J. Ross Publishing Pulsation in Architecture

This is a groundbreaking exploration of the new ways in which the built form can be envisioned through digital design. Pulsation in Architecture showcases the work of some of the world's leading designers at the forefront of the digital avant-garde. It reveals some of the most progressive, innovative concepts and fabrication techniques connected to the production of contemporary architecture design as well as cutting-edge technologies that are changing the way in which architecture is conceived and delivered. This state-of-the-art book will create a significant awareness of the power of digital design oriented to fabrication, as a trigger for change and innovation in architecture. Review Pulsation in Architecture makes a very strong case, as the title suggests, for not only movement in architecture-whirling, swirling, curling and more-but for a movement in architecture as well. Eric Goldemberg's selection of architects and their works captures a constellation of architectural ideas hurtling along the vector of digital innovation like proton beams in the Large Hadron Collider. While many of these designers are quite well known in their own right, Goldemberg's compilation suggests greater global affinities than might otherwise be supposed. In addition to a shared devotion to the opportunities created by the digital revolution, certain common formal characteristics abound, raising the chicken-and-the-egg question of which is driving which. Jeffrey Kipnis plays the role of wise man in this regard, articulating and synthesizing the myriad ideas put forth at the 2008 Digital Pulse Conference that served as a catalyst for this book. Goldemberg displays an equally thorough overview of the world of pulsing architecture. He is generous enough intellectually to also see the work from the respective designers' points of view, which include those of Peter Eisenman, Preston Scott Cohen, Greg Lynn, RUR (Reiser + Umemoto), UNStudio, Asymptote, EMBT/Miralles-Tagliabue, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Ali Rahim, Karim Rashid and others. In doing so, Goldemberg tells us not only what he thinks, but in many ways helps clarify the thinking of a generation of designers as well as our own. ---Terence Riley, Architect From the Inside Flap Pulsation in Architecture showcases the work of some of the world's leading designers at the forefront of the digital avant-garde. It will reveal some of the most progressive, innovative concepts and fabrication techniques connected to the production of contemporary architecture design as well as cutting-edge technologies that are changing the way in which architecture is conceived and built. This state-of-the-art book will create a significant awareness of the power of digital design oriented to fabrication, as a trigger for change and innovation in architecture. The book will include material by Peter Eisenman, Hani Rashid, Jeffrey Kipnis, Ali Rahim, David Ruy, Evan Douglis, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Perry Hall, Eric Goldemberg, Greg Lynn, among others. About the Author Eric Goldemberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at Florida International University and a practicing architect.