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The Logic of Architecture: Design, Computation, and Cognition

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The Logic of Architecture is the first comprehensive, systematic, and modern treatment of the logical foundations of design thinking. It provides a detailed discussion of languages of architectural form, their specification by means of formal grammars, their interpretation, and their role in structuring design thinking. Supplemented by more than 200 original illustrations, The Logic of Architecture reexamines central issues of design theory in the light of recent advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and the theory of computation. The richness of this approach permits sympathetic and constructive analysis of positions developed by a wide range of theorists and philosophers from Socrates to the present. Mitchell first considers how buildings may be described in words and shows how such descriptions may be formalized by the notation of first order predicate calculus. This leads to the idea of a critical language for speaking about the qualities of buildings. Turning to the question of representation by drawings and scale models, Mitchell then develops the notion of design worlds that provide graphic tokens which can be manipulated according to certain grammatical rules. In particular, he shows how domains of graphic compositions possible in a design world may be specified by formal shape grammars. Design worlds and critical languages are connected by showing how such languages may be interpreted in design worlds. Design processes are then viewed as computations in a design world with the objective of satisfying predicates of form and function stated in a critical language. William J. Mitchell is G. Ware and Edythe M. Travelstead Professor of Architecture at Harvard University and a founder of the Computer Aided Design Group in Los Angeles. Among the books he has authored or coauthored are The Poetics of Gardens, The Art of Computer Graphics Programming, and Computer Aided Architectural Design.
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    0262631164
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0262631167
  3. Publication date
    April 26, 1990
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 0.7 x 10 inches
  6. Print length
    304 pages
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William J. Mitchell is Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences and Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among the books he has authored or coauthored are The Reconfigured Eye, The Poetics of Gardens, Digital Design Media, The Art of Computer Graphics Programming, and Computer-Aided Architectural Design.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIT Press (April 26, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262631164
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262631167
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.7 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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adriane
5.0 out of 5 stars New to Architecture
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013
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For a new person to Architecture, this book helped me to understand the thought process in Architectural Design and breaking down design concepts to the bare minimum, the bones of the skeleton. It has helped me in my classes and will continue to help me .
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Maciej Zawidzki
1.0 out of 5 stars Bunch of nonsense
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2012
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Amazing dichotomy between the pretentious lingo and absolute lack of content. After getting through it I thought - "so what?". None of the actual architectural problems is even remotely solved. And indeed there are tough ones all over the place! Brrr....
Got one star, because it is impossible to give null.
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Delson
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2012
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This is a very important book for the study of images. Can not miss the library for teachers and students.
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