Relations: Information Exchange in Designing and Making Architecture

Architecture is information. The more we know, the more we can produce.

Digital technology has transformed how data and information flow and is exchanged between people. With the internet and other technologies, everything is literally “at your fingertips.” This kind of digital exchange has revolutionized architecture and how people design. It is now possible to have a firm that is located in New York build a project in Japan and being connected to that part of the world 24/7.

In addition, the digital exchange allows the players [architects, manufacturers, fabricators, material suppliers, engineers, and others who are involved with the project] to collaborate faster and more effectively between each other.

However, this collaboration can only occur if the information is well organized and articulated clearly. If the information is not presented clearly, then the digital exchange is handicapped and the communication between the players deteriorates.