Punching Above Your Weight: Digital Design Methods and Organisational Change in Small Practice (2007)
article⁄Punching Above Your Weight: Digital Design Methods and Organisational Change in Small Practice (2007)
abstract⁄Expanding bodies of knowledge imply expanding teams to manage this knowledge. Paradoxically, it can be shown that in situations of complexitywhich increasingly characterise the production of architecture generallythe small practice or small team could be at an advantage. This is due to the increasingly digital nature of the work undertaken and artefacts produced by practices, enabling production processes to be augmented with digital toolsets and for tight project delivery networks to be forged with other collaborators and consultants Frazer 2006. Furthermore, as Christensen argues, being small may also be desirable, as innovations are less likely to be developed by large, established companies Christensen 1997. By working smarter, and managing the complexity of design and construction, not only can the small practice ‘punch above its weight’ and compete with larger practices, this research suggests it is a more appropriate model for practice in the digital age. This paper demonstrates this through the implementation of emerging technologies and strategies including generative and parametric design, digital fabrication, and digital construction. These strategies have been employed on a number of built and unbuilt casestudy projects in a unique collaboration between RMIT University’s SIAL lab and the awardwinning design practice BKK Architects.
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| Year |
2007 |
| Authors |
Hyde, Rory. |
| Issue |
Expanding Bodies: Art Cities Environment |
| Pages |
40-47 |
| Library link |
Brian Lilley & Philip Beesley, 2007. bib⁄Expanding Bodies: Art - Cities - Environment. Riverside Architectural Press and Tuns Press. |
| Entry filename |
punching-above-your-weight |
