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Text under study: TOWARD A THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE MACHINES by Nicholas Negroponte
With the evolution of architecture it can be clearly observed that not only has the architecture developed over time but so has the technology that helps in creating the design.
The technology refers to a number of items that would include materials, techniques and most prominently the digital tools that are used by almost all the architects today.
Nicholas Negroponte envisioned this growth in 1969 in his “towards theory of Architecture Machines” where in he not only anticipated computer aided design but also artificial intelligence.
The idea of the machine proposed is not merely a tool that does redundant tasks those which are already done by the designer. The machine in fact provides useful inputs and aids in the design process. They not only learn from the user but also improvise and evolve with the user themselves. Therefore it acts a means to expand the creativity of the user. Read More
