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摘要

There are generally two camps of digital architecture texts. The first are those that critique and hope to explain the shifts of production that make the digital so unique and perplexing. The second are those that venerate digital outcomes and technologies, and have made them icons by which the profession frames what digital architecture 'is' (or could be). The new iteration of the eVolo series sits firmly in the latter. eVolo: Digital and Parametric Architecture opens wearing its intent on its sleeve: "It's a great time to be an architect! No other period in human history has seen this speed in the advancement of architectural design." And on that note, the book does not disappoint. It catalogues some of the most innovative and important digital projects from the past few years, including Michael Hansmeyer's columns, Philip Beesley's responsive systems and Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler and Raffaello D'Andrea's drone construction techniques.