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Parametricism

Design Principles and Theory

A design approach and proposed style that uses algorithmic, parameter-driven computational tools to generate complex curvilinear forms and highly differentiated, adaptive building elements. The term was coined in 2008 by architect Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects, who framed it as a successor to modernism and postmodernism and set out the theory at length in a 2009 essay in the journal AD Architectural Design.

Facts
Concept Domain
Computational design, Architectural theory 1
Formulated Year
2008 1
Domain
Domain (category)
Philosophical / Theoretical 1
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Contemporary architecture, Styles and Movements

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Heydar Aliyev Center, Buildings and Structures
Zaha Hadid, Architects and Designers
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Pritzker Architecture Prize (Wikipedia)

Influenced By

Deconstructivism, Styles and Movements
Source Parametric architecture (Wikipedia)
Modernist Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Parametric architecture (Wikipedia)
Postmodern Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Parametric architecture (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia: Parametricism, origin section
    The term was coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher, who described it as a successor to modernism and postmodernism.
  • In Category: Concepts
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Parametric architecture (Wikipedia)
  • Influenced By: Deconstructivism, Origin section (redirect target Parametric architecture)
    Early instances of proto-Parametricism, as manifest through the prolific generation of innovative designs and radical experiments within the transitional styles of Deconstructivism and Folding
  • Influenced By: Modernist Architecture, Origin section (redirect target Parametric architecture)
    The term was coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher, who described it as a successor to modernism and postmodernism and proposed it as a new global architectural style for the 21st century.
  • Influenced By: Postmodern Architecture, Origin section (redirect target Parametric architecture)
    The term was coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher, who described it as a successor to modernism and postmodernism and proposed it as a new global architectural style for the 21st century.
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Pritzker Architecture Prize (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Zaha HadidView the Source

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