Antoine picon, introduction a lucie flejou, michael decrossas dir. Guesteditor antoine picon traces the evolution from lone creative genius to todays star architects, employing hundreds of designers. Antoine icon 009 introduction introduction our cities are on the verge of a radical transformation, a revolution in intelligence comparable in scale to the one that, in its time, brought about industrialisation. As cities compete globally, the smart city has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Antoine picon is the g ware travelstead professor of the history of architecture and technology at harvard graduate school of design. He teaches courses in the history and theory of architecture and technology. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Picon graduated from the ecole polytechnique in 1979 and the ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees in 1981. Download once condemned by modernism and compared to acrime by adolf loos, ornament has made a spectacularreturn in contemporary architecture. Curriculum vitae harvard graduate school of design. Editor antoine picon traces the evolution from lone creative genius to todays star architects, employing hundreds of designers. Read an excerpt index pdf table of contents pdf download product flyer download product flyer.
Once condemned by modernism and compared to a crime by adolf loos, ornament has made a spectacular return in contemporary architecture. Pdf antoine picon, introduction a lucie flejou, michael. Best free pdf editor easy guide how to edit pdf file. Since the notion of first arose in the renaissance era, the perception and reality of architects roles has dramatically altered. Smart cities wiley online books wiley online library. This paper might be a precopyediting or a postprint authorproduced. There is no doubt that these new ornamental tendencies are inseparable from innovations in computer. Is the concept of authorship still relevant in this new context. Harri hautajarvi asked himself when initiating the building of finland, of which he is the editor figure 4.
This has made the smart city an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban designers, urban planners, and politicians, as well as businesses such as cisco, ibm and siemens. Studies architecture, urbanism, and history of civil engineering. Trained as an engineer, architect, and historian, antoine picon is the g. Smart cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of new forms of collective life. This has made the smart city an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban.
Ware travelstead professor of the history of architecture and technology and director of research at the gsd. He is member of the scientific committee of the ecole nationale superieure d. Trained as an engineer, architect, and historian, picon works on the history of architectural and urban technologies from the eighteenth century to the present. Antoine picon, harvard university, architecture department, faculty member. Best free pdf editor easy guide how to edit pdf file dezign. Antoine picons new book argues that the real digital revolution in architecture lies in new tools for critique, not mere formgiving. Antoine picon, digital culture in architecture youtube. Michele riotsarcey, thomas bouchet, antoine picon eds. Smart cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of. Ware travelstead professor of the history of architecture and technology at harvard. Precis of the lectures on architecture with graphic.
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