the following is a compilation of architectural research
articles/essays/theses on the Internet, linked from the
"research" section of http://www.architexturez.com please
send architectural research links to human@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
bc
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Architecture of Cyberspace
an architectural thesis examining cyberspace. [Torbjørn Caspersen]
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Architecture in the Age of Hyperreality
an essay on Architronic. [Stanley Mathews]
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The Logic of Networks : Social Landscapes vis-a-vis the Space of Flows
a CTheory article of Manuel Castells work. [Felix Stalder]
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Transmitting Architecture : The Transphysical City
an article for CTheory. [Marcos Novak]
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The Architectonality of Psychogeographicism or The Hieroglyphics of Driftwork
an exploratory essay. [Hakim Bey]
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Arteology; or the Science of Artefacts
an extensive overview of design research and analysis. [Pentii Routio]
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Design Theory of Architecture
Historical Development of the Theory of Architecture. [Pentii Routio]
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Semiotics Of Artefacts
part of the Paradigms of Research series. [Pentii Routio]
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Arteology; the Science of Design
an essay on design theory. [Pentii Routio]
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On the Rumor of Functional Perfection
an article originally published in Pro Forma. [Jan Michl]
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On the Rumor of Functional Perfection
an article originally published in Pro Forma. [Jan Michl]
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Form follows What?
The modernist notion of function as a carte blanche. [Jan Michl]
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The notion of "skyline" in urban-thinking and urban-making process
(Approach to the semiotics of cityscape). [Grigory E. Ignatov, Oksana V.
Maslovskaya]
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Manifesto
a manifesto on architecture, urbanism, biology, and computer science.
[Nikos A. Salingaros]
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The Laws of Architecture from a Physicist's Perspective
"Three architectural laws follow from how matter comes together to form
coherent structures; they are satisfied by most buildings in history up to
(but excluding) the twentieth century." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Life and Complexity in Architecture From a Thermodynamic Analogy
"A visual model computes numerical estimates for the comparative degree of
organized complexity, or "life" of buildings, and contrasts this with the
disorganized complexity." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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A Scientific Basis for Creating Architectural Forms
"A scaling rule is proposed for architectural elements based on the scaling
factor e = 2.718, the base for natural logarithms, and this is compared to
the Fibonacci sequence." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Architecture, Patterns, and Mathematics
"The elimination of visual patterns in twentieth century architecture could
be handicapping people's capacity for mathematical thinking, which works
strictly in terms of patterns." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Hierarchical Cooperation of Architectural Scales, and the Mathematical
Necessity for Ornament
"Integrated structures follow the theory of hierarchical systems, developed
in computer science and biology, showing how architectural ornament on the
scales 1cm - 2m is necessary for coherence." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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An Absolute Measure of Design: the Architectural Temperature
"The architectural temperature T measures the degree of detail, curvature,
and color in a design; we argue that human beings connect only to objects
that have a high value of Temperature." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Theory of the Urban Web
"Graph theory is used to show that a living city depends on an enormous
number of different paths, and how the evolution of an urban region from
"dead" to "alive" is sudden." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Urban Space and its Information Field
"Urban space is characterized by the information field generated by
surrounding surfaces, and this in turn determines where paths and local
nodes develop in the open space." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Ecology and the Fractal Mind in the New Architecture: A Conversation
"Covers topics such as how our fractal mind influences fractal qualities in
man-made structures such as buildings and artworks. Touches on Jungian
archetypes, and analyzes how the Modernist anti-fractal attitude is
antithetical to ecological thinking." [Nikos A. Salingaros and Victor
Padrón]
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A Universal Rule for the Distribution of Sizes
"Most pleasing objects and designs obey an inverse power-law distribution
in their subdivisions, which is a widely-observed relationship in both the
natural and social sciences. Modernist design grossly violates this rule."
[Nikos A. Salingaros and Bruce J. West]
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Complexity and Urban Coherence
"The theory of complex interacting systems, developed in biology and
computer science, is applied to urban design. Coherence results from
intense local couplings, and long-range connections that reduce disorder."
[Nikos A. Salingaros]
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The Structure of Pattern Languages
"Patterns encapsulate information about recurring solutions; here we
discuss techniques for linking observed patterns to create a language that
brings all the patterns together." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
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Architecture, Ecology, and Equity
an essay on Environmental Justice, Cities, and Planning. [Michael Wigginton]
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On Technological Time: Cruising Virilio's Over-Exposed City
an essay on urban planner Paul Virilio. [McKenzie Wark]
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The Semi-Urban Landscape
an essay on landscape. [James W. Fonseca]
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The Communication Revolution and Older Metropolitan Areas
an essay on planning. [James C. Hughes]
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Restructuring the City
Thoughts on Urban Patterns in the Information Society. [Ken Friedman]
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Principles of Evolutionary Architecture
14 architectural design principles. [Eugene Tsui]
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Geographic Information Systems as an Integrating Technology
Context, Concepts, and Definitions of GIS technology and its application.
[Kenneth E. Foote and Margaret Lynch]
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Machine Space
A Case Study in Urbanization and Environment. [Kenneth E. Foote and Shannon
Crum]
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Hypersurface Architecture
an overview of Hypersurface geometries for Mediamatic magazine. [spN]
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Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control
a synoposis of The Ecology of Fear for Mediamatic magazine. [Mike Davis]
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articles/essays/theses on the Internet, linked from the
"research" section of http://www.architexturez.com please
send architectural research links to human@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
bc
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Architecture of Cyberspace
an architectural thesis examining cyberspace. [Torbjørn Caspersen]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Architecture in the Age of Hyperreality
an essay on Architronic. [Stanley Mathews]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Logic of Networks : Social Landscapes vis-a-vis the Space of Flows
a CTheory article of Manuel Castells work. [Felix Stalder]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transmitting Architecture : The Transphysical City
an article for CTheory. [Marcos Novak]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Architectonality of Psychogeographicism or The Hieroglyphics of Driftwork
an exploratory essay. [Hakim Bey]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arteology; or the Science of Artefacts
an extensive overview of design research and analysis. [Pentii Routio]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Design Theory of Architecture
Historical Development of the Theory of Architecture. [Pentii Routio]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Semiotics Of Artefacts
part of the Paradigms of Research series. [Pentii Routio]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arteology; the Science of Design
an essay on design theory. [Pentii Routio]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the Rumor of Functional Perfection
an article originally published in Pro Forma. [Jan Michl]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the Rumor of Functional Perfection
an article originally published in Pro Forma. [Jan Michl]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form follows What?
The modernist notion of function as a carte blanche. [Jan Michl]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The notion of "skyline" in urban-thinking and urban-making process
(Approach to the semiotics of cityscape). [Grigory E. Ignatov, Oksana V.
Maslovskaya]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manifesto
a manifesto on architecture, urbanism, biology, and computer science.
[Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Laws of Architecture from a Physicist's Perspective
"Three architectural laws follow from how matter comes together to form
coherent structures; they are satisfied by most buildings in history up to
(but excluding) the twentieth century." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Life and Complexity in Architecture From a Thermodynamic Analogy
"A visual model computes numerical estimates for the comparative degree of
organized complexity, or "life" of buildings, and contrasts this with the
disorganized complexity." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Scientific Basis for Creating Architectural Forms
"A scaling rule is proposed for architectural elements based on the scaling
factor e = 2.718, the base for natural logarithms, and this is compared to
the Fibonacci sequence." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Architecture, Patterns, and Mathematics
"The elimination of visual patterns in twentieth century architecture could
be handicapping people's capacity for mathematical thinking, which works
strictly in terms of patterns." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hierarchical Cooperation of Architectural Scales, and the Mathematical
Necessity for Ornament
"Integrated structures follow the theory of hierarchical systems, developed
in computer science and biology, showing how architectural ornament on the
scales 1cm - 2m is necessary for coherence." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
An Absolute Measure of Design: the Architectural Temperature
"The architectural temperature T measures the degree of detail, curvature,
and color in a design; we argue that human beings connect only to objects
that have a high value of Temperature." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Theory of the Urban Web
"Graph theory is used to show that a living city depends on an enormous
number of different paths, and how the evolution of an urban region from
"dead" to "alive" is sudden." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban Space and its Information Field
"Urban space is characterized by the information field generated by
surrounding surfaces, and this in turn determines where paths and local
nodes develop in the open space." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecology and the Fractal Mind in the New Architecture: A Conversation
"Covers topics such as how our fractal mind influences fractal qualities in
man-made structures such as buildings and artworks. Touches on Jungian
archetypes, and analyzes how the Modernist anti-fractal attitude is
antithetical to ecological thinking." [Nikos A. Salingaros and Victor
Padrón]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Universal Rule for the Distribution of Sizes
"Most pleasing objects and designs obey an inverse power-law distribution
in their subdivisions, which is a widely-observed relationship in both the
natural and social sciences. Modernist design grossly violates this rule."
[Nikos A. Salingaros and Bruce J. West]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Complexity and Urban Coherence
"The theory of complex interacting systems, developed in biology and
computer science, is applied to urban design. Coherence results from
intense local couplings, and long-range connections that reduce disorder."
[Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Structure of Pattern Languages
"Patterns encapsulate information about recurring solutions; here we
discuss techniques for linking observed patterns to create a language that
brings all the patterns together." [Nikos A. Salingaros]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Architecture, Ecology, and Equity
an essay on Environmental Justice, Cities, and Planning. [Michael Wigginton]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Technological Time: Cruising Virilio's Over-Exposed City
an essay on urban planner Paul Virilio. [McKenzie Wark]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Semi-Urban Landscape
an essay on landscape. [James W. Fonseca]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Communication Revolution and Older Metropolitan Areas
an essay on planning. [James C. Hughes]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructuring the City
Thoughts on Urban Patterns in the Information Society. [Ken Friedman]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Principles of Evolutionary Architecture
14 architectural design principles. [Eugene Tsui]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geographic Information Systems as an Integrating Technology
Context, Concepts, and Definitions of GIS technology and its application.
[Kenneth E. Foote and Margaret Lynch]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Machine Space
A Case Study in Urbanization and Environment. [Kenneth E. Foote and Shannon
Crum]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hypersurface Architecture
an overview of Hypersurface geometries for Mediamatic magazine. [spN]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control
a synoposis of The Ecology of Fear for Mediamatic magazine. [Mike Davis]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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