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1 ISIS 263S- 01/ LIT 263S- 01: Post- Digital Architectures Living Machines This course will explore the impact of advanced technology on conceptions of architectural design, new urban environments, and the cultural imaginary of the body since the mid- 1990s. Beginning with theories of postmodernism in architecture we will address the impact of virtuality (immersive digital environments, mixed, and augmented reality) on recent architectural theory and practice in the rise of digital architecture. Exploration of time- based new media, game environments, and virtual worlds technologies in the rise of digital architecture from the late 1990s- 2000s will be set in dialog with theoretical readings from Deleuze and Guattari, Liz Grosz, Brian Massumi, Neil Denari, Peter Eisenman, Rem Koolhaas, Greg Lynn, John Rajchman, Gordon Pask, Gilbert Simondon, and others. Our trajectory will take us next to an exploration of programs for post- digital architecture that draw upon emerging fields of synthetic biology, and artificial life including the integration of nanotechnologies, biomimetic technologies, smart materials, and protocells into the design of self- organizing bottom- up designs for living architecture and reflexive environments. Our discussion of post- digital architecture will engage the work of Simondon, Spiller, Armstrong, and others. Class meets from 6:00-8:30 PM in the Smith Warehouse, Bay 12, Room 101. Week 1: Tuesday Aug 31: Course introduction Week 2: Tuesday Sept 7: Postmodern Origins Charles Jencks. The New Paradigm in Architecture: The Language of Postmodernism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002: pp. 1-24; 53-96; ; Frederic Jameson. Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism. Durham: Duke University Press, 1991: pp. 1-66; ; ; Philip Johnson. The Seven Crutches of Modern Architecture. Perspecta 3 (1955): Philip Johnson,. Whence & Whither: The Processional Element in Architecture. Perspecta 9/10 (1965): Robert Venturi. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture: Selections from a Forthcoming Book. Perspecta 9/10 (1965): Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott. Warner Bros., Week 3: Tuesday, September 14: Digital Postmodern William J. Mitchell. "Roll over Euclid: How Frank Gehry Designs and Builds." In Frank Gehry, Architect, edited by J. Fiona Ragheb. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2001: pp Bruce Lindsey. Digital Gehry. Basel: Birkhäuser Chris Abel. (1997). "Architectural Language Games". Architecture & Identity. Oxford and Boston, Architectural Press: Chris Abel. (1997). "Urban Chaos or Self- Organization?" Architecture & Identity. Oxford and Boston, Architectural Press: Mildred Friedman. (2001). "Architecture in Motion". Frank Gehry, Architect. J. F. Ragheb. New York, Guggenheim Museum Publications: Sketches of Frank Gehry. Dir. Sydney Pollack. Sony Pictures Classics, 2006.

2 Week 4: Tuesday, September 21: Rhizomes and the Machinic Phylum Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1987: Introduction: Rhizome, pp. 3-25; November 28, 1947: How Do You Make Yourself a Body without Organs, pp ; Conclusion: Concrete Rules and Abstract Machines, pp Manuel DeLanda. Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy. London: Continuum Press, Week 5: Tuesday, September 28: Difference, Repeat, Fold Gilles Deleuze. Difference and Repetition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995: Preface, ix- xxii; Introduction: Repetition and Difference, 1-27; Difference in Itself, Gilles Deleuze. The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1992: pp. 3-14; 76-84; Manuel DeLanda. "Deleuze and the Genesis of Form." Art Orbit, no. 1: March (1998) John Proveti. "Deleuze, Guattari and Emergence." Paragraph 29.2 (2006): Week 6: Tuesday, October 5: Digital Architects 1: Peter Eisenman & Neil Denari Neil Denari. "Cor + Tex Architecture." Archilab (1999), Neil Denari. Gyroscopic Horizons. New York Princeton Architectural Press, Peter Eisenman. (1999). "Diagram: An Original Scene of Writing". Diagram Diaries. New York, Universe Publishing: Peter Eisenman. (1999). "Diagrams of Anteriority". Diagram Diaries. New York, Universe: Peter Eisenman. (1999). "Diagrams of Interiority". Diagram Diaries. New York, Universe: Peter Eisenman. (2004). "Architecture and the Problem of the Rhetorical Figure". Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings New Haven and London, Yale University Press: Peter Eisenman. (2004). "Architecture as a Second Language: The Texts of Between". Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings New Haven and Londo, Yale University Press: Peter Eisenman. (2004). "Blue Line Text". Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings New Haven and London, Yale University Press: Peter Eisenman. (2004). "Misreading Peter Eisenman". Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings New Haven and London, Yale University Press: Peter Eisenman. (2004). "Notes on Conceptual Architecture: Toward a Definition". Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings New Haven and London, Yale University Press: Eisenman, Peter. "Unfolding Events: Frankfurt Rebstock and the Possibility of a New Urbanism." In Unfolding Frankfurt, edited by Judy Geib and Sabu Kohso, Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, Peter Eisenman. "Visions Unfolding: Architecture in the Age of Electronic Media." In Ars Electronica, Luca Galofaro. Digital Eisenman: An Office of the Electronic Era. Basel: Birkhäuser, John Rajchman. Constructions. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1997: pp. 1-36; Peter Zellner. "City of Sorts: The Architectural Philosophy of Neil M. Denari Redresses the Mythologies of such Cities as Los Angeles and Tokyo." 21 C Magazine, 1997, Week 7: Tuesday, October 12: Fall Break: No Class Syllabus: Post- Digital Architecture Fall 2010 Page 2

3 Week 8: Tuesday, October 19: Digital Architects 2: Greg Lynn Greg Lynn. Animate Form. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999: pp Greg Lynn. "Architectural Curvilinearity: The Folded, the Pliant and the Supple." Architectural Design 102. Special Issue: Folding in Architecture (1993): Greg Lynn. "Blobwall - Greg Lynn Form." Architectural Design 79, no. 2 (2009): Greg Lynn. "Multiplicitous and Inorganic Bodies." Assemblage, December (1992). Greg Lynn. "The Renewed Novelty of Symmetry." Basilisk An Online Journal of Film, Architecture, Philosophy, Literature, Music, and Perception (1995). Greg Lynn and Mark Rappolt, eds. Greg Lynn Form. New York: Rizzoli, Brian Massumi. "Interface and Active Space: Human- Machine Design." Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art (1995). Brian Massumi. "Realer than Real: The Simulacrum According to Deleuze and Guattari." Copyright (1987) Liz Grosz. Architecture from the Outside: Essays on Virtual and Real Space. Cambridge, Mass.2001: pp Bernard Cache. "Framing the Fold: Furniture, Architecture, Geography, and the Pursuit of the Virtual." In The Virtual Dimension: Architecture, Representation, and Crash Culture, edited by John Beckman, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, Tim Lenoir and Casey Alt. "Flow Process Fold." Architecture and the Sciences: Exchanging Metaphors. Eds. Antoine Picon and Alessandra Ponte. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003: Greg Lynn. (2008). "Fictions". Greg Lynn Form. M. Rappolt. New York, Rizzoli International Publishing: Greg Lynn. (2008). "Robots". Greg Lynn Form. M. Rappolt. New York, Rizzoli International Publications: Week 9: Tuesday, October 26: Digital Architects 3: Algorithmic Architecture Kostas Terzidis. "A Brief History of Algotecture." In Algorithmic Architecture, Oxford: Elsevier, Kostas Terzidis. "The Intricacy of the Otherness." In Algorithmic Architecture, Oxford: Elsevier, Lisa Iwamoto. "Folding." In Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques, Oxford: Elsevier, Lisa Iwamoto. "Introduction." In Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques, 4-7. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, Lisa Iwamoto. "Sectioning." In Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, Cynthia Ottchen. "The Future of Information Modeling and the End of Theory: Less Is Limited, More Is Different." Architectural Design 79, no. 2 (2009): Manuel DeLanda. "Delueze and the Use of the Genetic Algorithm in Architecture." In Designing for a Digital World, edited by Neil Leach, London: John Wiley & Sons, Week 10: Tuesday, November 2: Bio- Architecture Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr. "Growing Semi- Living Structures: Concepts and Practices for the Use of Tissue Technologies for Non- Medical Purposes." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): Michael Hensel. "(Synthetic) Life Architectures: Ramifications and Potentials of a Literal Biological Paradigm for Architectural Design." Architectural Design 76.2 (2006): Michael Hensel and Achim Menges. "Material and Digital Design Synthesis." Architectural Design 76.2 (2006): Michael Hensel, Achim Menges, and Michael Weinstock. "Towards Self- Organisational and Multiple- Performance Capacity in Architecture." Architectural Design 76.2 (2006): Luciano Parisi. Symbiotic Architecture : Prehending Digitality. Theory, Culture & Society March 2009 vol. 26 no François Roche. "Bodies without Organs - Bwo." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): Bill Watts and Sean Affleck. "Living Buildings." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): existenz. Dir. David Cronenberg. Dimension Films, Syllabus: Post- Digital Architecture Fall 2010 Page 3

4 Week 11: Tuesday, November 9: Post- Digital Architecture Neil Spiller. "Digital Architecture: The History So Far." Digital Architecture Now: A Global Survey of Emerging Talent. New York: Thames & Hudson, Print. William Katavalos. "Intro to the Organic Manifesto." Interview with Professor William Katavolos at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. (2009). William Katavalos. "Micromation of Architecture and Who Is Next for the Glass Chain?" Interview with Professor William Katavolos at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. (2009). William Katavalos. "The New Palladio, Poesis versus Noesis." Interview with Professor William Katavolos at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. (2009). John M. Johansen. "Nanoarchitecture: A Discourse." (2000). Neil Spiller. "Plectic Architecture: Towards a Theory of the Post- Digital in Architecture." Digital Architecture Now: A Global Survey of Emerging Talent. New York: Thames & Hudson, Rachel Armstrong. "Artificial Evolution: A Hands- Off Approach for Architects." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): Rachel Armstrong. "Designer Materials for Architecture." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): Marcos Cruz and Steve Pike. "Neoplasmatic Design: Design Experimentation with Bio- Architectural Composites." Architectural Design 78.6 (2008): Week 12: Tuesday November 16: Bio- Interactive Architecture Gordon Pask. An Approach to Cybernetics. New York: Harper & Brothers, Ranulph Glanville and Albert Müller, eds. Pask Present: An Exhibition of Art and Design Inspired by the Work of Gordon Pask, Cybernetician and Artist. Vienna: Atelier Farbergasse, Andrew Pickering. "Gordon Pask: From Chemical Computers to Adaptive Architecture." The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of another Future. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Usman Haque. "The Architectural Relevance of Gordon Pask." Architectural Design 77.4 (2007): Despina Papadopoulos. "Wearable Technologies, Portable Architectures and the Vicissitudes of the Space Between." Architectural Design 77.4 (2007): Christopher Kullenberg. "Panspectrocism: Phylum and Diagram." (2009): pp R. Buckminster Fuller. Critical Path: Part Four. Critical Path. New York City: St. Martin s Press, 1981, pp Stewart Brand. How Buildings Learn. Part 6 of 6: Shearing Layers. BBC TV, Week 13: Tuesday, November 23: No Class (Thanksgiving Recess) Week 14: Tuesday November 30: Towards a New Design Philosophy Gilbert Simondon. On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (Typescript). Trans. Ninian Mellamphy. Paris: Aubier, Gilbert Simondon. "The Position of the Problem of Ontogenesis." Parrhesia 7 (2009 ): Gilbert Simondon. "Technical Mentality." Parrhesia 7 (2009): Steven Shaviro. "Simondon on Individuation." Pinocchio Theory (Blog).Monday, January 16th, 2006 (2006): Alberto Toscano. "Technical Culture and the Limits of Interaction: A Note on Simondon." Interact or Die. Eds. Joke Brouwer and Arjen Mulder. Rotterdam: V2_Publishing/NAi Publishers, 2007: Wayt Gibbs. "Synthetic Life." Scientific American 290.no. 5 (2004): Wayt Gibbs. "Evolution in a Bottle." Scientific American 299.no. 4 (2009): Nielsen, Peter. "A New Molecule for Life?" Scientific American 298.no. 12 (2008): Alonso Ricardo and Jack Szostak. "Life on Earth." Scientific American 299.no. 9 (2009): Jack Szostak, David P. Bartel, and P. Luigi Luisi. "Synthesizing Life." Nature 409.January (2001): Robert Shapiro. "A Simpler Origin for Life." Scientific American 296.no. 6 (2007): Gary Stix. "A Simple Mimic." Scientific American 296.no. 11 (2007): Eva Jablonka. "Information Is Everything That Can Be Interpreted." Interact or Die. Eds. Joke Brouwer and Arjen Mulder. Rotterdam: V_2 Publishing/NAi Publishers, 2007: Syllabus: Post- Digital Architecture Fall 2010 Page 4

5 Coursework and Requirements Two Presentations In addition to extensive reading and discussion, each student will be required to organize and conduct two of the class sessions beginning in week 3 of the semester. You will pair with another student for each of your presentations. You will be required to prepare the text and readings in the rather traditional textual/oral presentation way (e.g., PowerPoint) for one of those sessions; and for the other of your two presentations you will be the media production person, preparing and delivering multimedia content of your choosing that helps deliver the text/readings- oriented content. You may pair with the same student twice or you may choose to pair with a different person each time. One Term Paper A term paper of approximately 25 double- spaced pages is required. In place of a term paper software projects are strongly encouraged. Papers and term projects are due on December 6. Required Text Books A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia Deleuze, Gilles; and Guattari, Felix Pub: Univ of Minnesota, Edition: Year: 1987 Difference and Repetition Deleuze, Gilles Pub: Columbia Univ Press, Edition: Year: 1995 Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy DeLanda, Manuel Pub: Continuum Press, Edition: Year: 2002 Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Jameson, Frederic Pub: Duke Univ Press, Edition: Year: 1991 The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque Deleuze, Gilles Pub: Univ of Minnesota, Edition: Year: 1992 Syllabus: Post- Digital Architecture Fall 2010 Page 5

DESIGN AS RESEARCH I READING LIST 2011/12 Robert Stuart-Smoth

DESIGN AS RESEARCH I READING LIST 2011/12 Robert Stuart-Smoth This reading list has been given to the library by the course tutor. Please note that the library holds as many items as possible from this