Thresholds Revisited: Inertia of an Automated Utopia: Design Commodities and Authorial Agency 40 Years After “The Architecture Machine”

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April 01 2022 Thresholds Revisited: Inertia of an Automated Utopia: Design Commodities and Authorial Agency 40 Years After “The Architecture Machine” Daniel Cardoso Llach, Daniel Cardoso Llach Daniel Cardoso Llach is Associate Professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, where he chairs the Master of Science in Computational Design and co-directs CodeLab. He is the author of publications, exhibitions, and artifacts exploring the nexus of design and computation 349 through a sociotechnical lens. Daniel holds a PhD and a Master of Science in Computation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B. Arch. from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Farzin Lofti-Jam Farzin Lofti-Jam Farzin Lotfi-Jam is Assistant Professor in Architecture at Cornell University AAP and director of Farzin Farzin, a multidisciplinary design studio working across architecture, urbanism, computation, and media. His work explores the political implications of technology and computation through expanded forms of architectural practice. He has been exhibited at Storefront for Art and Architecture, MAXXI, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Istanbul Design Biennial, and elsewhere. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Daniel Cardoso Llach Daniel Cardoso Llach is Associate Professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, where he chairs the Master of Science in Computational Design and co-directs CodeLab. He is the author of publications, exhibitions, and artifacts exploring the nexus of design and computation 349 through a sociotechnical lens. Daniel holds a PhD and a Master of Science in Computation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B. Arch. from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. Farzin Lofti-Jam Farzin Lotfi-Jam is Assistant Professor in Architecture at Cornell University AAP and director of Farzin Farzin, a multidisciplinary design studio working across architecture, urbanism, computation, and media. His work explores the political implications of technology and computation through expanded forms of architectural practice. He has been exhibited at Storefront for Art and Architecture, MAXXI, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Istanbul Design Biennial, and elsewhere. Online Issn: 2572-7338 Print Issn: 1091-711X © 2022 Daniel Cardoso Llach and Farzin Lofti-Jam2022Daniel Cardoso Llach and Farzin Lofti-Jam Thresholds (2022) (50): 289–300. https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00762 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Daniel Cardoso Llach, Farzin Lofti-Jam; Thresholds Revisited: Inertia of an Automated Utopia: Design Commodities and Authorial Agency 40 Years After “The Architecture Machine”. Thresholds 2022; (50): 289–300. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00762 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThresholds Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2022 Daniel Cardoso Llach and Farzin Lofti-Jam2022Daniel Cardoso Llach and Farzin Lofti-Jam Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.