Opening Up the Future of Open Source: From Open Innovation to the Internet of Things for the Built Environment
The architecture, engineering and construction industry is increasingly operating within the merging of physical and digital that defines our era of connectivity. Meanwhile, new semi open source platforms such as WikiHouse and Resilient Modular Systems, together with the prospect of traditional supply chains being replaced by localised digital manufacturing, are challenging notions of design ownership. Guest Editor Wendy W Fok considers what questions designers should be asking themselves in this climate