Parametricism 2.0: Rethinking Architecture's Agenda for the 21st Century AD

Parametricismisanavant-gardearchitectureanddesignmovementthathasbeengrowingandmaturingoverthelast15years,emergingasaremarkableglobalforce.Thetendencystartedinarchitecturebutnowencompassesalldesigndisciplines,fromurbandesigntofashion.Inarchitecture,thestylehasaninternationalfollowingandiscurrentlyprogressingbeyonditsexperimentalrootstomakeanimpactonabroaderscale,withpracticeslikeZahaHadidArchitects(ZHA)winningandcompletinglarge-scalearchitecturalprojectsworldwide.Parametricismimpliesthatallelementsandaspectsofanarchitecturalcompositionorproductareparametricallymalleable;andthestyleowesitsoriginal,unmistakablephysiognomytoitsunprecedenteduseofcomputationaldesigntoolsandfabricationmethods.Alldesignparametersareconceivedasvariablesthatallowthedesigntovaryandadapttothediverse,complexanddynamicrequirementsofcontemporarysociety.AlthoughParametricismhasbeentalkedaboutandhotlydebatedforanumberofyears,sofartherehasbeennopublicationdedicatedtoParametricism.Theissueisguest-editedbyPatrikSchumacher,partneratZHA,andoneoftheworld’smosthighlyrenownedadvocatesofParametricism.Contributors:PhilippeBlock,ShajayBhooshan,MarkBurry,MarioCarpo,ManuelDeLanda,JohnFrazer,MarkFosterGage,EnriquetaLlabresandEduardoRico,AchimMenges,TheoSpyropoulos,RobertStuart-Smith,PhilipFYuan.Featuredarchitectsanddesigners:Arup,MARCFORNES/THEVERYMANY,ZahaHadidArchitects(ZHA)andRossLovegrove.