Architecture as a natural system. Informational thinking, the ontological mutation of the object and the biologization of architecture
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In the digital age, research in biologically inspired architecture has increased. This article develops the thesis that the architectural conceptions underlying these explorations are the result of an ontological mutation of the object, derived from the cybernetic framework. In addition, it provides a reflection on the question posed by the call to promote “green: the organic,” on whether the adoption of biology as an explicative model in architecture can allow nature to act as an agent in shaping the urban-architectural environment.
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