parametricism

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English

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Etymology

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From parametric +‎ -ism, coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pæɹəˈmɛtɹɪsɪzm̩/

Noun

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parametricism (uncountable)

  1. An avant-garde, computer-aided style of architecture and urban planning in which (the functions of) spaces are considered parametrically variable (dynamic) rather than static.
    • 2013, David Joselit, After Art, →ISBN, page 24:
      The question of Parametricism's “hegemony” has been a subject of lively debate among architects, who disagree over whether its design language—which is based on the scripting of variable stems though digital algorithms—may be considered a style whose signature aspects would be an undulating topographical field composed of modular geometric elements, or whether the digital modelling capacities that Parametricism relies on should remain tools for designing a more materially based and responsive form of architecture.
    • 2014, Paradigms in Computing: Making, Machines, and Models, →ISBN, page 185:
      According to the functional heuristics of parametricism, the functions of spaces are conceived in terms of dynamic patterns of social interactions/communications, i.e. as parametrically variable, dynamic event scenarios, rather than static schedules of accommodation that list functional stereotypes. See Patrik Schumacher, The Autopoiesis of Architecture []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:parametricism.
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References

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  1. ^ Patrik Schumacher, The Autopoiesis of Architecture, volume 1 (2011, →ISBN: "The term Parametricism was first put forward by the author during the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale."

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