The environment of knowledge exchange between computation and biology elicits a
contemporary approach towards architecture. Computation, as an overarching mode of
thinking, instructs the analysis, understanding and reinterpretation of the un-formal
structure of natural organizations (such as systematic construct, information flow, and
process through time) for architectural form generation. Consequently, the computing
theory originates a mind-shift where processes, relations, and dependencies are a major
concern for reconsidering and re-comprehending the environment. Besides, computation
presents universal modes of thinking and tools for modeling, within which transdisciplinary
studies and knowledge interchange between distinct disciplines are
flourished.
This thesis will discuss architectural form generation through interpreting computation
as &ldquo / transcoding&rdquo / and an interface, while nature will be regarded as a &ldquo / model&rdquo / and a
source for learning. A case study will be conducted by analyzing cactus plants and their
common generative logic in the framework of computation. Consequently, the produced
computational model of cactus plants will be scrutinized for probable outcomes,
questioning what such a re-interpretation of natural systems may imply for architecture.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614143/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 February 2012 |
| Creators | Erdogan, Elif |
| Contributors | Gonenc Sorguc, Arzu |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.Arch. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | Access forbidden for 1 year |
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