Iteration. Here is one concept that has been given a whole new world of possibilities with the introduction of complex digital design and fabrication. In the past, iteration meant creating a series of drawings and small-scale models in an attempt to understand how a building might perform. We now have the possibility to create a virtual model of the built form and simulate the entire construction process down to the carrying of lumber to site, and it is this capability that has the power to change the very fabric of the architectural process itself. Kolarevic writes, “results of a particular design process are not predetermined or anticipated - they are to be discerned among many alternatives and variations produced in carefully articulated, structured investigations, often in a circular, non-linear fashion” (121). Rather than working towards a single form, the architect, especially when engaging with parametric design, is now presented with a series of options which they might choose from. Here the sometimes rigid and unforgiving discipline of architecture can borrow from processes within the tech industry like agile development, which place a heavy focus on iteration and testing. Testing architecture! Never before have we been able to both iterate and test our architecture. Perhaps this gives the architect the ability to be not only a craftsman but also an analyst.
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