Architectural Technology
Architectural technology as a discipline and as a knowledge domain has evolved rapidly in the UK since the early 1990s, and in doing so it has started to (re)establish the synergy between building design, technology and community as we strive for a more sustainable and stimulating built environment. The role of the architectural technologist, both the official role promoted in the UK by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) and that adopted by others, such as architects, engineers and surveyors operating in the field, continues to evolve, shaped and reshaped by the time in which we live and the technologies to hand.
The challenge for building designers is constantly to evaluate and question: why we build; what we build, how we build; and when we build. It is only through such soul searching that we are able to advance our understanding and create a more responsive built environment. In order to advance our understanding we need to consult a wide range of knowledge, which will be derived from research and reflection on practice.
Developments in architectural technology
Building design and technology have a very special relationship, since without the technologies to realise the built form architecture would exist only in our minds. The relationship between building technology and design can be traced back to the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, periods when advances in technology and science were seen as the way forward, and times of solid faith in progress. Architects needed a thorough knowledge of scientific matters (applied mechanics and materials properties) as part of their education and daily practice. However, it was the engineers who took up the technical advances and new ideas in building the quickest. Cast iron, concrete, steel and glass gave engineers opportunities to build great structures, sometimes working alongside architects, sometimes with contractors.
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