The OS of Architecture

by Mirco Becker The full version of this article was published in SAC Journal 1. It discusses how postgraduate programmes like SAC have contributed over the last decade to an inclusive environment of architectural production that spans different offices, schools

Assoziative Geometrie: Die Werkzeugmacher

Die SmartGeometry Group im Gespräch mit Mirco Becker Erschienen in ARCH+ 188: Form Follows Performance, 07/2008 Der Einzug digitaler Techniken in den Architekturentwurf kann aus heutiger Sicht keineswegs mehr als bloße Erweiterung der Palette gestalterischer Werkzeuge angesehen werden. Es handelt

The Generative and the Synthetic

by Mirco Becker A German version of this article was originally published in Modulor 02/2010 The history of algorithmic thinking can be described as a parallel development to the history of ciphering, started in ancient times along with the invention

Design Processes – Processing Environment

Article for Archistorm, France, March 2010 by Mirco Becker The last decade has seen major shifts in architectural design processes. These were mainly of computational nature and have lead to some spectacular buildings which often mastered complexity convincingly. The appealing

Abstract for AEC conference 2005 Rotterdam

This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on ‘Innovation in Architecture, Engineering And Construction (AEC)’ 15-17 June, 2005 Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The research lead Oliver Tessmann to purse his PhD thesis Collaborative Design Procedures