The Digital Turn In Architecture 1992-2010 - Ad Reader

The digital turn in architecture has gone through several stages and phases, and Architectural Design (AD) has captured them all. This anthology of AD's most salient articles is chronologically and thematically arranged to provide a complete historical timeline of the rise to pre-eminence of computer-based design and production. A much-needed pedagogical and research tool, this synopsis also relates the present state of digitality in architecture to the history and theory of its recent development and trends. Architectural students, scholars, and practicing architects will find this book an invaluable reference.

Mario Carpo teaches architectural history and theory at the School of Architecture of Paris-La Villette, at the Georgia Institute of Technology and at the Yale School of Architecture. His research and publications focus on the relationship between architectural theory, cultural history and the history of information technology. Among his publications are the award-winningArchitecture in the Age of Printing (2001), monographs on Sebastiano Serlio and Leon Battista Alberti, andThe Alphabet and the Algorithm (2011),a history and critique of digital design theory. Carpo’s writings are also published internationally in journals and architectural magazines.