Technology/Future

Perspective - Spring 2010

Designers and architects have been experimenting more often with prefabrication as a means to deliver well-designed structures that feature clean lines and open floor plans. Take a look at the state of prefab in residential, school and commercial spaces today.

Perspective - Summer 2009

A closer look at the virtual revolution

Perspective - Spring 2008

Perspective - Fall 2007

Perspective - Summer 2006

SUMMER 2006 - Today's designers are collaborating with mayors, city councils, architects, urban planners and community members to make their cities more attractive and long-lasting.

Perspective - Spring 2006

SPRING 2006 - After decades of hype, interior designers and manufacturers finally are seeing the impact of nanotechnology in their daily work.

Perspective - Spring 2005

SPRING 2005 - As technology grows "smarter" by the second, designers seek new ways to futureproof domestic wiring systems.

Perspective - Winter 2005

WINTER 2005 - The textile industry traditionally has been conservative and slow to change. But emerging technologies soon will have a revolutionary effect on the way interior designers proceed through the 21st century.

Perspective - Spring 2004

Modern HVAC systems overcome limitations and help revolutionize interiors.

Perspective - Winter 2004

In new materials selection and execution, outrageous and impractical aren’t necessarily synonymous.

Perspective - Fall 2003

The world seems smaller, consumers are more cultured, everyone is connected—and designers are listening.

Perspective - Fall 2003

The future of environmental controls takes heed of both nature and technology.

Perspective - Summer 2003

Today's designers apply technology to make commercial spaces more livable.

The progress report on interior designers’ use of technology is impressive yet still lacking. Some firms are agile adoptees, yet the practice on the whole could be leveraging much more.