Author: Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II | ArchDaily

How to Judge a Building: Does it Make you Feel More, Or Less Alive?

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:30:00 +0000

This extract was originally published on Common Edge as "The Legacy of Christopher Alexander: Criteria for an Intelligent Architecture."

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 7

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter, written by Salingaros and Kenneth G. Masden II, delves deeper into the limitations of current architectural philosophies, including “Critical Regionalism,” and justifies the creation of Intelligence-Based Design. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 5

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter discusses our society’s phobia against natural, local forms - our “ecophobia” - and the need for the architecture discipline to counter this fear by adopting a more scientifically-rigorous, intellectual structure. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.