Carpo, Mario

The Alphabet and the Algorithm

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ISBN 13:: 9780262515801
author:: Carpo, Mario
format:: Paperback
publisher:: MIT Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 184
Dimensions:: 13.72 x 1.02 x 20.32 centimetres
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Urban Planning,
Condition:: New
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The Alphabet and the Algorithm by Mario Carpo explores how digital technologies have transformed architecture. This book examines the rise and fall of identical copies in design and construction, tracing their impact from the 15th century to the present day. Carpo highlights two key moments in the history of architectural modernity: Leon Battista Alberti's invention of mass-produced designs and the advent of mechanical standardization. He argues that digital technologies have brought an end to this paradigm of identical copies, replacing it with new forms of postindustrial craftsmanship. The book charts the evolution of digitally based design and construction from the 1990s to the present, suggesting a new agenda for architecture in an age of variable objects and generic authorship.

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