Performalism

Today, with the advent of digital media technologies and the ability to conceptualize, express and produce complex forms using digital means, the question of the

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Parametrichouse: Today, with the advent of digital media technologies and the ability to conceptualize, express and produce complex forms using digital means, the question of the status of the architectural form is once again under consideration. Indeed, the computer “liberated” architecture from the tyranny of the right angle, and enabled the design and production of non-standard buildings, based on irregular geometry. Yet the questions concerning the method of form expression in contemporary architecture, and its meaning remain very much open.

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