Computational Design: Design in the Age of a Knowledge Society

Abstract

运算化时代的理论有必要通过运算化形式表达。今天大多数的数学问题是基于机器的处理。然而对于设计，我们更倾向于把电脑当作一种工具，而不是一个形成概念的媒介。关于设计的运算化理论，有必要是关于人类行动的理论。行动改变现状。设计是我们各种活动中固有的一个部分。关于设计的运算化概念有必要不成为过去某种理论的延续；它对立于那些受制于已有工具的思想。驾驭运算化设计的是意识到未来变数的希冀。设计不再被动地响应期待，而是以更积极的热情面对变化。信息处理已经构成了一种新的生态。设计正在变成一种变化的力量。 Theory in the age of computation is by necessity expressed in computational form. Most of today’s mathematics is based on machine processing. However, when it comes to design, it is easier to understand the computer as a tool than as a conceptual medium. A computational theory of design is by necessity a theory of human action. We are what we do. And design is an intrinsic part of our activities. A computational theory of design is also by necessity not in continuation of past theories; it is rather in opposition to an understanding that was dependent upon the tools of the past. What drives computational design is an awareness of anticipation. In other words, design is no longer in reaction to expectations, but a pro-active endeavor. It is irrelevant which computers are used. Relevant is the fact that information processing constitutes a new ecology. Within this understanding, design is becoming a force of change.