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31. Experimental Architecture and Unconventional Computing

Author : Rachel Armstrong

Published in: Advances in Unconventional Computing

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter examines aspects of unconventional computing from a design perspective through the practice of architecture. It reflects on how non-scientific forms of investigation may help develop cultural and economic frameworks for design thinking and scientific innovation, by building public and commercial interest in the field.

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Title: Experimental Architecture and Unconventional Computing
Author: Rachel Armstrong
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Advances in Unconventional Computing
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-33920-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-33921-4

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33921-4_31

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