Philippe Morel is the co-founder of EZTC architecture and design research, a collaborative practice created in 2000, and an associate professor at the Ecole nationale superieure d’architecture, where he cofounded the Digital Knowledge program and department.
“Computation of Revolution” explores the
revolution of technological change and its social and economic impact. The technological revolution has
resulted in the intricacy between fundamental science (including mathematics
and quantum physics) and the industry of production and manufacturing. After
the creation of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), a new
era was starting - an era of electronic calculation.
A lack of knowledge of information
technology and its origins is a major social impact of computational
revolution. Computers can perform accurate calculations and outpace human aptitude
in almost every way. There has been technology with a defined feature for full
automation in production, which is a recent form of capitalism.
Productivity isn't everything, but in the long run it is almost everything."
- Paul Krugman.
The economic impact of computational
revolution is phenomenal. There has been a growth in the quantity of products
available but a significant drop in production costs. Scientific and
technological discoveries have played a major role in the development of
robotics. Although it may not be specific to architecture, assessing robotics
in a broad perspective is necessary to provide insights to help the development
of architecture-related robotics. Its market is growing at a remarkable rate
and robotics are a major part in the technological revolution. Although there is
a distinction between ‘industrial robots’ (Fig.1) and ‘service robots’ (Fig.2) they are generally
classified according to its application.
What do we mean when we talk about robotics
in architecture and how will it or should it be distinctive? Currently there are no robotics specific
for the use in architecture, however the tasks of any information-intensive job
can be automated.
Automation in architecture (and in
general) involve some challenges such as ensuring that computational literacy
is properly integrated into schools, and the need to test and develop new types
of robot which would replicate the required work but also move architecture
forward.
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Figure 1 - Example of an 'Industrial robot' (metal manufacturing).
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Philippe Morel - Lectures on Computation:
Prolegomena to a Global Theory of
Computationalism.
Computation as mind of money.
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