Industrial Revolution Effect on the Architectural Design

Abstract

The paper starts with a question about the industrial revolution: is there a new model of the industrial revolution in front of us? If yes, what is the effect on architecture and architectural design. New construction methods, associated with new building materials, have been innovated and used in the architecture field. In the current digital age, even the designing tasks have been altered and modified in order to cope with and benefit from the potentials of the new designing methods appeared and made a way of themselves into the conventional design process. Architecture is a huge domain; therefore, the paper focuses on three main areas of architecture namely, building materials, construction methods, and conceptual design phases. The paper applies the methodological tool of synthesizing and extracting from the literature review of the related research areas. Utilizing the theoretical –secondary-data, the paper explores the effect of fourth industrial revolution on the three main categories of architecture previously listed. The paper, moreover, examines the knowledge and skills required for the architectural education in the investigated areas. This exploration and examination will basically help the academia equip the graduates for the job market and the career profession.