Digital Utopia: The Role of Materially and Digital Competency
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Aug 10, 2016
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Digital technologies allow for an unprecedented level of design experimentation and construction possibilities. The article presents the argument that digital technologies and fabrication support a re-connection to materials and materiality, whilst facilitating the exploration of utopian ideals within a design context. Recent exemplars in the fields of architecture and academia that embrace a materials-first approach to innovative projects made possible by digital technologies and digital fabrication are discussed.
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Haskell, N. (2016). Digital Utopia: The Role of Materially and Digital Competency. Materia Arquitectura, (13), 98–100. https://doi.org/10.56255/ma.v0i13.53
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