Data, Architecture and the Experience of Place

Data is increasingly being used in spatial, creative, and cultural studies, with big data and artificial intelligence influencing disciplines. Artists and designers are drawing on hard data to interpret the world and create meaningful environments. Architects are using neurophysiological data to improve understanding of people's experiences in built spaces. Different disciplines collaborate with scientists to visualize data in creative ways, revealing new connections and interpretations. This raises questions about why this desire and curiosity is emerging, how it relates to technological advances, and how it can inform design processes and political agendas.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 236 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

The concept of data is gaining increasing prominence in spatial, creative, and cultural studies. The influence of big data and artificial intelligence is profound, impacting various disciplines. Processes, methodologies, and vocabularies from sciences, architecture, arts, and more are borrowed, discussed, and adapted, leading to the emergence of new cross-disciplinary fields. Artists and designers are increasingly incorporating hard data into their work to interpret the world and create meaningful and sensuous environments. Architects are utilizing neurophysiological data to enhance their understanding of human experiences within built spaces. Different disciplines collaborate with scientists to visualize data in innovative and creative ways, revealing new connections, interpretations, and readings. This collaborative approach often demonstrates a genuine desire to comprehend human behavior and experience and to potentially inform design processes accordingly.

At the same time, this exploration raises important questions regarding the timing, relationship to technological advancements, and interplay with the cultural, philosophical, and methodological contexts of the disciplines involved. It also raises inquiries about how the use of data and data-informed methods can serve, support, promote, or challenge political agendas.

Data, Architecture, and the Experience of Place offers a comprehensive overview of these emerging approaches, making it an invaluable resource for students and researchers in digital architecture, architectural theory, design, digital media, sensory studies, and related fields.

Weight: 434g
Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780815352488