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8.2
Repairing Code, Craft, and Computation
My architecture and computational design work examines craft and embodied practices, technological practices, and...
Repairing Code, Craft, and Computation
8.2
Coded Objects: A Material Method
The design and distribution of information have become a driver of world politics and the economy. Yet the formal...
Coded Objects: A Material Method
8.2
The Geo-Scopic Drive: How Codes Bridge Architecture, Media, and Design
In the decades after World War II, the term “code,” loosely indexed to fields like cybernetics and information...
The Geo-Scopic Drive: How Codes Bridge Architecture, Media, and Design
8.2
Code of Ethics 
Codes in architecture are not just technical; they are ideological. This statement is valid for regulations for...
Code of Ethics 
8.1
Climate and Architectural Education: Are Buildings Always the Answer?
One of the most potent ideas propelling the 2030 Challenge for climate action within the architectural community...
Climate and Architectural Education: Are Buildings Always the Answer?
8.1
The Post-Pandemic Climate
Pandemics have the effect of accelerating humanity into the future, forcing us to confront unaddressed inequities...
The Post-Pandemic Climate
8.1
Views from the Outside 
Climate change is a critical challenge facing our communities. Studies conducted by IPCC and other entities continue...
Views from the Outside 
7.2
Materials as Design Tool: Digital Fabrication Strategies for Sustainable Architecture 
The building industry is responsible for consuming almost 45% of all extracted resources and producing nearly 40%...
Materials as Design Tool: Digital Fabrication Strategies for Sustainable Architecture 
7.2
Research into Practice: Tying Two Ends of a String Together
The disciplines of architecture and, even more so, civil engineering have always held an inherent research approach....
Research into Practice: Tying Two Ends of a String Together
7.2
Towards Layered Permanence in the Sustainable Design of Buildings 
Among the approaches of circular construction, the reuse of buildings is the most desirable as it leaves a large...
Towards Layered Permanence in the Sustainable Design of Buildings