Open Source Architecture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780500343067)

Open Source Architecture is a visionary manifesto for the architecture of tomorrow that argues for a paradigm shift from architecture as a means of supporting the ego-fueled grand visions of "starchitects" to a collaborative, inclusive, network-driven process inspired by twenty-first-century trends such as crowd-sourcing, open access, and mass customization. The question is how collaborative design can avoid becoming design-by-committee. Authors Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel
navigate this topic nimbly in chapters such as "Why It Did Not Work" and "Learning from the Network."

They also meet the essential requirement of any manifesto, considering the applications of open-source architecture not only conceptually but also in practice, in chapters such as "Open Source Gets Physical" and "Building Harmonies." Open Source Architecture is an important new work on the frontlines of architectural thought and practice.

Author: Carlo Ratti
ISBN-10: 0500343063
ISBN-13: 9780500343067
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2015
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d