Preface

(Incipit) The impact of digital technologies is perceptible on many levels, and since the process of implementation of such technologies is still in progress, it will also determine our future. Predicting the future has always been a dream of man. Nevertheless, it is till the case, perhaps fortunately, that the future remains unpredictable. Over recente years, however, computational tools and methods in architectural design and construction have developed rapidly and now allow for an approximation and simulation of the future in our profession. (...)