Sunday, 19 April 2015

Week 3


We live in a society today where computers are utilized daily in such ways that in the past have never done before. The computer is a powerful tool that users can take advantage of however Kostas Tezidis , author of ‘Algorithmic Architecture’ believes that designers do not take advantage of the computational power of the computer. Computers have integrated into architectural design in the early years with CAD software, graphical systems and parametric design. All these computer aided design allows its users to understand how systems form and how it mathematically operates. This quote illustrates the idea of understanding their operations in architectural graphic systems. ‘With the help of computer-aided models, the designer will be able to predict the performance of any design alternative he may generate.’ Computation design thinking is endless as we are forced to question how people think and how design evolves, as Tezidis states how ‘computers must be acknowledged not only as machines for imitating what is understood, but also as vehicles for exploring what is not understood.’


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