Last night, dozens packed into the Center for Architecture to join the conversation among some of the most influential in our field. With the energy levels high, panelists Bjarke Ingels of BIG, Toru Hasegawa and Mark Collins of Morpholio and Cloud Lab Columbia University GSAPP, and ArchDaily founders David Basulto and David Assael, shared insight into the impact social media and technology have on our profession and the way in which we design. While the panelists all share a background in design, their differences in applying technology to their particular niche – whether to aid the design process, to collect and redistribute data, or to share information and bring awareness - fueled a dynamic dialogue that kept the crowd engaged and informed way past the closing hours of the Center for Architecture.
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As the third in a series of AIANY Global Dialogues, Going Viral was dedicated to “uncovered connections” with the intention to investigate issues that are similarly impacting multiple regions, cultures and individuals. To begin the evening, Ned Cramer, editor-in-chief of the AIA’s Architect magazine, expressed the powerful impact the panelists of “media moguls” have on the profession of architecture, as their work not only responds to, but also embraces, the fast-paced speed at which the technology of our profession is moving.
