The revolution was cybernetics, a transdisciplinary field of research and theory that, in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, changed the way we think about both knowledge and information, and how they are communicated between individuals and social groups. It enabled the advent of ‘the Information Age,’ and paved the way for the use of the computer in every aspect of daily life, including the Internet.
While the direct impact of cybernetics on architecture has so far been limited to concepts of ‘virtual reality,’ ‘intelligent buildings,’ and ‘simulacra,’ its indirect impact has been enormous in the use of the computer as a tool of architectural design, representation, communication, and education.
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