Toward a living architecture? complexism and biology in generative design
Toward a Living Architecture? examines the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Based on Christina Cogdell's field research in architecture studios and biological labs, this book critiques generative architecture by evaluating its sc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Press
2018, 2018
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Toward a Living Architecture? examines the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Based on Christina Cogdell's field research in architecture studios and biological labs, this book critiques generative architecture by evaluating its scientific rhetoric and disjunction from actual scientific theory and practice, definitively explaining the role of the natural sciences within contemporary architecture |
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| Physical Description: | 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates |
| ISBN: | 9781517905378 1517905370 9781517905385 1452958378 1517905389 9781452958378 |