Archinect - Features 2024-11-24T00:14:51-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150256086/how-will-architecture-be-affected-by-the-rise-of-blockchain-technologies-like-nfts How Will Architecture be Affected by the Rise of Blockchain Technologies like NFTs? Josh Niland 2021-03-24T08:53:00-04:00 >2021-03-26T20:06:01-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d213cf31646bb73ab5cc55eadd13c27c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the midst of a media cycle dominated by the ongoing pandemic, last week&rsquo;s news that Christie&rsquo;s sale of artist Beeple&rsquo;s <em>Everdays</em> for a staggering <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/design/nft-auction-christies-beeple.html" target="_blank">$69 million</a> made its way into national headlines. A rarity for any art event even in normal times. This served as a watershed moment for the growing online community of crypto collectors, whose use of blockchain technology and platforms like SuperRare to acquire digital art sold as Non-Fungible Tokens (or NFTs for short) has shaken up art sales in ways that are only now starting to become clear.&nbsp;</p>