Algorithmic architecture:

Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is his philosophy still puzzling today? This unique volume challenges the reader to tackle all...

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1. Verfasser: Terzidis, Kostas (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Architectural Press 2008
Ausgabe:1. ed., repr.
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Zusammenfassung:Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is his philosophy still puzzling today? This unique volume challenges the reader to tackle all these complex questions and more. Algorithmic Architecture is not a typical theory-based architectural book; it is not a computer programming or language tutorial book either. It contains a series of provocative design projects, and yet it is....
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xv, 159 p. ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0750667257