The Role Of Design In The Next Century

What design trends for the next century can be interpreted from current biological and planetary innovations?

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September 4, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"Of course, there are some less apocalyptic trends: billboard buildings, for example. These are buildings that broadcast their values directly and changeably. Their facades are electronic displays instead of more durable architectural motifs. They are already among us. Robert Venturi has been arguing for years that architecture, in the tectonic sense, is dead, and that the future belongs to the digital facade. I'm sure it will be a major trend, but I doubt it'll take over as he suggests."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

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