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Beyond the Grid - Architecture and information technology
  • Language: en

Beyond the Grid - Architecture and information technology

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010
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  • Publisher: Birkhaüser

Professor Ludger Hovestadts Institut für Computer Aided Architectural Design an der ETH Zürich gilt als eines der weltweit wichtigsten Institute auf der Schnittstelle zwischen Architektur und Informationstechnologie. Diese Verbindung ermöglicht es, Architektur nicht mehr als einen getrennten Bereich der technischen Realität zu sehen, sondern als Bestandteil einer informationstechnologischen Gesellschaft. Der Computer als universales Werkzeug propagiert disziplinübergreifend ein Denken in Informationsstrukturen und -systemen. Dieses ,,neue Denken" von Architektur führt zu einem Paradigmenwechsel auf der methodischen Ebene von Entwurf und Planung, von Konstruktion und Ökonomie. Nach einem Jahrzehnt des Experimentierens ist es nun möglich, Informationstechnologie für die Architektur als Grundlage einer neuen, energiesparenden Baupraxis zu begreifen. Die Publikation stellt die entsprechende Arbeit des Lehrstuhls für CAAD anhand zahlreicher Beispiele vor - von der spektakulären Alphütte Monte Rosa von Andrea Deplazes bis zum Wohnbauprojekt von KCAP.

On Digital Architecture in Ten Books
  • Language: en

On Digital Architecture in Ten Books

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022
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  • Publisher: Birkhaüser

Treatise on digital architecture Hovestadt's treatise strictly follows the model of the famous treatises by Vitruvius (De architectura) and Alberti (De re aedificatoria), based on the supposition that we find ourselves in a comparable situation today. Vitruvius and Alberti expressed the meaning of architecture in their eras: Roman antiquity and the Renaissance. Hovestadt has done the same for the present day, incorporating considerations of physics, mathematics, technology, literature, and philosophy. Books I to III deal with the role of the architect and the objectivity of architecture. Books IV to VI address the modalities of speaking about and encoding architecture: the secret, the public, and the private. Books VII to X are dedicated to actual digital mechanisms: artificial intelligence, natural communication, gnomonics, and cultural heritage. An architectural treatise for our age in 10 books Inspired by the works of Vitruvius and Alberti Published in three volumes in the Applied Virtuality Book Series, Vol. 19, 20, and 21

Architecture and Naturing Affairs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Architecture and Naturing Affairs

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-10-26
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

In this anthology with contributions about architecture, media, and infrastructure technology, the authors investigate in what multifaceted way architecture and information is in tune with contemporary technology, and in what way we live with them. The book is divided into following parts: BREEDING (medialising matter), BREATHING (transcending language), and INHABITING (making things inhabitable). The compilation of various text contributions creates a lexicon of ‘naturing affairs’ and is written for readers who look for an inspiring overview of our medialised environments.

[on Digital Architecture in Ten Books]
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

[on Digital Architecture in Ten Books]

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023-09-15
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  • Publisher: Birkhaüser

Abhandlung zur digitalen Architektur Hovestadts Traktat folgt strikt den Linien der bekannten Abhandlungen von Vitruv und Alberti, in der Annahme, dass wir uns heute wieder in einer ähnlichen Konstellation befinden. Vitruv und Alberti brachten zum Ausdruck, was Architektur in ihrer Epoche bedeutete: die römische Antike und die Renaissance. Hovestadt formuliert sie nun in den heutigen Begriffen der Physik, Mathematik, Technologie, Literatur und Philosophie neu. Bücher 1 bis 3 befassen sich mit der Rolle des Architekten und der Objektivität der Architektur. Bücher 4 bis 6 thematisieren die Modalitäten des Sprechens und der Kodierung von Architektur: das Geheime, das Öffentliche und das Private. Bücher 7 bis 10 widmen sich den eigentlichen digitalen Mechanismen: künstlicher Intelligenz, natürlicher Kommunikation, Gnomonik und kulturellem Erbe. Ein Architekturtraktat unserer Zeit in 10 Büchern Nach dem Vorbild von Vitruv und Alberti Erscheint in drei Bänden der Reihe Applied Virtuality Book Series, Bd. 19, 20 und 21

Printed Physics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Printed Physics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-12-08
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

The humanities, natural and technical sciences seemingly have little to say to each other - despite all the trans-disciplinary efforts. The "Applied Virtuality" series will comprise four volumes that create and examine a discourse on the correlations between the larger contexts of ther present. Printed Physics, the first volume, begins with the discussion of developments in information technology that make the physical behavior of matter technologically programmable, allow for its factual construction, industrial production and its determination with symbols. Is it possible that a revitalization of the field of physics looms in the future similar to that which took place with geometry in the 19th century?

Play Among Books
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 528

Play Among Books

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-12-06
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

How does coding change the way we think about architecture? This question opens up an important research perspective. In this book, Miro Roman and his AI Alice_ch3n81 develop a playful scenario in which they propose coding as the new literacy of information. They convey knowledge in the form of a project model that links the fields of architecture and information through two interwoven narrative strands in an “infinite flow” of real books. Focusing on the intersection of information technology and architectural formulation, the authors create an evolving intellectual reflection on digital architecture and computer science.

On Food
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 496

On Food

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023-06-19
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

Free thinking, unconstrained by facts The book is based on the thesis that we live in a world of abundance, full of natural riches, and cultural artifacts, full of human intellect and powerful technologies. Our thinking, however, is dominated by the opposite, the notion of scarcity. The limits of nature act as an inevitable necessity. In his book, David Schildberger adopts a novel approach to the subject of resources, with the help of intelligent instruments that introduce new foods, such as chocolate made from cocoa cell cultures, and even a fruit-bearing vine raised far from a vineyard. With his imagined scenarios, the author invites the reader to dare stretch their intellectual imaginations and ultimately presents nature as a contingent. Conceptual models on the subject of nature and alternative ways of producing food Recommended reading for architectural IT specialists New volume in the Applied Virtuality Book Series

Books I–III
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 229

Books I–III

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-12-19
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

Treatise on digital architecture Hovestadt’s treatise strictly follows the model of the famous treatises by Vitruvius (De architectura) and Alberti (De re aedificatoria), based on the supposition that we find ourselves in a comparable situation today. Vitruvius and Alberti expressed the meaning of architecture in their eras: Roman antiquity and the Renaissance. Hovestadt has done the same for the present day, incorporating considerations of physics, mathematics, technology, literature, and philosophy. Books I to III deal with the role of the architect and the objectivity of architecture. Books IV to VI address the modalities of speaking about and encoding architecture: the secret, the public, and the private. Books VII to X are dedicated to actual digital mechanisms: artificial intelligence, natural communication, gnomonics, and cultural heritage. An architectural treatise for our age in 10 books Inspired by the works of Vitruvius and Alberti Published in three volumes in the Applied Virtuality Book Series

Ghosts of Transparency
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

Ghosts of Transparency

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-09-23
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

In this book, the editors focus on architecture and communication from various different perspectives – taking into account that the term “architecture” is used for buildings as well as in the context of computer software. Data and software also impact on our cities; raw data, however, do not convey any information – in order to generate information and communication they have to be organized and must make sense to the reader. The contributions avoid clear separation of the various communication spheres of their disciplines. Instead, they use the wide range of approaches to explore meanings – an ambitious aim that leaves the destination wide open; the reader is invited to share in this adventure.

Atlas of Digital Architecture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 760

Atlas of Digital Architecture

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-10-26
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  • Publisher: Birkhäuser

Digital technology and architecture have become inseparable, with new approaches and methodologies not just affecting the workflows and practice of architects but shaping the very character of architecture. This compendious work offers a wide-ranging orientation to the new landscape with its opportunities, its challenges, and its vast potential. Contributing Editors: Ludger Hovestadt, Urs Hirschberg, Oliver Fritz Contributors: Diana Alvarez-Marin, Jakob Beetz, André Borrmann, Petra von Both, Harald Gatermann, Marco Hemmerling, Ursula Kirschner, Reinhard König, Dominik Lengyel, Bob Martens, Frank Petzold, Sven Pfeiffer, Miro Roman, Kay Römer, Hans Sachs, Philipp Schaerer, Sven Schneider, Odilo Schoch, Milena Stavric, Peter Zeile, Nikolaus Zieske Writer: Sebastian Michael atlasofdigitalarchitecture.com