The Architectural Imagination at the Digital Turn

Nathalie Bredella

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Routledge
29 June 2022

The Arts: General & Reference; Architecture; The environment; Digital animation

Series: Routledge Research in Design, Technology and Society

"The Architectural Imagination at the Digital Turn asks what it means to speak of a ""digital turn"" in architecture. It examines how architects at the time engaged with the digital and imagined future modes of practice, and looks at the technological, conceptual and economic phenomena behind this engagement. It argues that the adoption of digital technology in architecture was far from linear but depended on complex factors, from the operative logic of the technology itself to the context in which it was used and the people who interacted with it.

Creating a mosaic-like account, the book presents debates, projects and publications that changed how architecture was visualized, fabricated and experienced using digital technology. Spanning the university, new media art institutes, ecologies, architectural bodies, fabrication and the city, it re-evaluates familiar narratives that emphasized formal explorations; instead, the book aims to complicate the ""myth"" of the digital by presenting a nuanced analysis of the material and social context behind each case study. During the 1990s, architects repurposed software and technological concepts from other disciplines and tested them in a design environment. Some architects were fascinated by its effects, others were more critical.

Through its discussion on case studies, places and themes that fundamentally influenced discourse formation in the era, this book offers scholars, researchers and students fresh insights into how architecture can engage with the digital realm today."

By: Nathalie Bredella
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781032038841
ISBN 10: 1032038845
Series: Routledge Research in Design, Technology and Society
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 29 June 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nathalie Bredella is visiting professor of architectural theory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Reviews for The Architectural Imagination at the Digital Turn

Bredella makes an excellent contribution to the history of the digital turn in architecture, a story still unfolding. From the dream of a paperless studio to the influence of cybernetics and its connection to ecological thinking, by studying the impact of digital technologies on visualisation, fabrication and networked systems, Bredella's case study analyses diversify our understanding of the digital era in which we find ourselves. Professor Helene Frichot, Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia