One of the speakers at the 43rd UAP National Convention entitled Shift. A discussion on Parametric Thinking and Architecture in front of an unprecedented 4,000 architect attendees.

Abstract:

Could we be seeing the eclipse of modernism, as its former hegemonic style is obscured by a radical global architectural style called Parametricism? How different is this from parametrics? With the shifting from mass production to mass customization, we now bear witness to the evolution of a style so alien to many of us. Gone are the days when computers were merely transcoders of our physical reality but instead our realm is starting to transmogrify with multi-agent computational systems, mathematical algorithms and robotic fabrications.

The post information age is rapidly creeping into the world of architecture; will this save the profession from obsolescence or completely eradicate it? This polarizing topic brings about questions of relevancy to the design discipline.

How does the Filipino architect fare in this realm? Are we capable of compelling ourselves radically towards this direction, if only to run alongside this shift? What edge do those among us who have started to practice it have over those who have no idea about it?