venice architecture biennale 08: jakob + macfarlane
‘conflict’ prototype space for the twenty second century – an evolutive structure
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for the venice architecture biennale architects jakob + macfarlane created ‘conflict’ a prototype space for the twenty second century – an evolutive structure. the structure is a space created and shaped through recursive computational algorithms drawing upon conflicting data sources. each source was
global agricultural resources are regularly being used to produce ethanol and biofuels rather than for human consumption. this leads to conflict.
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recursive functions call and build upon themselves, repeatedly executing the same code, developing a branching structure when put into use through modeling software. over the course of the biennale the ‘conflict’ structure will gradually increase in number and length, eventually creating the environment.
the algorithms that create the structure
when conflict occurs the structure is created
more:
jakob + mac farlane: http://www.jakobmacfarlane.com
venice architecture biennale: http://www.labiennale.org
