A generally accepted principle in systems thinking is that diagrams are required to convey complex issues in a way that text generally can't.. We also use modeling and data visualisation, to ensure that decisions are based on facts and data, rather than opinion and hunches.
She advocates for architects to evolve their roles, focusing more on curating and standardising supply chain systems rather than designing everything bespoke, to remain relevant in an increasingly digitised industry.. 5.Integration of onsite automation.
Lucy shares her vision for the future of construction sites, where automation and robotics will play a significant role.She believes that creating factory environments onsite, rather than relying heavily on offsite prefabrication, will address logistical challenges and enhance construction efficiency..These takeaways highlight Lucy Homer's insights into the transformative strategies at Lendlease, the evolving role of architects, and the future direction of the construction industry towards greater sustainability and digital integration.. Find out more about out approach to.
building sustainably hereThe difficulties in articulating and quantifying the essence of good design and its wider benefits to society have meant that design is often undervalued, both in the procurement of new development and in the planning decision-making process.As a result, large urban developments often fail to meet the aspirations of policymakers.
Architects have also been reluctant to focus conversations on the economic merits of their schemes, or the political issues behind them, instead focusing their descriptions and appraisals of work in mainly aesthetic terms.
This has meant the discussion misses key challenges regarding what schemes are providing, or lacking, in terms of the economic and social value in architecture.. Part of the difficulty in embedding this design quality throughout the design process may be a result of the fragmentation of projects into stages, and the atomisation of roles in recent decades.4. it is much harder to argue that it is practically possible to achieve the necessary, aggressive decarbonising of emissions within the next decade.
The only countries that have been able to achieve the required rate in carbon emission reductions are those that have been using nuclear power (see figure below).. 5.Renewables require a lot more land, as well as the installation of additional distribution grid, which takes time and becomes increasingly more difficult and costly, as the obvious and easy places for these technologies have already been taken, and further away, more difficult land or sea locations are now the only option for development.. 6.
Whether an (almost) all-renewables portfolio could provide the required clean energy, and whether it is realisable quickly enough remains a matter of debate.But in a way that is not the point either; because if you aren’t 100% sure you can realise this renewables-only portfolio, then as time is so short, failing to look into energy portfolios that include nuclear would be both unwise and irresponsible.