FINAL PAPER
For your final paper you will choose one of the following topics and explore its relationship to Architecture and the Information Environment. You should tie the topic back to some of texts that we have read in class as well as your own research in the area.
1) Digital Craft: There is a growing number of computer numerically controlled (CNC) technologies that have been introduced into manufacturing as well as the design studio. Laser cutters and numerous CNC machines provide unique opportunities to engage making and design. What are some of the new challenges these technologies provide for architecture?
2) “Smart” Materials: Material behavior plays a fundamental part in the performance of a building. Increasingly, smart or computer embedded materials are being introduced to the market that promise unique performances for architecture. What are the potential for the use of such materials in architecture?
3) Networked Sociality: Mobile and embedded interactive technologies coupled with online social networking sites have made it possible for us to be in touch all the time while being remote. This is providing unique possibilities for new socialities through entertainment, public gathering and online forums. How are these technologies altering the way in which we inhabit and use architecture, urban and virtual space?
Your paper should be 2500 words.
DUE: Monday, December 19th by 5pm. Word document emailed to me (omarkhan@buffalo.edu).