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 new 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 architecta (TM)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:
his goal was not just to restore the complexity of architectonic
forms and their history but also to explore the concrete reality of
the existing built environment.
Today it is complexity studies, with their starting point in
physics, that define the current approach to the concept of
complexity. They have established a new connection between the
natural sciences and information technology and have thus become a
central premise of computer-based approaches to design.
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