THE POLITICS OF PARAMETRICISM

Over the last decade, 'parametricism' has been heralded as a new avant-garde in the industries of architecture, urban design, and in dustrial design, regarded by many as the next grand style in the history of architecture, heir to postmodernism and deconstruction. From buildings to cities, the built environment is increasingly addressed, designed and constructed using digital software based on parametric scripting platforms which claim to be able to process complex physical and social modelling alike. As more and more digit al tools a...[Read more]