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Feb 19, 2023
Human limitation of multi criteria assessment!
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Computers seem to be more reliable and accurate in running algorithm and doing assessment compared to human for the reason that computers are programmed to process numerous "if this"-"then that" scenarios, while human being have this innate limitation in processing multiple criteria and "what if" Scenarios; a dozen criteria and handful of scenarios and most feel this is all that is there which was needed. Until computers completely master the art of attribute selection and scenario building themselves and learn to take judgmental decision on their own, their assessment and outcome shall also be limited as they are still being programmed by very human being having prejudice and limitations of many kinds.
To illustrate, while deliberating with individual client or
a family to design their dream home, how many architects for instance consider the sun sign traits of
client, inquire about their past, their medical history, their travel history,
their bucket list, their life philosophy, their spiritual inclination, musical
preferences, cultural orientation, their sensitivity towards light, their daily
routine, sleeping pattern, their food habit, their environmental commitments
and children's future aspirations, child's favorite game and comic character,
their idea of space and scale etc.
Unfortunately most of these variables are purposefully or by conditioning or
out of hesitation being missed out during client's need assessment, but all or
any of these can add immense value to architectural design process and outcome.
If architects won't ask, client won't tell, then without considering such
variables which are integral to one's life and true personality, how will
architects produce truly personalised,
holistic and humane design for example.
Likewise, when government is collecting census data or
demographic profile about individuals or households, they really don't find it
worthwhile to ask about individual's hobbies, their skill sets, their unsettled
and future liabilities of various kinds, health issues they are struggling
with, their affiliations, what they are engaged in post retirement, areas in
which they would like to volunteer given a chance, etc. which are equally
tangible and crucial pieces of information and valid criteria of assessment,
having potential to create a better society and conditions.
Capability to acknowledge, consider and process multitude of
criteria and endless possible scenarios is what differentiates one individual
from another, one organization from other, one city administration from other,
one governance scheme from other and sometimes may even one nation from
another.
Author: Anoop Jha
#Modeling
#financialmodeling #data #assessment
#analysis #algorithm #architecture #architect #governance
#administration #nationbuilding #census #demography #survey #urbanplanning
Feb 18, 2023
Why it's high time to revisit architectural tradition, architectural wisdom and architecture education?
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When kitchen's purpose, ideal design and it's appropriate space in a house was being concluded century ago or so, then architects actually had no vision of app based food delivery, home based chef, role of kitchen/kitchen products in remote elementary education, working women, gender equality in kitchen, work from home concept, how important kitchen waste reduction and management is and so on; when this matter is being discussed today, we hardly have any realistic idea how robots are going to take over kitchen in near-distant future, how 3D printed food may altar food production/ preferences, how IIOT/ IOT may impact farm-to-plate food supply chain, whether community/ township level bespoke food/ pizza vending machine may even render private kitchen obsolete.
When architects were convinced that there is basic necessity
of having lobby, lounge, drawing room and dining room/area as essential
elements of a reasonable house, they had no vision that majority of family
individuals in future will spend most of their non-working hours/ personal work
hours/ recreation hours/ study hours within two to ten feet range from their TV
set and/or desktop/ study table/ gaming console; they didn't envisage that
"Activity" and "lifestyle" (scrolling phone, tab, working/
entertaining on laptop, yoga mat time - all virtually devoid of space
anchorage) will be paramount compared to need of "Formal Space"
(drawing room etc.); they had no idea that family members will be doing part of
talking/ communication / information exchange virtually (as a routine) even
when present under one roof, getting rid of dining table discussion; they
missed visualising that in future due to almost autonomous lifestyle of
individual family members of a household it will be almost impossible to bring
every family member to dining table, that too at same time and also not
realising that with plethora of audio-visual choices and modes available, the
empowered individuals in a family will lack the time, motivation and patience
to gather in front of TV to watch a common channel, defying purpose of drawing
room.
And likewise.
Come today- dining room mutating into study room, drawing
room reinvented as gym and so on, calls for urgent need of revisiting the
inherited architectural values and reinventing ideology of functional space.
Author: Anoop Jha
#architecture #architect #urbanplanning #townplanning #space
#interiordesign #decor #studio #design #art #habitat #housing #hfa #housingforall
#smartcity #city #bhk #realestate #township #data #future #futurearchitecture
#history #lounge #home
Life-cycle gap in architectural services being offered!
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A typical house requires to go through not just periodic renovation but also series of remodeling across it's life cycle as a function of household's life events, lifestyle changes and life adjustment requirements. Home remodeling prompted by changes including but not limited to arrival of kids in life, children going to school, children getting married, parents getting old, realisation of yourself getting old and so on. These changes though obvious and imperative but neither being acknowledged nor getting addressed by architects and one time architectural services being offered, while home owners are left on their own to do the required readjustments to house, think of space planning and redefining space usage.
It's worthwhile that architecture fraternity give a serious thought to this challenge and gap that exists in rendering architectural services. Whether one time architectural service being offered can factor in all above requirements or whether architects can handhold their clients for lifetime or something else.
Author: Anoop Jha
#Architect #architecture #design #building #realestate
#urbandesign #urbanplanning #townplanning #city #smartcity #future #profession
#corporate #business
Architecture as it has been and as it is today, is only capable to offer geometric solution to your organic needs, with exceptions!
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Case of Residential Architecture.
Theoretically "Form follows function" Makes sense,
but in actuality "Building/ unit Form" first follows budget, building
bylaws, construction practice, construction technology, modular product
specifications being used in building and interior and real estate trend;
dependency of form on "Function" comes last, rather it's a vague idea
i.e., considering each individual or collectively as a household having a specific
spatial bubble requirement based on their height, size, no. of family members,
type of work, hobby, habit, health condition, cultural preferences etc. Still,
irrespective of whatever form and anthropometric spatial dimensions that suits
you and your family collectively, you will still have to settle for whatever
real estate developer has to offer, unless you are filthy rich, uness you are
getting your home designed at a remote location beyond municipal jurisdiction,
and unless your architect is actually sensitive and considerate for your known
and latent needs, and unless he or she knows how to beat the bylaws while
staying within statutory confinements.
Idea of correct typology, dimensions and hierarchy of
architectural spaces in your home, is not your own, it has been imposed on you
for other's convenience. Three fold challenges are seens in architectural
practice i. e. one, most of the input criteria of architectural design is
already pre-defined leaving little room for creativity and accommodating client
specific needs, secondly most clients themselves are not aware about their own
needs and they stick to their superficial requirements as architectural brief,
lastly most architects seldomly play a role of client's counselor to understand
their needs more comprehensively and deeply.
Author: Anoop Jha
#architecture #urbanplanning #architect #buildingbylaws #bylaws #municipal #design #cityplanning #smartcity #interiordesign
Feb 16, 2023
Not anytime sooner AI or ChatGPT will surpass human intelligence or completely fulfil human desire for excellence.
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As the saying goes - there are finer fishes in the ocean then ever been caught. Likewise, there is way too much human experiences than ever been documented, way too much knowledge then ever been published, countless layers of emotions then ever been fathomed. Worth mentioning, as above knowledge and experiences never made their way to big data with which machines are being trained in principle.Machine intelligence may amuse one, may even trick one, for
a moment or two for sure, may serve the worldly purpose to much extent as well,
but not going to surpass human intelligence (not in terms of weather
prediction) and instinct any time sooner, neither fulfil their quest and
expectations. Needs of human intellect is more than ever possibly to be
fulfilled by machine or AI, at least not in near term.
History is dotted with precedents. Take a look at art for
instance, photography and digital media were perceived to have immense
disruptive potential, and they actually disrupted creativity and aesthetics,
but never could kill art, rather made art more stronger. Take example of
internet, it had potential to disrupt knowledge and it did, but could never
uproot academia, rather it strengthened it. Take for instance cars, there was
technically no going back to non-motorised vehicle, but bicycle prevailed and
rather going stronger. When there came polyester, there was no going back to
handloom, but it left people longing even more for cotton. Likewise the advent
of genetically modified food and reactionary human quest for organic produce.
And robots that could never render manpower obsolete.
As human needs and reactions to external events are way
complex, hence their self organising tendency around any new disruption is also
evident. Human being prefer to dwell at the borderline of existence, to have a
chance to immerse oneself in experience in one instance (sometimes driven by
technology) and withdraw in private seclusion in next moment. Essentially
delocalised and never to be confined in one orbit.
Human quest remains unchallenged, as there is no technology
which can quench their thirst, their quest for excellence, and search for
newness. The best thing one can do in such times of technological flux is to
embrace the change and keep calm!
Author: Anoop Jha
#technology #ChatGPT #AI #ML #bigdata #machinelearning
#futuretech #disruption #smartcity #urbanplanner #architect #Rotterdam #Hague
#Eindhoven #Utrecht #Amsterdam #Netherlands
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