"In the contemporary practice of architecture, digital design and fabrication are emergent technologies in transforming how architects present a design and form a material strategy that is responsible, equitable, sustainable, resilient, and forward-looking. This book exposes dialogue between history, theory, design, construction, technology, and sensory experience by means of digital simulations that enhance the assessment and values of our material choices. It offers a critical look to the past to inspire the future. This new edition looks to Alvar Aalto as the primary protagonist for channeling discussions related to these topics. Architects like ALA, Shigeru Ban, 3XN, Peter Zumthor, and others also play the role of contemporary guides in this review. The work of Aalto and selected contemporary architects, along with computer modeling software, showcase the importance of comprehensive design. Organized by the 5 T's of contemporary architectural discourse - Typology, Topology, Tectonics, Technic, Thermodynamics - each chapter is used to connect history through Aalto and develop conversations concerning historical and contemporary models, digital simulations, ecological and passive/active material concerns, construction and fabrications, and healthy sensorial environments. Written for students and academics, this book bridges knowledge from academia into practice and vice versa to help architects become better stewards of the environment, make healthier and more accountable buildings, and find ways to introduce policy to make technology a critical component in thinking about and making architecture"--
Author: Robert Cody,Angela Amoia
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2023
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0367749734
ISBN 13: 9780367749736
Dimension: Length: 5.98424 inches, Width: 0.57 inches, Height: 9.01573 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.86862131228 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
"In the contemporary practice of architecture, digital design and fabrication are emergent technologies in transforming how architects present a design and form a material strategy that is responsible, equitable, sustainable, resilient, and forward-looking. This book exposes dialogue between history, theory, design, construction, technology, and sensory experience by means of digital simulations that enhance the assessment and values of our material choices. It offers a critical look to the past to inspire the future. This new edition looks to Alvar Aalto as the primary protagonist for channeling discussions related to these topics. Architects like ALA, Shigeru Ban, 3XN, Peter Zumthor, and others also play the role of contemporary guides in this review. The work of Aalto and selected contemporary architects, along with computer modeling software, showcase the importance of comprehensive design. Organized by the 5 T's of contemporary architectural discourse - Typology, Topology, Tectonics, Technic, Thermodynamics - each chapter is used to connect history through Aalto and develop conversations concerning historical and contemporary models, digital simulations, ecological and passive/active material concerns, construction and fabrications, and healthy sensorial environments. Written for students and academics, this book bridges knowledge from academia into practice and vice versa to help architects become better stewards of the environment, make healthier and more accountable buildings, and find ways to introduce policy to make technology a critical component in thinking about and making architecture"--
Author: Robert Cody,Angela Amoia
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2023
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0367749734
ISBN 13: 9780367749736
Dimension: Length: 5.98424 inches, Width: 0.57 inches, Height: 9.01573 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.86862131228 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240