Architecture in Formation
On the Nature of Information in Digital Architecture
Edited by Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa, Aaron Sprecher
To Be Published July 30th 2013 by Routledge – 352 pages
Description
Architecture in Formation is the first digital architecture manual that bridges the gap between theory and practice, giving you a vital resource for navigating the digital future. Sixteen essays from practitioners, historians, and theorists look at the many ways information technology is being used to conceive and assess architecture to present to you a well-rounded discussion of the field. Twenty-nine projects illustrate real-world examples of the digital made concrete, so that you can see how you might do it too.
Featuring essays by: Georges Teyssot, Mario Carpo, Martin Bressani, Patrik Schumacher, Bernard Cache, Mark Linder, David Theodore, Evan Douglis, Rocker-Lange Architects, Antoine Picon, Michael Wen-Sen Su, Chris Perry, Alexis Meier, Achim Menges, Martin Bressani
Interviews with: George Legendre, Alessandra Ponte, Karl Chu, Ciro Najle, and Greg Lynn
Projects by: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mark Burry, Yehuda Kalay, Omar Khan, Jason Kelly Johnson, Alejandro Zaera Polo and Maider Llaguno Munitxa, Anna Dyson, Bess Krietemeyer, Peter Stark, Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology (CASE), Philippe Rahm, Lydia Kallipoliti and Alexandros Tsamis, Neeraj Bhatia, InfraNet Lab, Jenny Sabin, LabStudio, Luc Courschene, Preston Scott Cohen, Eisenman Architects, Eiroa Architects, Michael Hansmeyer, Chandler Ahrens (Open Source Architecture), Andrew Saunders, Nader Tehrani, Satoru Sugihara, ATLV and Thom Mayne, Morphosis, Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto, Roland Snooks, Philip Beesley, Matias del Campo and Sandra Manninger (SPAN), Michael Young, Young & Ayata, Monad Studio, Francois Roche, Ruy Klein, Chandler Ahrens and John Carpenter.
Contents
1. Structuring Information: Toward an Architecture of Information Georges Teyssot, Mario Carpo, Patrik Schumacher, Bernard Cache, Mark Linder, David Theodore, Evan Douglis, Rocker-Lange Architects, Antoine Picon 2. Information Interfaces: Data and Information George Legendre, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mark Bury, Yehuda Kalay, Omar Khan, Jason Kelly Johnson, Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Maider Llaguno Munitxa, Michael Wen-Sen Su 3. Responsive Information Alessandra Ponte, Anna Dyson, Bess Krietemeyer, Peter Stark, Philippe Rahm, Lydia Kallipoliti, Alexandros Tsamis, Neeraj Bhatia, Jenny Sabin, Luc Courschene, Chris Perry 4. Evolutionary Information Karl Chu, Eisenman Architects, Preston Scott Cohen, Michael Hansmeyer, Chandler Ahrens, Andrew Saunders, Alexis Meier 5. Extensive Information: Material Information Ciro Najle, Nader Tehrani, Saturo Sugihara, Jesse Reiser + Nanako Umemoto, Roland Snooks, Philip Beesley, Achim Menges 6. Information Affect Greg Lynn, Matias del Campo and Sandra Manninger, Michael Young, Eric Goldemberg, Francois Roche, Ruy Klein, Martin Bressani, Chandler Ahrens and John Carpenter
Name: Architecture in Formation: On the Nature of Information in Digital Architecture (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: Edited by Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa, Aaron Sprecher. Architecture in Formation is the first digital architecture manual that bridges the gap between theory and practice, giving you a vital resource for navigating the digital future. Sixteen essays from practitioners, historians, and theorists look at the...
Categories: Digital Architecture, Theory of Architecture, Professional Practice, Structure, Materials and Detailing, Architecture
