Working this way, components or systems (including those related to platform design (P-DfMA), or in some cases modular construction) can be more readily fabricated in off-site facilities and transported to site for final assembly.
Then it notices the family dog…..These ideas and discussions are vital to the safe development of AI in pursuit of the betterment of all people and the planet but they hold absolutely true for human organisations..
Design to Value.book, the idea of the reductionist “brief” is challenged.The book poses questions to the designer: Do we really spend the time to look carefully at the purpose?
Are we working to find and deliver the client’s purpose and do we accept that narrowing down on that outcome can only come from constant iterations and evolution of understanding?The idea that the purpose and objective can be captured in a document and then a design team (human-intelligent-machine) can simply deliver it, is as frightening as the robot childminder.. For Design to Value the rules should be:.
Altruism – the aim should be to maximise the value to the client, understanding the underlying purpose.
Uncertainty – the problem statement and value drivers should remain uncertain.For one thing, the product range is far bigger and more diverse than construction would need.
More importantly, Amazon is not a neutral broker, a place where the price is set by the market.Amazon is itself a participant in the market and therefore sets or influences pricing.
A digital marketplace for construction should be as neutral as possible, providing a space for buyers and sellers to find each other, without influencing the transaction.. Xometry.This US-based ‘manufacturing on demand’ company links customers wanting components (including BMW, General Electric, NASA, Dell and Bosch), to a network of 5,000 suppliers across the USA, Europe and Asia.