Technology in Architecture.

My major is Architecture, is a career that can have a big impact from technology, but in the first semester that I'm studying, it's not that much necessary. I mean, we are based in the construction of models or prints or drawings or investigations and all that stuff only. The main source of technology in architecture is the computer. As the career passes, the use of technology increases a lot. For example, for every design we make it's necessary to use softwares in order to make it easier. The most common one is AutoCAD. AutoCAD is a 2-D and 3-D computer drafting software application used in architecture, construction and manufacturing to assist in the preparation of blueprints and other engineering plans. While drafters work in a number of specialties, the six most common specialization areas are mechanical drafting, architectural drafting, civil drafting, electrical drafting, electronics drafting and aeronautical drafting. A clear example that the technology in this major develops quickly is that about 8 years ago, a new software has appeared in the market, it is named Revit, such as RhinoBIM. This software has almost the same function that AutoCAD but with the difference that is in 4-D and 5-D, and it's much more complete than the AutoCAD. In general, the changes that computers are bringing to architecture are related to the innovations of the Industrial Revolution such as steel, electricity and elevators affecting, for example the concept of structure and skyscraper. Now a days we are in the Digital Age where architects find a new way to represent, express, generate and construct buildings through digital information. By using processes and techniques identical to those employed in the industry and this is the most important aspect of the Digital Architecture. So, I can conclude that Architecture has to develop technological new stuff as fast as technology does.