Increasingly advanced, sophisticated, and high-performing digital tools, driven by relentless technological research, prompt us – today perhaps more than ever – to address the complex issue of the relationship between architecture and technique, given the (seemingly limitless) expressive and constructive possibilities that the digital revolution now appears to offer. In light of the current relevance and strategic importance of this relationship — not only with regard to operational practice but also to the theoretical dimension of architectural design — the curatorial activity has aimed to compose a complex and multifaceted framework of perspectives, interpretative approaches, and cutting-edge experiments. Its goal is to investigate the effects that the progressive and pervasive introduction of Information and Communication Technologies is producing in the field of architecture, not only in terms of its representation but, above all, in relation to its conception, design, and construction. The critical and interpretative approach adopted emphasises a thematic area that remains largely unexplored: the interplay between creative intent and the possibilities of conception and realisation. From this perspective, the contributions gathered in this volume explore current developments in architectural design, with the aim of fostering an open, broad, and transdisciplinary reflection on possible future scenarios.
Strumentazioni informatiche sempre più avanzate, sofisticate e performanti, alimentate da una incessante ricerca tecnologica inducono – oggi, forse, più che mai – ad affrontare il nodo problematico del rapporto tra architettura e tecnica, rispetto alle (illimitate) possibilità espressive e costruttive che la rivoluzione digitale sembra ormai consentire. Alla luce dell’attualità e della rilevanza strategica di tale rapporto, non solo rispetto alla pratica operativa, ma anche alla dimensione teorica del progetto di architettura, l’attività di curatela ha inteso comporre un quadro complesso e articolato di punti di vista, di chiavi interpretative e di sperimentazioni di frontiera, volto a indagare gli effetti che l’introduzione progressiva e pervasiva delle Information and Communication Technologies sta producendo nel campo dell’architettura, non solo rispetto alla sua rappresentazione, ma soprattutto rispetto alla sua ideazione, progettazione e costruzione. Il taglio critico-interpretativo adottato pone l’accento su un ambito tematico ancora poco esplorato: la relazione tra volontà di espressione e possibilità di ideazione/realizzazione. In tal senso, i contributi raccolti nel volume si interrogano sulle attuali linee di sviluppo del progetto di architettura, al fine di stimolare una riflessione aperta, ampia e transdisciplinare sui possibili scenari futuri.
Architecture in the digital age / Cutroni, Fabio; Percoco, Maura. - (2025), pp. 1-280.
Architecture in the digital age
Fabio Cutroni;Maura Percoco
2025
Abstract
Increasingly advanced, sophisticated, and high-performing digital tools, driven by relentless technological research, prompt us – today perhaps more than ever – to address the complex issue of the relationship between architecture and technique, given the (seemingly limitless) expressive and constructive possibilities that the digital revolution now appears to offer. In light of the current relevance and strategic importance of this relationship — not only with regard to operational practice but also to the theoretical dimension of architectural design — the curatorial activity has aimed to compose a complex and multifaceted framework of perspectives, interpretative approaches, and cutting-edge experiments. Its goal is to investigate the effects that the progressive and pervasive introduction of Information and Communication Technologies is producing in the field of architecture, not only in terms of its representation but, above all, in relation to its conception, design, and construction. The critical and interpretative approach adopted emphasises a thematic area that remains largely unexplored: the interplay between creative intent and the possibilities of conception and realisation. From this perspective, the contributions gathered in this volume explore current developments in architectural design, with the aim of fostering an open, broad, and transdisciplinary reflection on possible future scenarios.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


