1,000,000 Buildings

The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements estimates almost 1 in 5 people on this planet live in conditions unfit for human habitation. This includes about 100 million people who are homeless, ie. sleeping and eating in the streets.

In the Industrial Age, architects designed individual buildings.
It was clear who designed what.
It also limited how much designing could be done.
Frank Lloyd was prolific in a long career.
Several thousand buildings, a lifetime's legacy.

In the Information Age, architect's design systems for building.
One small step to software design systems and one giant leap for mankind.
Personalized design for everyone on the planet.
Who will be the first architect to design 1,000,000 buildings?
The creation of computer generated design systems switches the battlefield.
Re-invent the battle.
What is design?
Who is the architect?


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