Pulsation in Architecture - Softcover

Goldemberg, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604270233 ISBN 13: 9781604270235

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Pulsation in Architecture highlights the role of digital design as the catalyst for a new spatial sensibility related to rhythmic perception. It proposes a novel critical reception of computational architecture based on the ability of digital design to move beyond mere instrumentality, and to engage with core aspects of the discipline: the generative engine of digital architecture reinvigorates a discourse of part-to-whole relationships through the lens of rhythmic affect. There is a paradigm shift in spatial perception due to the intense use of computational techniques and the capacity to morph massive amounts of data in spatial patterns; rhythm plays a pivotal role in the articulation of the topology of buildings, generating the atmospheric character that induces moods and throbbing sensations in space. Pulsation introduces the fundamental animate capacity of living form and reshapes our perception of architectural space across the multiple scales of a project, from digital inception to fabrication. An emerging thread of rhythmic sensibility loosely binds a survey of contemporary design practices, including contributions by Peter Eisenman, Jeff Kipnis, Greg Lynn, UNStudio, Preston Scott Cohen, Reiser + Umemoto, Asymptote, Ali Rahim, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Ruy Klein, Gage / Clemenceau, NOX, Evan Douglis Studio, kokkugia, and MONAD Studio.

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From the Inside Flap:

Pulsation in Architecture showcases the work of some of the world's leading designers at the forefront of the digital avant-garde. It will reveal some of the most progressive, innovative concepts and fabrication techniques connected to the production of contemporary architecture design as well as cutting-edge technologies that are changing the way in which architecture is conceived and built. This state-of-the-art book will create a significant awareness of the power of digital design oriented to fabrication, as a trigger for change and innovation in architecture. The book will include material by Peter Eisenman, Hani Rashid, Jeffrey Kipnis, Ali Rahim, David Ruy, Evan Douglis, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Perry Hall, Eric Goldemberg, Greg Lynn, among others.

About the Author:

Eric Goldemberg holds a Masters of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Professional Degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has taught at Florida International University (FIU) since 2006 as an Assistant Professor and is the Digital Design Coordinator of the Architecture Department. He has taught at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, and New York Institute of Technology. Goldemberg worked in New York for Peter Eisenman as senior designer for the City of Culture of Galicia, as well as heading several international competitions at that firm.

About this edition

• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1604270233
• ISBN 13: 9781604270235
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480