Dissipative Architectures Workshop

o date, much of the associated architectural thinking and conceptualization has been restricted to a relatively narrow field of potential spatial and experiential implications, in particular around the notion of smart homes driven by preprogrammed behaviours. However an alternative point of departure is to consider a living system like a densely layered forest, where di usive, deeply interwoven material expands and interacts with its surroundings. An architecture capable of handling unstable conditions might look like a forest. It could possess agency to modulate its environment, be aware of its occupancy, and be capable of a ect through kinetic mechanisms that use dense arrays of microprocessors and sensors. Rather than be pre-programmed with behaviour beforehand, it could learn behaviours that are meaningful and interesting over a longer time.”

Beesley, Philip. “Dissipative Architectures: Workshop with CITA Studio and Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture.” Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture Nov 2015: 5-28. Print.

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