What this means is that ultimately there are many different forms of P-DfMA which are appropriate.. With Platform construction (P-DfMA), we’ve attempted to take everything we’ve learned in our client work and embed it in a set of components that clients and the industry more generally can benefit from.

Rather than resisting the process, the big players of the construction industry need to acknowledge the reality of where we’re heading.They should be evaluating the types of opportunities this will create and figuring out how to shape themselves in order to take advantage of those opportunities.

They need to work out how to address the vast, global market that’s on the way.We are now starting to see people considering these issues.. P-DfMA for the future.From the aging demographic to the impact of COVID-19, the challenges facing the construction industry have never been starker.

This reality, coupled with a climate crisis the construction industry is significantly contributing to (producing 39% of global carbon emissions), means that we are faced with an urgent need for action.The good news is that all of the enablers needed to take the industry forward are already in place.

The construction Platform movement is gaining momentum and we hope it could be our current reality within five to ten years.

It’s entirely achievable, so long as the industry decides that the time has come to take action, and that this is the direction we want to move.Randy advocates for maintaining concurrent careers or 'side courses' that change every seven years.

This approach helps professionals remain agile, develop multiple skills, and have options during economic downturns.His own path evolved from architect/playwright to urban designer, professor, and now AI researcher.. 2.

The role of AI in architecture.He emphasises that narrow AI and generative tools will augment rather than replace architects.