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Digital Architecture

   When digital architecture this strong power of trend comes, some people think about future and face to past. Could we solve the problems of living and society that the architects concern for last century? If the architects are satisfied with their art works, do people like to live in the houses which covered by pc and internet? Some architects say “ architecture is a liberated form” so the “free form” appears, some architects say “architecture is a container of information” so the “digital wall” appears…  Compare to the traditional architecture the digital architecture use computers or digital systems to help create or design even build, and the digital one use the different types of space environments, the key points are apply and combine the information of design, it is totally different than the traditional one. Every era has different technology, now digital and information are the peculiarities, apparently the changes are not the form of the architecture but is the thoughts and process of design. 

   "Internet architecture" and "virtual architecture" are parts of digital architecture, the first one is about the definition of space become blurred because of the internet space , there are two kinds of spaces exist at the same time but one is real and the other is cyber so we have to redefine the meaning of space . The second one is about the skill of Virtual Reality , it makes walls not only walls but also a visual experience and a information media . When Bilboa Guggenheim Museum finished in 1997 the definition of digital architecture is only "free form" but now digital architecture includes "internet architecture" and "virtual architecture" two more , these 3 concepts rich the variety meanings of spaces . One character of digital architecture is "information architecture" its concept is based on human and use media to connect information , it offer a place for people to communication , space will become a "container of information" For example the books in libraries can use the digital skills to change the real spaces to virtual informative spaces and it can save a lot of spaces where put shelves and books . Another example is museums before it is a place for collect and exhibit but now we can link the internet and use the virtual guide visiting in a virtual space it just like you are in the museum noting different , and its function not collect and exhibit but it is a place for people to change information or social and educational services . We can realize these differences by seeing Bilbao Guggenheim Museum in Spain (by Frank.O.Gehry in 1997) and Experience Music Project (EMP) in Seattle (by Frank.O.Gehry in 2000) .

   Since 1990 the digital technology made the forms and the spaces of architectures changed to curved lines or surfaces, so architectures became soft and spaces became changeable. I believe after few years we will not describe this kind of architecture as “digital architecture” because it is “Architecture”.                     J' @ F²s

      

    

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