Thompson describes the framework for the text, stating that the study of science is not alone dependent on mathematics, nor is it simply to be viewed as unexplainable, divinely created phenomena. His criticism is that both the scientist and the naturalist, among others, attempt to explain the natural world with a limited focus. The intent [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
“Nature delights in transformations”- Newton
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Parametricism: A Style or A set of digital tools ?
Over the years Parametric design has taken a big leap from being just a set of digital animation techniques to advanced parametric design systems and scripting techniques.But this tool has helped close period of uncertainty that had been prolonging over the years, and had a series of short lived movements such as Postmodernism, [...]
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Growth and Form
DíArcy Thompsonís On Growth and Form, argues that the form in nature and the changes of form are due to the action of force. An extraordinary optimism is evident in this work, presenting a vision of the physical world as a symphony of harmonious forces. Thompson conceived of form not as a given, but as [...]
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Development of the Cybernetic Era: Technologic Humanism
How do you build a Learning Machine? In 1968, the idea of computer aided participatory design was a foreign concept for architects. The typical architectural office was comprised of people sitting and standing composing construction and design documents in front of large desks from morning till night. An Architectural theorists, Nicholas Negroponte, at this time was theorizing about [...]
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