ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: ANALOGIC OR DIGITAL PROCEDURE?

Authors

  • Paulo Afonso Rheingantz Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/gtp.v11i1.98382

Keywords:

Architecture design, Analogic process, Digital process.

Abstract

This paper presents a reflection on the relationship between the analog and digital processes and a discussion on the consequences of the use and dissemination of the computer as a communication tool for architects with owners, builders and users based on the understanding of design as a communication language and design tool. Instead of discussing the advantages and disadvantages of computer use in design, a superficial question, we call upon Bateson’s studies on the logic of the double bond of relationships of human communication and the concomitant use of two language modes – words (digital) and emotions (analog) – to reflect on the risks of loss of the ability of architects to use analogical language as the digital technology advances. Facing the risk of building a communicational barrier due to the increasing reliance on digital logic, we argue in favor of the need to emphasize the importance of drawing as a communication language that is both digital and analogic, seduced by the growing demands of accuracy and efficiency whose price might be giving up our humanity.

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Author Biography

  • Paulo Afonso Rheingantz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
    Graduado em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pelo Instituto Metodista Bennett (1976), mestre em Arquitetura pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1995) e doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2000). Professor associado da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, com atuação na graduação (Projeto de Arquitetura) e no PROARQ - Programa de Pós-graduação em Arquitetura (Teoria e Prática do Ensino de Projeto e Seminários em Avaliação de Desempenho do Ambiente Construído). Temas de interesse: projeto de arquitetura, avaliação pós-ocupação, qualidade do lugar e ensino de arquitetura. Coordena os grupos de pesquisas Qualidade do Lugar e Paisagem - ProLUGAR (www.fau.ufrj.br/prolugar) e Ensino de Arquitetura. CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7765118835668681

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Published

2016-04-04

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2016): Reflections and innovations in the teaching of design in architecture, urbanism and design

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Papers

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RHEINGANTZ, Paulo Afonso. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: ANALOGIC OR DIGITAL PROCEDURE?. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos (Design Management and Technology), São Carlos, v. 11, n. 1, p. 95–102, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/gtp.v11i1.98382. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/gestaodeprojetos/article/view/98382.. Acesso em: 24 mar. 2025.