In unison, these routes have led the discipline into a service-centered approach, one that seeks to hastily resolve problems rather than solve them holistically, carefully and analytically.. What if we look past the hospital building and see the journeys of a thousand patients, past the factory and reflect on the launch of a lifesaving treatment, past the data centre and muse upon the millions of connected people.. Design to Value explores just that.. Much design practice has reacted to complexity through specialisation to make it feel more ‘manageable’ – fracturing the building process by elevating expertise.
The stripping away of title, structural power, pomposity, wealth, intellect and all the other aspects of human society that tries to set one person above others..Psychological models demonstrate that true intimate relationships, those that bring people together with true and congruent openness only happen when each comes with humility.
Stripping away their ranking stripes, whether in seniority, expertise, age, number of years’ experience and background; is pre-requisite.When this happens the magic of creativity and the art of the possible thrive.It’s a tough thing to do, we all wear our own symbolic robes and masks, those which we hope will keep us safe by hiding our true selves.
The more we can divest of these, the better we can work together.. My thinking took this metaphor a stage further.While we are stripping things down, let’s tear down the importance we place upon the physical.
While there is undoubted value in the aesthetic and power in iconic objects and structures, in the end true value comes from the people within.
We can become obsessed by the physical, by the building.The use of microgrids, energy storage, and renewable energy sources is critical to achieving energy security and sustainability.. 3.
Adapting to the rise of AI and increasing power demands.The rise of AI is transforming the data centre landscape, leading to a significant increase in power consumption and the need for more efficient cooling solutions.
Lincoln explains how data centres are adapting to these changes by exploring advanced cooling technologies, such as liquid cooling, to handle the higher heat loads generated by AI applications.The industry is currently in a learning phase, adapting to these new requirements while simultaneously building and deploying new facilities.. 4.