Digitalisation in design: skills commoditisation, data battles and the re-invention of creativity

In this RIBA Horizons 2034 scan, Martha Tsigkari, Head of Applied Research and Development Group at Foster + Partners, explores what is coming down the road for architects. What will be the impact of automating manual and often repetitive design processes? Will AI-led automation place architects firmly in charge of creativity, or will it make their role as designers increasingly redundant?

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