On the aesthetic significance of imprecision in computational design: Exploring expressive features of imprecision in four digital fabrication approaches
2020 (English)In: International Journal of Architectural Computing, ISSN 1478-0771, E-ISSN 2048-3988, article id 1478077120976493Article in journal (Refereed) [Artistic work] Published
Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]
Precision of materialized designs is the conventional goal of digital fabrication in architecture. Recently, however, an alternative concept has emerged which refashions the imprecisions of digital processes into creative opportunities. While the computational design community has embraced this idea, its novelty results in a yet incomplete understanding. Prompted by the challenge of the still missing knowledge, this study explored imprecision in four digital fabrication approaches to establish how it influences the aesthetic attributes of materialized designs. Imprecision occurrences for four different digitally aided materialization processes were characterized. The aesthetic features emerging from these imprecisions were also identified and the possibilities of tampering with them for design exploration purposes were discussed. By considering the aesthetic potentials of deliberate imprecision, the study has sought to challenge the canon of high fidelity in contemporary computational design and to argue for imprecision in computation that shapes a new generation of designs featuring the new aesthetic of computational imperfection.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320: Sage Publications, 2020. article id 1478077120976493
Keywords [en]
Imprecision, computation, digital design, digital fabrication, hybrid craft, material agency, aesthetics, expression
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (Design)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24502DOI: 10.1177/1478077120976493ISI: 000599205700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85097258947OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-24502DiVA, id: diva2:1512516
2020-12-232020-12-232021-10-21Bibliographically approved