We need solutions not only for coal, but also for liquid fuels.
It’s a starting point.It’s a way in which a client can express their perceived need.
Given that the brief charts the course for the remainder of the project it is critical that it is a well-articulated leading document.An architect’s inability to spend time developing the brief – and in many cases being cast as simply ‘another consultant’ rather than an enabler and driver of a process – means that the most critical part of a project might simply follow the flow of least resistance.Significantly, depending on the project, the sequencing of the steps will vary.
The core components are:.• open dialogue.
• rapid iteration.
• divergent thinking.This is done via our work with Landsec and Easi Space at our Construction Platforms Research Centre in Ropley.
This would include approaches like laser cutting components, and the use of autonomous reach stackers to place components.. As we move forward with automation in construction, we won’t need as many people on site.The operatives who are there will be working much more safely, with greater productivity.
They are likely to be part of multi-skilled gangs, trained with the know-how to assemble a whole range of components, as opposed to each individual having a single trade.These teams will be able to build a hospital one day, a school the next, and a set of apartments the day after.