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A Post-Digital Architectural Research Agenda to Address 21st Century Challenges

A Post-Digital Architectural Research Agenda to Address 21st Century Challenges The Post-Digital Context A Post-Digital In 1995, Mitchell and McCullough posed the question, “ What was Architectural computer-aided design?” as a provocation that a future genera- tion of designers would have forgotten that design methods other Research Agenda than computationally based ones ever existed. Arguably, that time has arrived. In developed countries, many current architec- to Address 21st ture students rely almost exclusively upon digital methods—they Century Challenges use computers to take notes, photograph, sketch, devise com- plex forms, produce design documentation, write, create images and videos of their designs, communicate with collaborators and instructors, and estimate performance to guide their design deci- sions. In this sense, their design approach is post-digital, since digital technologies are omnipresent and transparent. Kolarevic suggests that the post-digital context is defined by a shift from a fascination with the digital toward the simply architectural and the integrative. Arguably, there is less need for inventing new software tools, adapting hardware gadgets to architectural appli- cations, and exploring novel forms that are vaguely habitable. Rather, the suggestion is that those with expertise in computa- tional design embrace research agendas that explicitly address critical social issues and challenges of our era that are amenable to architectural http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Technology Architecture + Design Taylor & Francis

A Post-Digital Architectural Research Agenda to Address 21st Century Challenges

Clayton, Mark
Technology Architecture + Design , Volume 1 (1): 3 – May 1, 2017
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A Post-Digital Architectural Research Agenda to Address 21st Century Challenges

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The Post-Digital Context A Post-Digital In 1995, Mitchell and McCullough posed the question, “ What was Architectural computer-aided design?” as a provocation that a future genera- tion of designers would have forgotten that design methods other Research Agenda than computationally based ones ever existed. Arguably, that time has arrived. In developed countries, many current architec- to Address 21st ture students rely almost exclusively upon digital methods—they Century...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2017 Association of Collegiate
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2475-143x
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2475-1448
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10.1080/24751448.2017.1292788
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Abstract

The Post-Digital Context A Post-Digital In 1995, Mitchell and McCullough posed the question, “ What was Architectural computer-aided design?” as a provocation that a future genera- tion of designers would have forgotten that design methods other Research Agenda than computationally based ones ever existed. Arguably, that time has arrived. In developed countries, many current architec- to Address 21st ture students rely almost exclusively upon digital methods—they Century Challenges use computers to take notes, photograph, sketch, devise com- plex forms, produce design documentation, write, create images and videos of their designs, communicate with collaborators and instructors, and estimate performance to guide their design deci- sions. In this sense, their design approach is post-digital, since digital technologies are omnipresent and transparent. Kolarevic suggests that the post-digital context is defined by a shift from a fascination with the digital toward the simply architectural and the integrative. Arguably, there is less need for inventing new software tools, adapting hardware gadgets to architectural appli- cations, and exploring novel forms that are vaguely habitable. Rather, the suggestion is that those with expertise in computa- tional design embrace research agendas that explicitly address critical social issues and challenges of our era that are amenable to architectural

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Technology Architecture + Design – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 1, 2017

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