Roberto Bottazzi: “Omnia per Omnia [anything by anything]”

Roberto Bottazzi will be presenting his talk: “Omnia per Omnia [anything by anything]” as part of SMR’s first Special Program: “Essays on the Architectonic Body.“ The talk will take place at 18:30 CET/12:30 EST, and you can register [free of charge] on our Eventbrite page to receive a Zoom link and become an active participant here: Abstract for talk: In the age of Neural Networks and Data what could speculative architecture be? This question seems to be all the more urgent since the penetration of automated algorithms in society and cities is proceeding at fast pace and under the controversial paradigm of efficiency. The lecture questions such assumptions by tackling the subject of computational architecture from two different points of view. First, a comparison between digital and analogue computing and its relevance in design processes provides new grounds from which to articulate a possible speculative position for architecture. Secondly, the curren