This document provides an overview of the June 2022 edition of the magazine Nova Architecture. It discusses several emerging technologies in architecture, including 3D printing, drones, robotic architecture, BIM methodology, virtual reality, and sustainable design techniques. A new type of construction using wood instead of steel and concrete is highlighted as an environmentally friendly alternative. The document also explores innovative uses of water in architecture, with examples of pools integrated into homes in unique ways that interact with sunlight.

1. Nova Architecture
Technology and architecture magazine
June22,2020–1stedition
Learn about the latest trends
in architecture

2. Staff
Teacher: Pedro Beltran
Student: Rafael Aponte
CI: 27226785
Career: Architecture
Semester: VI
Subject: Computing
Editorial
Demonstrating that architecture
and technology go hand in hand in
their advancement process, in this
edition of Architecture Nova we will
see how architecture and
technology merge to improve the
experience of architects, favoring
faster designs and elaboration of
works, through 3D surveys,
simulations in Virtual Reality, terrain
surveys thanks to drones that scan
the area. Thanks to all this we get
better jobs, better finishes and
everything is obtained by the
technology of architecture.
We will see: avant-garde
innovations that are changing the
architectural scene of today such
as, 3D prints in architecture that
creates objects and elements for
models of different sectors, drones
applied to the building that recreate
the terrain with 3D infographics,
robotic architecture that has already
been in use before but you can see
it
will be used for other purposes of
greater responsibility, BIM
methodology that was in use by the
engineers but now the architects
are also implementing it as an
advantage for the design and
maintenance phase of buildings,
virtual reality that allows both
architects and clients or other
agents of the project to interact with
the created environment and
sustainable architecture that seeks
to achieve environmental care
through simulation tools to avoid
any type of error during
construction. A new style of tree-
based structural parts and canopies
will also be seen that are planned to
replace concrete and steel
structures with their high
carbon. Water in architecture was
only used for pools and fountains,
but on certain occasions architects
manage to create new ways to use
it as a filter to create blue light with
fluctuating changes.

3. Technological advances that will take over
architecture
A new type of construction is yet to
overcome steel and concrete constructions.
Water seen from a decorative point for
architecture
Index
"The purpose of a house is to
provide a good and comfortable life,
and it would be a mistake to
overestimate an exclusively
decorative result“
Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992)
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4. 5. Virtual Reality applied to
Architecture
The multiple applications of Virtual
Reality have turned this technology
into a new architectural niche. And
among all of them, it should be noted
that this new form of real-time 3D
design allows architects, clients or
other project agents to interact with
the environment created: from
modifying the textures or the color of
the walls to changing an exterior,
consulting the measures or update
expenses.
Technological advances that
will take over architecture
We have great advances in the
world of architecture that make
surprising innovations for the
realization of buildings, such as the
following:
1. 3D Printing in
Architecture
The potential of three-dimensional
printing is not a science fiction
thing, but has come to stay and
revolutionize the architecture
sector. This technology creates
objects and elements for models
from different sectors. However, in
the world of Construction and
Building, it is already part of
projects that do not need molds and
that combine different materials to
complete the different parts of a
structure. Thus, through a macro-
printer and a model introduced by
computer, the resulting material can
be placed in layers until it is
achieved.
3. Robotic Architecture
At the moment robots are already used
to mechanize dangerous tasks such as
demolition, insulation projection, or
those that are heavier (placement of
materials, adaptation of spaces to
different sizes, inspection tasks,
cleaning ...) with the objective to
streamline and optimize
times. However, the development that
robotics is undergoing makes us think
that in the not so long time it will also
allow it to carry out other tasks of
greater architectural responsibility.
4. BIM methodology
Not only is it a revolution in itself for
engineers, but architects are also
experiencing its benefits in the design
and maintenance phases of
buildings. Keep in mind that this
methodology allows you to carry out
immersive projects in which you can
walk through its interior before they are
even carried out or detect and combat
errors in your planning.
2.Drones applied to the
building
The professional use of drones
has also caught up with
architectural tasks. Recreation of
the terrain with 3D infographics,
taking aerial images to monitor
the evolution of buildings
accurately or modifying
structures built with state-of-the-
art architectural elements are just
some of its applications within
this field..
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5. 6. Sustainable architecture
The need to improve sustainability
and achieve energy efficiency in
buildings and other infrastructure is
today a European reality. And, the
Europe Strategy requires that all
new homes in its member countries
present an energy consumption
"almost zero" by 2020.
Therefore, different simulation tools
and bioclimatic design (sensors and
intelligent materials, home
automation, Virtual Reality) arise
with the aim of pursuing
environmental care. In this way it is
possible to provide maximum
comfort with minimal energy
expenditure
A new type of construction is yet
to overcome steel and concrete
constructions.
The global climate crisis is not only
forcing us to rethink architectural
designs and the way we live, but
also the materials and products that
shape it, from its manufacturing and
origins. In this direction, wood has
become an efficient alternative to
steel and concrete –materials with a
high level of incorporated carbon–,
with interesting innovations
emerging that could continue
promoting its massive use.
Inspired by the efficiency of nature,
Strong By Form has developed
Woodflow, a technology that allows
generating pieces of wood with high
structural performance, "combining
the optimization of its shape, the
orientation of its fibers in relation to
the direction of the efforts, and
varying its density to better resist
compression or traction ", as its
creators explain. In addition, all
these products are developed in a
controlled process through
parametric software, integrated into
BIM platforms and CNC
manufacturing systems.
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6. Water seen from a decorative
point for architecture
From indoor pools to tranquil
outdoor fountains, tall waterfalls,
and oversized lagoons, architecture
has incorporated water over the
centuries in infinitely innovative
ways. Whether fulfilling aesthetic
purposes or giving rise to
sustainable activities or systems,
water and its different states allow it
to take innumerable forms and thus
serve multiple purposes. Below, we
synthesize different uses of water in
contemporary architectural projects,
ranging from single-family homes to
large commercial and public
complexes.
Although the pool is a common
element in homes located in hot
climates, some architects have
exceeded the limits of its
conventional format. ”SPBR
Arquitectos” weekend home in
downtown Sao Paulo elevates its
pool to maximize sunlight, ensuring
that neighboring homes don't
overshadow its essential
feature. On the ground floor, a
series of additional pools make up a
beautiful interior garden, installing
the main living room in the midst of
this natural environment. Wiel Arets
Architects' 'House of the Jellyfish'
also features a raised, cantilevered
pool with an infinity edge. Using a
glass floor and a panoramic window
on its attached edge, the pool filters
sunlight into the home, creating
fluctuating reflections of blue
light. These designs challenge the
traditional concept of the
underground pool and uniquely
interact with light and nature.
“The place as a result of nature and time:
this is the most important aspect. I think
my architecture is a kind of frame of
nature. With him, we can experience
nature in a deeper and more intimate way“
Kengo Kuma
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