Digital Morphogenesis

摘要

Within contemporary architectural design, a significant shift in emphasis can be detected - a move away from an architecture based on purely visual concerns towards an architecture justified by its performance. Structural, constructional, economic, environmental and other parameters that were once secondary concerns have become primary - are now being embraced as positive inputs within the design process from the outset. Architecture, it would seem, is no longer so preoccupied with style and appearance. It is as though a new paradigm has emerged. This new paradigm can be understood as an attempt to overcome the scenography of Postmodernism. It aims to locate architectural discourse within a more objective framework where efficient use of resources supersedes the aesthetic indulgences of works that previously came under the broad heading of Postmodernism, which might include not only the somewhat conservative movement noted for its decorative use of applied decorative motifs -as Postmodernism is understood most commonly within architectural culture - but also more progressive movements such as Deconstructivism, all of which privilege appearance over performance.