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José Aragüez
Dispositional Intelligence
Dispositional Intelligence in Architecture, José Aragüez’s third book, proposes a contemporary theory of spatial organization through original research into a particular kind of hybrid design work, one that is inherently architectural yet grounded in diverse modalities of scientific thinking. Three important yet overlooked bodies of work are examined here: those of the Italian architect and artist Vittorio Giorgini (1926–2010), the Israeli architect, engineer, and geometer Michaël Burt (b. 1937), and Sri-Lankan-born, London-based engineer and theorist Cecil Balmond (b. 1943). By combining granular historical analysis of these bodies of work with advanced theoretical investigation, this volume expands the distinct dispositional possibilities of architectural space on the basis of the deep scientization of design that unfolded across the West over the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. In so doing, it extends the boundaries of architectural thinking and contributes not only a new mode of thought to the history of architecture, but also novel critical and design frameworks to today’s discourse and practice culture. Aragüez will present the main contents of this book and will engage in conversation with Professor Adjunct Sunil Bald.