Exploring the Future of Construction Through Science-Fiction Stories

摘要

The idea for our theme issue, "Imagining Construction's Future," was born in July 2012 when Intel futurist Brian David Johnson gave a keynote at ENR FutureTech. Working to help Intel's engineers design cutting-edge processors by predicting the consumer needs of the future, Johnson calls what he does "future-casting." To envision the computers and chips that humans will need, he employs ethnography, trends, technology research and even science fiction. Indeed, "science-fiction prototyping" helps him to imagine the future using science fiction based on scientific fact.