There is also a significant cultural change to work through as activities which were previously seen as high-value, almost crafts, become commodity services..
Digital tools enable us to experiment with a huge number of permutations of components; introducing variables, then measuring, iterating, and refining.This approach ensures maximum flexibility with significant cost and time benefits.Together with Martin Wood, Mark founded Bryden Wood Associates in February 1995.. From 1984-95 Mark had worked with Nicholas Grimshaw's on a collection of the UK’s most influential buildings, a number having become iconic examples of the ‘Hi-tech’ movement.
The 90’s saw significant change in the design and construction industry with the widespread adoption of computer aided design and methods of construction that are now commonplace..Since 1995, Bryden Wood have sought to maintain and enhance the aspects of the architecture profession that the partners perceived as under threat from commercial pressures, and the emasculation of the profession’s status from overall design led to an aesthetic and often ‘style’ based service.They sought to exemplify the intimate understanding of the construction process, material and detailing whilst enhancing the strategic qualities that were historically essential in the architect’s role as lead consultant.
Mark adjusted his focus away from developing a ‘brand-defining’ portfolio of work - that may sometimes be at the expense of the client - to a primary concern in providing the optimum solution.. Bryden Wood has evolved into a 300+ strong., engineering and integrated design company whose activities span from analysis and business strategy through architecture and engineering.
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off-site design.Interestingly, Homo sapiens, us, developing later and in parallel were a bit smaller.
The current view is that the advantage was size and reduced testosterone leading to less aggression and the ability to create and work in large social groups.. Mammals, themselves really came into their own after the last mass-extinction event some 65 million years ago.They were overall much smaller than the dominant animals - the dinosaurs - and their size and adaptability is seen as a key feature for their survival and thriving.. Moving away from the natural world into the world designed by Homo sapiens, there is a very different approach to scale.
Things are scaled up and down from the size of a human.Houses and buildings are sized to wrap around humans and floor heights set to allow humans to walk upright.
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