Cybernetic Architectures - Informational Thinking and Digital Design

The book explains how the evolution of the computational perspective in architecture has been parallel to the construction of design issues in reference to the central ideas fostered by the cybernetic model.

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Cybernetics and the architecture of performance 3. Architectural Systems 4. Genetic Mechanisms 5. Complex Phenomena 6. The Platonic Backhand and Forehand of Cybernetic Architecture Index

About the author

Camilo Andrés Cifuentes Quin is an Architect experienced in architectural design. He is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Habitat Sciences at La Salle University, Bogotá. His research focuses on the impact of information technology in the recent transformations of the architectural landscape and the exploration of computer-based design paradigms in design practice. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Los Andes University, Bogotá, a Postgraduate Diploma in Computational Design from ELISAVA (Barcelona School of Design and Engineering), a Masters of Architecture from ENSAG (École Nationale Supériere d'Architecture de Grenoble), and a Ph.D. in Architecture from UPC-Barcelona Tech.

Summary

The book explains how the evolution of the computational perspective in architecture has been parallel to the construction of design issues in reference to the central ideas fostered by the cybernetic model.

Product details

• Authors: Camilo Andres Cifuentes Quin, Camilo Andrés Cifuentes Quin, Camilo Andres (La Salle University Cifuentes Quin, Camilo Andrés Cifuentes Quin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781032019406
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201940-6
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Research in Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, COMPUTERS / Cybernetics, Cybernetics & systems theory, Theory of architecture, Cybernetics and systems theory