Research Article

“COMPLEXITY AND COMPOSITION IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL PARAMETRIC DESIGN”

ABSTRACT

Contemporary architecture is the architecture that represents the 21st century. Architects are working in different styles, from high-tech architecture to highly conceptual and expressive styles, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale. The different styles and approaches incorporate the use of very advanced technology and modern building materials, as well as, the use of new techniques of computer-architectural aided design. Complexity and Composition in Contemporary Architecture incorporate a contingent assemblage of theoretical, practical, ecological, economical, political, social, and cultural parameters that presuppose the design and performance of architecture. Architecture affects these parameters. The role of architecture includes the effectiveness of sustainability. Contemporary buildings are designed to be noticed as landmarks of the place. The real complexity of architecture is an integration of parameters typified by architects integrating and practicing this complexity. This parametric design is increasing complexity of building production increasing complex building technologies and envelopes, energy efficient techniques and technologies, software, fabrication and construction delivery methods, economic and ecological factors. Building design and building performance is a fundamental engagement with these multiple and complex contexts that condition the contemporary architecture.This parametric design strategy, which used computers for developing complex forms and construction of the buildings was often practiced in the projects of Zaha Hadid, Massimiliano Fuksas, Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Daniel Libeskind. Specific attention in this research will be given to analysis of the usage of the parametric design as an algorithmic thinking that enables parameters and rules that, together, define, encode and clarify the relationship between design contents and design response. The expected outcome results in this scientific paper is to identify the contemporary design approaches and create application at the international education processes.

Keywords

contemporary parametric architectural design