But how will this technology be practically implemented? The report outlines a scenario where drones will be able to carry large materials up construction sites, plastic bottles recovered from the world’s oceans will be recycled to create biometric buildings and AI will be commonplace, linking to sensors and cameras around construction sites, ensuring that buildings are being developed according to the architect’s plans. While the news might be on concern to some within the industry, the report describes a scenario where workers control and implement this technology - as opposed to being replaced by it. Humans would alongside AIs and will not only see these robots as clever tools, but also colleagues that they might start to develop unique relationships with. Looking even further ahead, Dr Pearson proposes that by 2075 we could even see AI responsible for a wave of kinetic architecture, resulting in self-assembling buildings that will allow new structures to be formed from existing materials.
Floating foam , derived from carbon foam , could be used to address the housing crisis by 2050 , according to futurologist Dr Ian Pearson . In a report published by Virgin StartUp and Colmore Tang Construction , Pearson also predicted that concrete , biometric roofs and 3D - printed walls could change the construction industry within the next few years . The report predicted a scenario of drones carrying materials up building sites , and artificial intelligence being used to check that builders ' plans are being developed correctly .