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Architecture for the Commons: Participatory Systems in the Age of Platforms
Author(s) -
Sanchez Jose
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2408
Subject(s) - architecture , commons , citizen journalism , sociology , computer science , engineering management , engineering ethics , engineering , political science , law , world wide web , visual arts , art
Does the Discrete offer a pathway to a more equitable architecture? Jose Sanchez , director of the research and learning initiative the Plethora Project and Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture in Los Angeles, laments the exclusivity of parametric design, and argues why the Discrete could be the answer. Two combinatorial assembly projects and a gaming platform that he has been involved in creating serve as practical illustrations of the possibilities of social engagement that this new paradigm presents.