ABSTRACT

Architecture in the Digital Age addresses contemporary architectural practice in which digital technologies are radically changing how buildings are conceived, designed and produced. It discusses the digitally-driven changes, their origins, and their effects by grounding them in actual practices already taking place, while simultaneously speculating about their wider implications for the future. The book offers a diverse set of ideas as to what is relevant today and what will be relevant tomorrow for emerging architectural practices of the digital age.

chapter 1|16 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|29 pages

DIGITAL MORPHOGENESIS

chapter 3|42 pages

DIGITAL PRODUCTION

chapter 4|9 pages

INFORMATION MASTER BUILDERS

chapter 5|10 pages

DIGITAL MASTER BUILDERS?

chapter 7|33 pages

LAWS OF FORM

chapter 8|28 pages

EVOLUTION OF THE DIGITAL DESIGN PROCESS

chapter 9|26 pages

REAL AS DATA

chapter 10|7 pages

TOWARDS A FULLY ASSOCIATIVE ARCHITECTURE

chapter 13|25 pages

MAKING IDEAS

chapter 15|17 pages

GENERATIVE CONVERGENCES

chapter 16|17 pages

OTHER CHALLENGES

chapter 19|11 pages

IS THERE MORE TO COME?

chapter 21|17 pages

PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN

chapter 22|8 pages

CHALLENGES AHEAD