2024-12-24T23:38:56-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150094078/books-and-bots-conversations-on-the-future-of-architecture-publishing Hannah Wood 2018-11-05T10:48:00-05:00 >2023-01-22T13:31:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5ab0ac87035cad1a1e1af060a9643d10.gif" border="0" /><p>The ease of online publishing has influenced a surge in the production of architecture content&mdash;more text, images and video are now created and distributed than ever before. In this sink or swim environment of the global &lsquo;mediasphere&rsquo;, print-based architecture publishers face challenging questions when it comes to their future financial sustainability and role in a rapidly-changing industry. As Archinect&rsquo;s own bookshop and event space in Downtown LA&rsquo;s Arts District, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150067653/archinect-outpost-to-open-in-downtown-los-angeles-launch-party-june-15th" target="_blank">Archinect Outpost</a>, celebrates its first summer, this edition of <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1085498/hannah-wood" target="_blank">Architecture Futures</a> invites architecture publishers to reflect on the industry as it stands today and what the next decade may hold. Instead of &lsquo;killing print&rsquo; will the fourth industrial revolution induce a mainstream resurgence of physical publications? What is the future role of editor as publishers add AI sorting mechanisms and user-driven editing practices to their oeuvre? What new forms of architectural content may soon exist? I discuss these questions ...</p>