The politics of parametricism : digital technologies in architecture / by Matthew Poole and Manuel Shvartzberg (eds).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Poole, Matthew, editor.

Shvartzberg, Manuel, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury architecture library.

Bloomsbury architecture library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design--Data processing.

Architecture--Computer-aided design.

Architecture--Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

Over the last decade, 'parametricism' has been heralded as a new avant-garde in the industries of architecture, urban design, and industrial design, regarded by many as the next grand style in the history of architecture, heir to postmodernism and deconstruction. From buildings to cities, the built environment is increasingly addressed, designed and constructed using digital software based on parametric scripting platforms which claim to be able to process complex physical and social modelling alike. As more and more digital tools are developed into an apparently infinite repertoire of socio-technical functions, critical questions concerning these cultural and technological shifts are often eclipsed by the seductive aesthetic and the alluring futuristic imaginary that parametric design tools and their architectural products and discourses represent.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. Digital resource published 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 30, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781474256230 (ebook) :

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.