Technological determination of architectural form in contemporary construction
https://doi.org/10.31660/2782-232X-2026-2-33-46
EDN: TLLDTP
Abstract
The study of the technological determination of architectural form within contemporary construction production has identified the interrelationship between the development of construction technologies, digital design, materials science, and the formation of architectural objects. It provides a holistic understanding of how technological factors influence architectural form and determines their key role in its transformation in the 21st century. Analysis of parametric design features, digital production, new structural systems, and their impact on the spatial organization of buildings leads to the conclusion that technologies are not merely an auxiliary tool for realizing design concept but are a fundamental factor in architectural form generation. Throughout the study: 1) the theoretical foundations of the technological determination of architectural form were established, manifesting at the structural, material, production, digital, economic, and environmental levels; 2) factors influencing the transformation of architectural form were formulated, including the development of new structural systems, the application of innovative building materials, digital design, and algorithmic form generation; 3) contradictions within architectural practice under technological determination were identified: the risk of diminishing architecture’s artistic significance as a distinct form of spatial art, the dependence of architectural form on technological trends, and the problem of standardization in digital form generation. In the context of the digital transformation of the construction industry, architectural form is the result of the interaction between engineering, manufacturing, and algorithmic factors.
About the Authors
N. P. Nikitina
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliia P. Nikitina, Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy), Professor, Head of the Department of Architecture
A. Yu. Istratov
Ural State University of Architecture and Art named for N. S. Alferov, Yekaterinburg
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander Yu. Istratov, Associate Professor, Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Design
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Nikitina N.P., Istratov A.Yu. Technological determination of architectural form in contemporary construction. Architecture, Construction, Transport. 2026;6(2):33-47. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31660/2782-232X-2026-2-33-46. EDN: TLLDTP
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