TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE -A BRIEF REVIEW

Considerable progress is being made in the field of architecture, particularly when it comes to visual displays. Digital technology is always evolving, affecting the technical side of visualisation that was previously accomplished through modelling, rendering, and sketching methods. This paper presents a brief review of technology applications in architecture. Technologies include, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and parameter modelling techniques. Challenges and future scope of research in these technologies for architecture were also presented. Various applications of 3D printing in architectures such as architecture education, design and construction were also presented in brief. The use of AI techniques like, Expert systems, Evolutionary algorithms, Machine learning, and multi-objective optimization in architecture were also presented.