Digital morphogenesis
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Digital morphogenesis is a process of shape development (or morphogenesis
) enabled by computation. While this concept is applicable in many areas, the term "digital morphogenesis" is used primarily in architecture
.
In architecture, digital morphogenesis is a group of methods that employ digital media for form-making and adaptation rather than for representation, often in an aspiration to express or respond to contextual processes. "In this inclusive understanding, digital morphogenesis in architecture bears a largely analogous or metaphoric relationship to the processes of morphogenesis in nature, sharing with it the reliance on gradual development but not necessarily adopting or referring to the actual mechanisms of growth or adaptation. Recent discourse on digital morphogenesis in architecture links it to a number of concepts including emergence
, self-organization
and form-finding."
Morphogenesis
Morphogenesis , is the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape...
) enabled by computation. While this concept is applicable in many areas, the term "digital morphogenesis" is used primarily in architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
.
In architecture, digital morphogenesis is a group of methods that employ digital media for form-making and adaptation rather than for representation, often in an aspiration to express or respond to contextual processes. "In this inclusive understanding, digital morphogenesis in architecture bears a largely analogous or metaphoric relationship to the processes of morphogenesis in nature, sharing with it the reliance on gradual development but not necessarily adopting or referring to the actual mechanisms of growth or adaptation. Recent discourse on digital morphogenesis in architecture links it to a number of concepts including emergence
Emergence
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Emergence is central to the theories of integrative levels and of complex systems....
, self-organization
Self-organization
Self-organization is the process where a structure or pattern appears in a system without a central authority or external element imposing it through planning...
and form-finding."
External links
- Architectural Association studio on Morphogenesis http://www.morphogenesis.org/about_us.php
- The 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation http://www.acadia.org/acadia2008/http://www.acadia.org/?g=proceedingshttp://cumincad.scix.net/cgi-bin/works/BrowseTree?field=series&separator=:&recurse=0&order=AZ&value=ACADIA
See also
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- Organic architectureOrganic architectureOrganic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated...