After two decades of experimentation with the digital, the
prevalent paradigm of formal continuity is being revised and
questioned by an emerging generation of architects and theorists.
While the world struggles with a global housing crisis and the
impact of accelerated automation on labour, digital designers'
narrow focus on mere style and continuous differentiation seems
increasingly out of touch. This issue charts an emerging body of
work that is based on a computational understanding of the discrete
part or building block - elements that are as scalable, accessible
and versatile as digital data. The discrete proposes that a new,
digital understanding of assembly, based on parts, contains the
greatest promise for a complex, open-ended, adaptable architecture.
This approach capitalises on the digital economy and automation,
with the potential of the digital to democratise production and
increase access. The digital not only has deep implications for how
we design and produce architecture; it is first and foremost a new
system of production with economic, social and political
consequences that need to be taken into account. This issue
presents a diverse body of work focused on the notion of the
discrete: from design experiments and aesthetics, to urban models,
tectonics, distributed robots, new material organisations and
post-capitalist scenarios engaging with automation. Contributors:
Viola Ago, Mario Carpo, Emmanuelle Chiappone-Piriou, Mollie
Claypool, Manuel Jimenez Garcia, Daniel Koehler and Rasa
Navasaityte, Immanuel Koh, Neil Leach, Ryan Manning, Philippe
Morel, M Casey Rehm, Jose Sanchez, Marrikka Trotter, Manja van de
Worp, Maria Yablonina and Lei Zheng. Featured Architects: Kengo
Kuma, Lab-eds, Plethora Project, MadM, EZCT, Eragatory and Studio
Kinch.
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