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This book presents a new take on the evolution of digital design theories in architecture from modernity to today, as they have been inspired both by contemporary philosophy and the emergence and access to advanced computation. It focuses on how concepts of difference in philosophy transformed architectural design theory and takes on even more significance with the introduction and ubiquitous use of computers within the discipline, changing the architectural design paradigm forever.

Beginning with a presentation of American Pragmatism's push towards process, the book continues on to Husserl's influence on the modern movement, mid-century phenomenology, post-structuralist Derridean exchanges with architects, the Deleuzian influence on the smoothing of form and finally contemporary architectural references to speculative realism.

Analyzing the arc of design theory as influenced by philosophical and computational logics, this book presents the transformation to conte

Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. 1. Difference in Architecture 2. Reject Difference 3. Reductive Difference 4. Deconstructive Difference 5. Differentiation 6. Multiplicity and the Heterogeneous 7. Synthetic Difference Bibliography. Index.

Philosophical Difference and Advanced Computation in Architectural Theory

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 30 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9780367554279
      978-0367554279
      ISBN-10 0367554275
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      History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book presents a new take on the evolution of digital design theories in architecture from modernity to today, as they have been inspired both by contemporary philosophy and the emergence and access to advanced computation. It focuses on how concepts of difference in philosophy transformed architectural design theory and takes on even more significance with the introduction and ubiquitous use of computers within the discipline, changing the architectural design paradigm forever.

      Beginning with a presentation of American Pragmatism's push towards process, the book continues on to Husserl's influence on the modern movement, mid-century phenomenology, post-structuralist Derridean exchanges with architects, the Deleuzian influence on the smoothing of form and finally contemporary architectural references to speculative realism.

      Analyzing the arc of design theory as influenced by philosophical and computational logics, this book presents the transformation to conte

      Table of Contents

      Preface. Introduction. 1. Difference in Architecture 2. Reject Difference 3. Reductive Difference 4. Deconstructive Difference 5. Differentiation 6. Multiplicity and the Heterogeneous 7. Synthetic Difference Bibliography. Index.

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