Adauctus Architectus Novus on the Definition of a New Professional Figure

This contribution proposes a reflection on the evolution of the professional figure of the architect thanks to the implementation of technologies brought by the fourth industrial revolution. Technology has continually transformed the architect, expanding his skills and potential through digital fabrication tools: these allow the figure of the architect to be elevated from a simple designer to a complete realizer of the work. The contribution is divided into three parts: the first investigates, in a critical key, how technology has been a constant that has assisted human evolution in its various phases, modifying, changing, evolving and, perhaps in some ways, dis-evolving man; the second part proposes to present the definition of the new professional figure of the architect, fruit of the progress brought about by technological evolution through the application of digital fabrication tools in the management of the architectural process; furthermore, among the new tools that enhance the figure of the architect, we can now register the impact of artificial intelligence. This can represent a new starting point in the reflection of the design process, making an essential contribution to what comes before the project itself, that is, the creative phase.