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Between art, science, and technology Digitalization has transformed the discourse of architecture: that discourse is now defined by a wealth of new terms and concepts that previously either had no meaning, or had different meanings, in the context of architectural theory and design. Its concepts and strategies are increasingly shaped by influences emerging at the intersection with scientific and cultural notions from modern information technology. The series __Context Architecture__ seeks to take a critical selection of concepts that play a vital role in the current discourse and put them up for discussion. When Vitruvius described the architect as a "uomo universale," he gave rise to the architect’s conception of him- or herself as a generalist who shapes a complex reality. The architectural concept of complexity, however, failed to keep pace with industrial and social reality, becoming instead an increasingly formal and superficial notion that could ultimately be applied to almost anything. Against it, architectural modernism set the watchword of simplification: "less is more." In this situation, Robert Venturi reintroduced the notion of complexity into architectural discourse: h

Who reads Complexity: Design Strategy and World View (Context Architecture)?

Author

Gleiniger, Andrea (editor);Vrachliotis, Georg (editor)

Publisher

Birkhäuser; Birkhauser; Birkhauser Architecture

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9783034609692

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Architecture, Philosophy