A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots

Ioana Cristina Nan

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23

A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots

Ioana Cristina Nan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Urban Design

Abstract

This paper intends to develop an understanding of the new role robotics occupy in the architectural process, from the early stage of conceptualization to the final stage of its materialization. This issue will be addressed on two levels of discourse. While the first level discusses the theoretical-philosophical framework behind the architectural integration of robots, the second investigates the resulting methodological implications on an applied research project. A critical evaluation of the use and the self-development of robots or robotic devices by architects is being aspired to. The attempt to redefine the status of the machine in general, and specifically of the robot, seeks to illustrate the robot as an active design agent.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment
Subtitle of host publication	16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers
Editors	Gabriela Celani
Place of Publication	Berlin
Pages	422–438
Edition	1.
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-662-47386-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2015
Event	16th International Conference CAAD Futures 2015 - São Paulo, Brazil Duration: 8 Jul 2015 → 10 Jul 2015

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	527

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference CAAD Futures 2015
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	São Paulo
Period	8/07/15 → 10/07/15

Keywords

Robotic printing
Robotic fabrication
Construction strategy
Machinecraft

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23

Cite this

Nan, I. C. (2015). A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots. In G. Celani (Ed.), Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment: 16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers (1. ed., pp. 422–438). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 527).. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23

Nan, Ioana Cristina. / A New Machinecraft : A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots. Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment: 16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers. editor / Gabriela Celani. 1. ed. Berlin, 2015. pp. 422–438 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Nan, IC 2015, A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots. in G Celani (ed.), Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment: 16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers. 1. edn, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 527, Berlin, pp. 422–438, 16th International Conference CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, 8/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23

A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots. / Nan, Ioana Cristina.
Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment: 16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers. ed. / Gabriela Celani. 1. ed. Berlin, 2015. p. 422–438 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 527).

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Nan IC. A New Machinecraft: A Critical Evaluation of Architectural Robots. In Celani G, editor, Computer-Aided Architectural Design: The Next City – New Technologies and the Future of the Built Environment: 16th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015. Selected Papers. 1. ed. Berlin. 2015. p. 422–438. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-47386-3_23