1st Edition

Philosophical Difference and Advanced Computation in Architectural Theory From Less to More

By Jefferson Ellinger Copyright 2022
180 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a new take on the evolution of digital design theories in architecture from modernity to today, as they have been inspired both by contemporary philosophy and the emergence and access to advanced computation. It focuses on how concepts of difference in philosophy transformed architectural design theory and takes on even more significance with the introduction and ubiquitous... Read more

Preface. Introduction. 1. Difference in Architecture 2. Reject Difference 3. Reductive Difference 4. Deconstructive Difference 5. Differentiation 6. Multiplicity and the Heterogeneous 7. Synthetic Difference Bibliography. Index.

Biography

Jefferson Ellinger is an Associate Professor and Director of the Design Computation program (DesComp) in the School of Architecture and an affiliation faculty member in the School of Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Ellinger is a partner in Fresh Air Building Systems (FABS) in New York, dedicated to researching and designing next-generation building systems. Ellinger is founding partner of research design practice StudioLNGR, and was a finalist in the MoMA PS1 Young Architects competition program.