance, socio-economic and environmental consideration but the core of the architectural business is still solution-based with a focus on problem-solving. While the principles may more or less remain the same, there will be less focus on the drawing procedure of the development reports and more focus on inventive arrangements and how they influence and support the users of the space. In turn, clients are getting more sophisticated and aware of new technologies; this results in demanding a higher level of understanding of the process. In some cases, clients desire to be accompanying the process until its completion. Fortunately, technologies are moreover progressing, permitting a better level of information to be effortlessly passed on from client to architect and vice-versa ( Building Plan & Development 2019). Technology is moving into architecture day by day. The speed to market has expanded essentially with the industrialization of construction with companies like Katerra and DIRTT. These firms are applying coordination and logistics via Google Maps to provide materials to the construction site faster and time-efficient. Another technological method adopted by these companies is the science of prefabrication with the purpose of increasing the efficiency of construction, which results in fast project delivery. While this method is strongly efficient to a logistic and operational standpoint, it also implies that some of the traditioal elements of architecture, specifically the drawing are it, moreover implies that a few of the conventional viewpoints of engineering, particularly the drawings are likely to fade away with time. This signifies that the next generation of architects will have to adopt a whole new type of deliverables (HMC Designers, 2020).

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Furthermore, it is assumed that, with the digital delivery of construction documents , the individual check of the project will be substituted by a program-based software. This will accelerate the planning approval time, the process from design to construction while reducing the margin for human error (Building Design & Construction,2019). Design systems present a set of parameters that are applied for processing data to generate design solutions. â&#x20AC;&#x153; These digital outputs, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), assist in achieving higher performing buildings by looking at regenerative design, renewability, life-cycle costs, and app-based maintenance programsâ&#x20AC;? (HMC Designers, 2020).The parameters are set by a system where the architect has a certain or limited operational extent. The program responds to the commands executed by the designer; however, this is a minor percentage of what the entire system consists of (HMC Designers, 2020). The remaining process is executed by other specialists who are not architects. This signifies that the architect needs to upgrade his role, which is limited to construction and building solution, to adapt to new emerging roles within the industry. In this case, the suggestion is that architects become more integrated into the process thinking and technological mechanism they utilize to generate design. Technological advancements have always taken construction forward, so it is unusual that in the 21st century, some practices still hesitating to adopt new tech ( Jones, 2018). The demand for solving issues of urban population growth, economic recession and climate change have transformed business practice, in which they had to adapt and reinvent themselves to catch up with the 21st-century demands ( Etherington,2011).

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The future of practice is becoming increasingly decentralised, and this is a response of generational shift and a value-based society. Architects are so well poisoned both from our academic training and work. This leads to traditional design services being affected and replaced by others more technologically advanced services in the industry that can deliver faster design solutions and value (AIANational, 2019). AI will not be able to replace design thinking that emphasizes human needs, community feel and the psychological effect of the built environment. Architects are responsible for building a sustainable future, but this can only happen if architects are knowledgeable and understand the drivers of changes as well as the social needs that underpin them (BaumanLyons, 2008). The architectural practice throughout history has been nominated as the master of arts. However, with the modern shift inclined to the performance and the necessity to create a functional building that meets the client’s need, the architect of the future must strike a balance between art and science, as well as the inclusion of technology. “Only time will tell just how balanced these concepts will be, but at present, they’re exhibiting a synergy that makes it a truly fascinating time to be an architect ” (Building Design & Construction,2019).

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5.Conclusion

“While the name may change, responsibilities may expand, and technology may play a greater role in the way in which work is carried out, the fundamental responsibility of the architect will remain the same. They will continue to use their expertise to transform someone’s dream into reality and consider the way in which building and design impact our daily lives and the environment ” (KERR Office Group,2019). Technological tools are transforming the way architects communicate their work, and this can be the main tool to improve the collaboration of architects and contractors, the communication of architects and clients. Furthermore, the use of AI can provide a starting ground for students to be able to elaborate a complex architectural project with the same precision as the ones delivered in the professional world. Therefore, Duffy and Hutton (1998) affirm that to achieve a new kind of relationship with the client and others in the building industry will not be easy. For this reason, architects, academia and the outmoded professional codes (RIBA/ARB) will have to prove themselves by concocting new forms of service; invent new techniques to inform design. Techniques that are easily perceived by all and can improve the way the industry communicates and delivers projects. “ Above all architects will have to devise totally new aesthetic based not on the bright, sterile and peoples moment of move-in but on the gradual adaptation of space through time, and aesthetic of process and maturity ” (Duffy and Hutton, 1998,p.100).

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Schools are distant from being able to benefit or indeed comprehend this opportunity, in which Duffy and Hutton (1998) are tempted to lose hope and also argue that there is no restrain to the use of the architectural ability, however, this can be boosted if the old ways of teaching and practicing the profession are improved. Perhaps one of the changes the architecture sector could rebrand in what they designate themselves into a “one-stop-shop” for design, value creation, construction, and the delivery of projects. Many find restricting the term ‘ architects’ and the criteria of the profession outlined within the Architects Registration Board (ARB). However, (Patel, 2019) argues that architecture should not only be about performing the basic standards of requirements, instead, the architectural practice could see a rise in creative consultants, collaborative partnership and creative agencies, which will have more flexibility in collaborating with the overall industry, adopting new technology, and focusing on design thinking ((KERR Office Group, 2020).

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ARCHITECT AND CLIENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RELATION

PART 1

Because it emphasizes the relation between the interior and exterior!

Why do we need this entrace in the backyard?

Because it goes along with the context and matches the facade of neighbouring houses.

Why have you placed wooden cladding?

PART 2 Because it is water resistance, durable and easy maintanece?

Why have you chosen ceramic tiles for the bathroom ?

Because it faces south and you can get the most of daylight..

Why did you locate the kitchen in this position?

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Because it purifies the air, regulates humidity and it is sustainable..

Why have you used this type of insulation?

Because I am the architect and I say so!!! Why ??

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Fig.5- Architect and Clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship

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6.Self-Review

In the initial stages of the PS3 Coursework, we were responsible for forming a group of 12 to 13 members with the aim to develop a practice/Atelier prototype. Group L, was composed of individuals from different ateliers in comparison to other groups that was formed of people that knew each other beforehand. At first, I found it challenging to familiarise myself to each individual of the group, and this had quietly postponed our communication. As the first intensive week progressed, as a group, we arranged to meet once a week and after Tuesday’s session to discuss our business model. I personally found this stage the most challenging to each of us; we all had different ideas and taste in architecture. While elaborating the business structure, the group was very diverse as we expected it to be. However, the difference between us became our strongest asset. Each individual was able to contribute with their unique perception based on ateliers and their own individual life experience. We initially introduced a business model and practice based on the building’s post-occupancy that would use technological tools to 3D scan the building and give 24/7 report the condition to both clients, architect and contractor. This initial model aimed to maintain the efficiency and integrity of building function using real-time monitoring. Later on, in the development of this idea, we realised that the business model was very similar to one from a previous year ‘Architype’. Thus, we desisted from the initial idea, and we found ourselves going back to stage 1. Fortunately, in our second meeting, one of our group members who is part of the atelier CPU that focuses on using technology the revolutionised the building industry on atelier suggested the exploration of Quantum computing as a disruptor in architectural practice as well as the creation of a Building Universal Management System (PANARCHI) that would generate optimum design (error-free).

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In the beginning, there was quite of hesitation from myself and some members of the group due to the fact that Quantum computing is a topic not much explored into the architectural field. However, companies such as Google and Microsoft are initiating to examine the capacity of Quantum computing and means to commercialise its resources. This tool has been investigated â&#x20AC;&#x153;as a possible future option for tackling high-complexity or seemingly-intractable problems by complementing classic computing with a fundamentally different compute paradigmâ&#x20AC;? (Computing Community Consortium, 2018). From this meeting, I decided to explore the topic further, and I recognised the vast possibilities of experimenting this technological waves into architecture. Quantum Computing is the future, and this can better and faster the way we work due to its high capacity for processing data. All the information gathered had helped me to build an interest in the subject. Personally, I have never been much inclined to technology, I have utilised technological tools as a mean to produce quality work in architecture, but never understood the composition of a computer as well as the science and theory behind the master. I simply utilise technological tools in architecture as commodities to produce projects rather than fully explore and understand its technical capacity. The initial lack of understanding had definitely motivated to explore a topic outside of my comfort zone. The variety of ideas that emerged in the design proposal of 11D had shown the vast benefits and value that the exploration of technology could add to the architectural practice. While working during the intensive week, I was amazed with my capacity of team leading. I was aware of the progress of each team member and predisposed to suggestion and discussion when necessary.

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I believe that my group appreciated my input throughout the process. I am inclined to management and organisation, these skills come naturally to me, and they came across smoothly during the group work. I realised that although I was pushing my team members to finalise the task on time, I was never confronted and disagreed by my management system. I felt very pleased when my colleagues asked spontaneously for guidance. Some would ask me once their task completed what to do next. I contributed in the delivering of each part of the Coursework, but I dedicated majority of the time elaborating Journal B. As a team, we all applied more effort on Journal A, which was the business proposal of our practice 11D, and less in Journal B. However, I am not justifying that there was uneven workload on this specific Journal, but if we all had a more balanced and equal input on Journal B, the results would have been more favourable. While working on this Journal, I found challenging to apply the feasibility study into the business model, which was something that we did not cover in much detail as a group perhaps the information was rushed to last-minute research into this specific part. This assignment from the lectures to the completion of business proposal coursework had massively contributed to a broader understanding of a business structure for architecture which did not come across easily during my year out work experience. Exploring quantum computing took me out of my comfort zone and showed the immense possibilities for a future practice of Architecture that no longer relies on the traditional model set by RIBA/ARB. 11D was a really complex business structure model, as a team, we initially struggle to find the most accurate and indeed standing concept for our system, something that could be easily explained and understood by anybody.

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We truly believed in the success of our practice, and we were all engaged and enthusiastic about our project. I personally appreciated the input that everybody gave to deliver the practice and how efficiently we worked in our individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assignments. I was extremely satisfied to gain the trust of my peers, which made me an essential tool in the management of the team. This occasion has massively improved my leadership and project management skills. The team worked in harmony with constant communication. Each of us made an effort to show the progress of our work and made themselves prompt to discussion and share of ideas.

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7.Recommendation 1ST to 10TH WEEK- SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

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In the first weeks of seminars, ensure that your group meets regularly to discuss the progress of your work. Although, you still have a couple of weeks ahead before the intensive group work week for the completion of the business proposal, set up a plan of work such as timetable, google drive to share and store group documents. This will be a safe place to organize group documents. It is essential to use the drive so each member can share ideas that will be accessed and reviewed by all members.

Take as many notes during seminars. They organized so you can profit and make the best use of the information. A variety of visitors experts in the field will be visiting and sharing essential tools that are crucial to the development of your career. I have learned more about the business structure of architecture while attending the lectures rather than the year out in practice.

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TIME MANAGEMENT

TEAM WORK

Do not leave work until the last minute. Ensure that you complete your task on time. If you are feeling behind and somewhat confused, communicate with your peers. It is group work, and each performance will reflect on the output of the coursework.

During the intensive week, ensure that you are willing to help others by being ready to assist and listen to each member’s ideas.

Although it is group work, your input is essential to deliver successful work.

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BE MOTIVATED

EXPLORE

Engage yourself in discussion and be open to asking questions during the lecture. It is an excellent opportunity to clarify some doubts that you might have.

Research in your free time. During group work, bring an exciting topic and do not restrain to challenge your peers. Group work is a great learning opportunity. You will be surprised by the number of engaging arguments and conversations you will cover with your colleagues.

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INDVIDUAL WORK

WORK-LIFE BALANCE To produce great work, ensure that the workload is distributed fairly and equally within the members to meet the deadline effectively in due time. Also, it is essential to agree with your team about the number of hours you want to spend working. The best to do during the group week is to set a time and space where everybody works efficiently from 9/5. The contribution of all will help you to have a work-life balance and create a time for yourself at the end of the session.

As you work for your group Business proposal, start thinking about your individual piece, which you could benefit from the group work by further exploring a topic of your interest that has been covered on the coursework, seminars or your atelier. Ensure that you find a topic that you are genuinely interested in, this decision will do research and writing more enjoyable.

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