“You didn’t go into your line of work because it’s easy. That much we know.”
Whether you’re an architect, a designer, or an engineer, your job is filled with big ideas and tiny details. You make the structures that we live in and work in, the systems that we depend on, the products that shape our lives. So you have to get it right. Your job is important and every aspect matters. And now that it’s your job, you’ve joined the elite group of people who shape our made world.
It’s challenging, but challenge has always been an integral part of making, building, and creating. And the technologies we use to make, build, and create have always been evolving.
The time we live in is different, though. The pace of change is faster now. Just 40 years ago, everyone still worked on drafting boards and vellum. CAD came along and drafting went digital. A few years later, things went 3D. The ways we imagine, design, and build are constantly changing, and it’s not going to be over…