Week 11: Morphogenesis

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Morphogenesis

[design and spaces of possibility]


Forces generate form. “All systems, whether they are individual human organisms, social systems, or mechanical systems, share the following property: when in certain states, they have inexorable tendencies to seek certain other states.”

Christopher Alexander, “From a set of forces to a form,” The Man-­‐made Object (1966)


The Forces which are not provided for do not disappear. “They always find an outlet in an unexpected way. The deeper psychological and social forces, if not provided for, can easily have repercussions which lead to drasNc kinds of instability.”

Christopher Alexander, “From a set of forces to a form,” The Man-­‐made Object (1966)


Manuel DeLanda and Gilles Deleuze

EssenNalism verses Materialism


EssenNalism verses Materialism


“Let’s all be hackers…” Deleuze’s synthesis of scienNfic tradiNon for a materialist philosophy, comprised of three approaches (ways of thinking):

populaNon

intensive

topological

Manuel DeLanda, “Deleuze and the Use of the GeneNc Algorithm in Architecture,” in Neil Leach (ed), Designing for a Digital World, New York: Wiley, 2002.


populaNon thinking

Manuel DeLanda, “Deleuze and the Use of the GeneNc Algorithm in Architecture,” in Neil Leach (ed), Designing for a Digital World, New York: Wiley, 2002.


intensive thinking

Manuel DeLanda, “Deleuze and the Use of the GeneNc Algorithm in Architecture,” in Neil Leach (ed), Designing for a Digital World, New York: Wiley, 2002.


topological thinking

Manuel DeLanda, “Deleuze and the Use of the GeneNc Algorithm in Architecture,” in Neil Leach (ed), Designing for a Digital World, New York: Wiley, 2002.


William Latham, sNll from “Biogenesis” short film, 1993


William Latham, clip from “EvoluNon of Form” short film, 1998


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