Game Changer
The influence of computer on architectural design
Z.J. Sośnierz (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
E. van Es – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / A)
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Abstract
This thesis investigates the relationship between the computer and the architect. It begins with exploring the profession of an architect that was redefined in the XV century. By doing so, it helps the reader to understand the way the architects performed their profession throughout the centuries, until the digital revolution. After that, the thesis uses the project of Biocenter by Peter Eisenman as a case study to help the reader understand how the computer started to be used and what it was used for in the process of architectural design. Overall, this thesis will show various ways the way the computer was used in the early years of digitalisation and what changes it made in the architecture industry.