Eleventh International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Through the century’s humanity has passed by different tests that marked the history of humanity, we are currently facing great emergencies that are changing the lives of the inhabitants and are forcing us to reflect and develop a critical sense and reflection about our actions about of the future of the earth. We are in the second decade of the twenty-one century and we are in a period of transition that seeks and must modify our actions as architects. If we analyze the history of architecture, we will observe that technology, science ,and materials have been catalysts and have generated great changes in a positive way; post-Industrial Revolution many construction techniques, materials and processes gave the architect / engineer new ways of developing architecture. The current transition facing architecture finds its answer through Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and digital fabrication, since today architecture demands new needs and limitations that previous centuries had never directly inferred, such as: global warming, overpopulation, excess consumption of natural resources. Innovative processes and techniques are essential for the architecture of the next decades to generate a positive effect on the environment and the health of the inhabitants of the following generations. Digital fabrication, software and new materials are essential to be able to combat the adversities that society faces today. This problem affects the entire population of the world and through commitment and knowledge these effects can be minimized.