Associate Professor of Architecture Jefferson Ellinger’s book, Philosophical Difference and Advanced Computation in Architectural Theory: From Less to More was recently published by Routledge.
Ellinger’s book “presents a new take on the evolution of digital design theories in architecture from modernity to today, as they have been inspired both by contemporary philosophy and the emergence of and access to advanced computation,” the publisher describes. “It focuses on how concepts of difference in philosophy transformed architectural design theory and take on even more significance with the introduction and ubiquitous use of computers within the discipline, changing the architectural design paradigm forever.”
Ellinger is the director of the School of Architecture’s Design Computation (DesComp) dual graduate degree program offered jointly with the College of Computing and Informatics, in which students receive master’s degrees in architecture and information technology or computer science.
“This publication represents an important contribution in the theoretical assessment of design computation practices and advances the work of our design computation program at UNC Charlotte,” said SoA Director Blaine Brownell.
Ellinger is also a partner in FABS (Fresh Air Building Systems), dedicated to designing and producing next generation air filtering systems for the built environment.