Roderick Bates, Author at AEC Magazine

What AI means for creative authorship in architecture

Posted by Roderick Bates - February 5, 2026

AI is transforming how design ideas emerge, but architects remain responsible for shaping, refining, and realising concepts in the real world, writes Roderick Bates, senior director product operations, Chaos

Reviving Brutalism: preserving the legacy of concrete giants

Posted by Roderick Bates - April 16, 2025

How 3D visualisation can help change the conversation around Brutalism

How architects can help the Metaverse live up to its hype

Posted by Roderick Bates - November 21, 2022

By Roderick Bates, head of integrated practice, Enscape | Part of Chaos

Real-time viz: transforming design

Posted by Roderick Bates - May 25, 2022

Real-time viz is doing what sketching never could, bringing inclusivity to the design process and empowering stakeholders to better collaborate