Now almost 20 years old; the digital turn in architecture has already gone through several stages and phases. Architectural Design (AD) has captured them all ndash; from folding to cyberspace; nonlinearity and hypersurfaces; from versioning to scripting; emergence; information modelling and parametricism. It has recorded and interpreted the spirit of the times with vivid documentary precision; fostering and often anticipating crucial architectural and theoretical developments. This anthology of ADrsquo;s most salient articles is chronologically and thematically arranged to provide a complete historical timeline of the recent rise to pre-eminence of computer-based design and production. Mario Carpo provides an astute overview of the recent history of digital design in his comprehensive introductory essay and in his leaders to each original text. A much needed pedagogical and research tool for students and scholars; this synopsis also relates the present state of digitality in architecture to the history and theory of its recent development and trends; and raises issues of crucial importance for the contemporary practice of the design professions. A comprehensive anthology on digital architecture edited by one of its most eminent scholars in this field; Mario Carpo. Includes seminal texts by Bernard Cache; Peter Eisenman; John Frazer; Charles Jencks; Greg Lynn; Achim Menges and Patrik Schumacher. Features key works by FOA; Frank Gehry; Zaha Hadid; Ali Rahim; Lars Spuybroek/NOX; Kas Oosterhuis and SHoP.
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