Architecture is the practice of designing buildings, and the mastery of the knowledge and skills to do so. Architectural authorship is often ascribed to individual architects. However, since the adoption of technologies such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Management (BIM), the design of buildings has become more dynamic and collaborative. Postdigital architecture is characterised, therefore, by the ways in which the skills and knowledge employed in the design and construction of buildings are no longer the exclusive preserve of the architect.
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