Tectonics, economics and the reconfiguration of practice: the case for process change by digital means

The current programming culture in architecture could all too easily be written off as a youthful, geeky obsession with the algorithmic and the parametric among nascent practitioners, who have had little if any opportunity to build. The activities of Gehry Technologies run counter to this stereotype...

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Published in:Architectural design 2006-07, Vol.76 (4), p.82-87
Main Author: R Shelden, Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
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A Zahner Company
Front Inc
Gehry Experience Music project
Gehry Retrospective installation
Gehry Technologies
MIT Stata Center
Swire Properties
Yatala Glass Showroom
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Summary:The current programming culture in architecture could all too easily be written off as a youthful, geeky obsession with the algorithmic and the parametric among nascent practitioners, who have had little if any opportunity to build. The activities of Gehry Technologies run counter to this stereotype. Building on 15 years of experience at Gehry and Partners, Gehry Technologies was founded in 2002 as an independent organisation dedicated to the business of technological innovation and the development of architectural software tools. Dennis R Shelden, chief technology officer, discusses the wider implications of a concentrated focus on technological tools and organisational processes for designers and the business of building. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0003-8504
1554-2769
DOI:10.1002/ad.297