Principles Of Morphology And The Future Of Architecture

Abstract

The architecture of the future must adopt a new design strategy based upon the notion of high-performance. All other major enterprises developed in the 20th century are driven by the quest for ever higher performance at lower cost. The profession of architecture must adopt such a commitment in order to be responsive to the realities of the next century. A high-performance architecture will require a new vocabulary of form generation based upon an understanding of the principles of natural structure. These principles are revealed through the study of morphology, which provides the basis of the integration of form and structure. Architectural objectives are fulfilled with a new vocabulary of high-performance design informed by the study of morphology. First principles are made transparent and the arbitrariness of architectural form is minimized.