Contemporary architectural trends influences
Commercial considerations
All design professions recognise that their influence is contingent on the self-interested forces of politics and business and the motivation of individuals to adopt appropriate changes in attitudes.
Ecological and environmental influences
Many architects, construction and building engineers are ill-equipped by their training to deal with the emergent issues of global warming, acid rain and other ecological and environmental influences.
Exploiting new technology
Apart from the very few who view changing technology and anything new and innovative with disdain and scepticism, architects, particularly the young, seem to have a natural urge to explore new ideas and strive to incorporate new ways of thinking.
The expression of form
In recent years the Modern Movement has grasped the changes in technology and design possibilities and has vastly increased the examples of expression by the evolution of new approaches to structural engineering.
The fascination with light
Architecture has been greatly influenced by the notion of transparency, with numerous architects pursuing trends towards experimentation with light. This leads to the premise that our values are not necessarily market driven and that architecture can still be an emotive force.
The pursuit of quality
In every sensible architect's mind is the pursuit of quality. Quality comes when the architects do what they are good at.
