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10.1
The Sociotechnical as Design Project
A sociotechnical system (STS) integrates people, social structures, organizational culture, and technical components...
The Sociotechnical as Design Project
10.1
What Kind of Medium is Architecture? Toward Ecological Computation
Considering the urgency of today’s environmental crises, can architecture and the built environment serve as...
What Kind of Medium is Architecture? Toward Ecological Computation
10.1
Materially Present?
The education of architects has long reflected broader developments in society, technology, and the environment....
Materially Present?
10.1
Grappling with Multiscale Design: From Microbial Ecologies to Regional Infrastructure with Real-Time Bioinformatic Feedback
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to transform how we investigate and innovate, designers are faced with...
Grappling with Multiscale Design: From Microbial Ecologies to Regional Infrastructure with Real-Time Bioinformatic Feedback
9.2
Technologies of Holding, Containing, Maintaining, and Caring
“Steven J. Jackson argues that in the dominant understanding of technological progress, innovation is assumed...
Technologies of Holding, Containing, Maintaining, and Caring
9.2
You Should Patent That!
“Within the field, architecture faculty are trained to ‘design think,’ and their solutions come quickly....
You Should Patent That!
9.2
Innovation Doesn’t Care, But We Must
“In this research, we propose a novel workflow for doing a thing through application of some technology”—I...
Innovation Doesn’t Care, But We Must
9.2
Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation, and Climate Change
“Buildings should be smart but simple to operate, letting nature do the work as much as possible, with a gentle...
Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation, and Climate Change
9.2
Tryin’ to Make it Real, Compared to What?
“In architecture, the everyday, local, and Indigenous vernacular reminds us of the tangible, material realities...
Tryin’ to Make it Real, Compared to What?
9.1
Planning with Generative AI for Creativity, Global Insight, and Fairness
Some consider urban planning a rigid and methodical discipline bound by layers of bureaucracy, regulations, and...
Planning with Generative AI for Creativity, Global Insight, and Fairness