The article discusses the increasingly popular in the work concept of the digital economy and its influ-ence on the development of architecture. Digital economics is the one where a kind of cyber-physical system acts as an industrial complex creating products and services that ensure the life and comfort of the population. Technological advancement makes it possible to carry out more and more not only commercial, but also other operations online (distance learning, medical consultations, online design etc.).
The authors of the article are trying to find answers to the questions: what is a digital economy, how does architecture integrate into a digital economy, what do architects need to study in order to be ready to work in a digital economy?
Computer programs are widely used not only in architectural design, but also in all related technical are-as (calculation and design of buildings and structures, engineering systems etc.). Based on the analysis of the design practice, the authors of the article divide the use of digital technologies in architecture into two groups: software products as a design tool and digital technologies as elements of the structural, technical and func-tional characteristics of buildings and structures.
All elements of virtual design are embedded in modern systems, for example, BIM – building information modeling. The article considers how in the projects of modern buildings and complexes in the digital econo-my, the elements of innovative technologies are used, such as Smart House, Smart City. It is indisputable that modern architecture as a sphere of production of the human life environment is an integral part of the digital economy and is developing its own digital environment.
The main conclusion of the authors: in order to be ready for practical activities, students-architects need to realize that modern architecture will develop in line with the digital economy. Therefore, the future archi-tect needs to master all the components of the digital environment of the architecture, both the digital design tools and the smart technology.
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