Versioning: Evolutionary Techniques in Architecture

Versioning – A means of designing, not copying.
Versioning promotes the process of design as an evolutionary process rather than simply mimicking a historical model, and advocates incorporating design tactics from other fields such as cinema, culinary arts, and fashion.
Through the use of vector based applications, compared to pixel products, a design is more fluid and capable of accepting change, evolving. An example given is the automobile highway. The highway system can be broken down to essential parts, i.e. loops. But no two loops are alike, they each respond to differing circumstances in terrain, traffic speed and size, each a version of other loops. Design and execution both influenced by external forces specific to the context. Architecturally this means that our design process should incorporate the building process and be able to move through differing scales. By understanding the means of fabrication we can understand its fluidity.