Open Source Architecture: An Exploration of Source Code and Access in Architectural Design
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Vardouli, Theodora
Buechley, Leah
Date Issued
December 2013
Journal
Leonardo
Publisher
MIT Press
Citation
Vardouli, Theodora, and Leah Buechley. “Open Source Architecture: An Exploration of Source Code and Access in Architectural Design.” Leonardo 47, no. 1 (February 2014): 51–55. © 2014 ISAST
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Abstract
The term open source is increasingly applied to architecture, yet there is little consensus about what it means in this context. This paper explores how different literal and metaphoric interpretations of the “access to source code” principle, set by the founders of the Free and Open Source Software movements, are being applied to architecture. The authors explore several challenges that have arisen in the translation of open source rhetoric from cyberspace to architectural space and discuss paths for new conceptual and programmatic agendas promoting user empowerment and democratization in architectural design.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1162/LEON_a_00470
