Building that you’re sitting in now is doomed to end up in a landfill. It’s an uncomfortable thought, as we’re used to perceiving buildings to be permanent structures. Yet today average building lifespan is only about 40 years.
What will buildings of the future look like? Will they have a bent Zaha Hadid-inspired shape? Will they be 3D-printed? We would argue that both luxury and affordable buildings of the future will be modular and reusable. In fact, an affordable and a…
(This article first appeared on TechCrunch on July 23rd, 2016)
In recent years, researchers and companies have been exploring new ways to improve buildings through analytics software, prefabrication, connected devices, new materials and construction…
