It was mentioned at this weekend's 5D Conference that Architecture, of all art and design disciplines, has always been the farthest ahead of the curve. It be because of the nature of architecture, it might be because the scope and scale of architecture projects, or building a building, are so large that architects have to think so far ahead in order for the work to still feel modern by the time it's built. The point was made as a matter-of-fact, and after seeing these examples it's hard to disagree.
Evan Douglis
Design and the Elastic Mind, MOMA
Greg Lynn, New City