ATLANTA — Artificial intelligence is bound to play a big role in the future of the hospitality industry, and that includes the design and architecture process, too.
Pete Dunne, vice president at planning, landscape architecture and urban design company EDSA, said more than a century ago, designers had to physically craft their architecture, which led to more abstract projects. The introduction of computers made this process faster and easier, but also introduced limitations to creativity, hence the popularity of linear lines in contemporary style.
The speed and cost of AI could bridge the gap between the two.
"What you're going to start to see ... there's going to be this resurgence of detail in architecture and design, and bring a lot more character to places where there probably hasn't been," he said.
Sustainability is always among a major focus for developers, and the goals are constantly evolving.
When Dunne was coming out of school in the early 2010s, the goal for landscape architects was to add as much green as possible to a project, such as putting trees on buildings. But over the past decade or so, being sustainable in architecture is more in the minute details.
This can come in the form of being precise with hardscape plans or opting for local materials.
"The less exciting things are more effective at reducing a carbon footprint on a project," he said. "It's those non-marketing things that tend to move the needle a little bit more."
For more from EDSA's Pete Dunne, watch the video or listen to the podcast embedded above.