THE ARCHITECT AS TOOLBREAKER? Probing Tool Use in Applied Generative Design
This paper investigates whether generative design tools can perform their intended functions after being passed on from the contexts of their production to different application contexts similar to the way that other tools such as hammers or bicycles are. We report on a design studio application of two generative design tools and relate observed design processes and outcomes to our toolmaking intentions. Our findings suggest that, at least in the case of the examined tools and workshop, tool use in generative design tends to defy toolmaking intentions. We discuss the consequences for generative design toolmakers and conclude with some speculations on possible solutions.
Thomas Fischer Christiane M. Herr
School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
国际会议
南京
英文
367-375
2007-04-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）