The end of architecture as we know it

Techniques developed for the automation of production do not offer an adequate basis for the development of intelligent domestic environments. In order to respond in an intelligent manner, the automated house needs to be able to recognize complex situations, which is not possible without intentionality. Thus the challenge of ubiquitous computing in the domestic environment goes far beyond the construction of appropriate interfaces or the interaction between digital and physical environments. The central issue is the conception of buildings as cognitive agents