Algorithmic Typology: Towards an Operational Model

Maxwell, IJ; Pigram, DA

Algorithmic Typology: Towards an Operational Model

Maxwell, IJ Pigram, DA

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Publisher:: Tongji University Press
Citation:: Scripting The Future, 2012, First, pp. 106 - 111
Issue Date:: 2012-01

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dc.contributor.author	Maxwell, IJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pigram, DA	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Leach, N	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Yuan, PF	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Scripting The Future, 2012, First, pp. 106 - 111	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32690
dc.format	Essay	en_US
dc.publisher	Tongji University Press	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Scripting The Future	en_US
dc.title	Algorithmic Typology: Towards an Operational Model	en_US
utslib.location	Shanghai, China	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.rights-statement	Fundamental to the advancement of architecture as a discipline is the continual pursuit and elaboration of active-modes of translation between the disciplinary domains of theory, material praxis and environmental engagement. This essay contributes an alternate view of typology as enabled by the lens of computational design processes while contributing a more precise definition of the transformative capacities of algorithmic design over its all too frequently conflated rival: parametric design. This essay argues for a greater role for computation in the continued development of the processes and theories of architectural design, via a refurbishment of the concepts, terms and applications of typology through the influence of the algorithm. It contributes a number of new concepts and analytical frames extending core architectural themes in relation to design methodologies, specifically the discipline’s occupation with typology and the generative diagram. The concept of typology is combined with that of speciation to understand, describe and model the genesis of architectural form. Finally, abstract notational systems (algorithms) are discussed as tools for the meta-analysis of architectural production. Scripting The Future, edited by Neil Leach (University of Southern California) and Philip Yuan (Tongji University) draws together some of the most influential designers and theorists within the digital field including Patrick Schumacher, Mark Burry, Michael Weinstock, David Gerber, Karl Chu, Matias del Campo and Roland Snooks. The book seeks to demonstrate the disciplinary influence and design potentials of contemporary digital design, specifically the emergence of two clear areas of interest: parametric and algorithmic design.	en_US

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