The Logic of Practices of Stigmergy: Representational Artifacts in Architectural Design

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    Abstract

    In their cooperative design practices, architects form series of interwoven representational artifacts. On the basis of a field study of architectural design, this article presents an analysis of these practices and shows how they are partly coordinated directly through the material field of work. This is described as ‘practices of stigmergy’. Furthermore, the article considers the practical logic and the economy of second order effort in such practices. In doing so, it outlines an approach to the investigation and conception of such practices of stigmergy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the ACM 2008 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
    Number of pages10
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    Publication date2008
    Pages559-568
    ISBN (Print)978-1-60558-007-4
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    EventACM 2008 conference on Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW 2008) - San Diego, CA, United States
    Duration: 8 Nov 200812 Nov 2008

    Conference

    ConferenceACM 2008 conference on Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW 2008)
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Diego, CA
    Period08/11/200812/11/2008

    Keywords

    • Architectural Design
    • Cooperative Design Practices
    • Representational Artifacts
    • Material Field Coordination
    • Stigmergy Practices

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