Introduction: Ideology and the ideological aesthetic -- The ruthless schemers of Tomsk and Atomsk: The Man from the USSR and The Waltz Invention -- Bits of my past litter the floor: ideology, epistemology, and the "Modernism of Underdevelopment" in the eye and despair -- "Violin…
Architecture is increasingly understood to be a sensual, spatial experience, which means that the experience of buildings and spatial constellations is also a perception of atmospheres that are rated as positive or negative. Architects, planners, investors, and politicians must …
Parametric design and digital fabrication are enabling non-designers to mass produce non-standard, highly differentiated products - from shoes and tableware to furniture and even houses. The result of these newly available mass customization tools has been a 'democratization' of…