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3.2
Data Integrity and Future Systems
Data is neither pure nor agnostic. Rather, data is constructed by human beings, as are the systems that surround...
3.1
A Ladder
In May of 2015, climate scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed that, for the...
3.1
Processing
To solve problems, we are incentivized to invent and develop new technologies. This process of invention requires...
3.1
The Speed of Urbanizing
In his poem “Papa’s Bridge,” Richard Blanco, inaugural poet and civil engineer, shares how a bridge was impressed...
2.2
Nürburgring-ing
Performance can be understood as a measure of function. Beyond identifying nominal effects, the quantification...
2.2
Quantification and Quality in Architecture and Design
Thrilled about his ability to understand previously unknown conditions, and in awe of the universe yet to be explored,...
2.1
Searching
While addressing the World Architecture Festival in November 2017, architect Raphael Viñoly shared observations...
2.2
Zen of Python: Principle 8
Measuring is perhaps the most creative and rebellious act undertaken by humans. It is driven by the premise that...
2.1
Open
In his reflection on “The Nature of Research,” L. Bruce Archer, the late mechanical engineer and professor...
2.1
Describe, Explain, and Predict
Contemporary design practice and education aim to address pressing social, environmental, and technological problems....