Table of ContentsForeword Suha Ozkan Preface to second edition Preface to first edition Acknowledgements Part One Science and Technology Ditching the dinosaur sanctuary Urban chaos or self-organization? Design method and new science Return to craft manufacture Visible and invisible complexities The Bio-Tech Architecture Workshop Part Two Critical Theory Architectural language games Role of metaphor in changing architectural concepts Function of tacit knowing in learning design The essential tension Tradition, innovation and linked solutions Part Three Regionalism and Globalization Architecture as identity Living in a hybrid world Regional transformations Prime objects Localization versus globalization Towards a global eco-culture Asian urban futures Notes and references Index From the PublisherChris Abel approaches his subject from a wide range of knowledge, including cybernetics, philosophy, new human science and development planning, as well as his experience as a teacher and critic on four continents. The result is a unique global perspective on the changing nature of Modern architecture at the turn of the millennium. Including two new chapters, this revised and expanded second edition offers radical insights into such topics as: the impact of information technology on customized architecture production, the relations between tradition and innovation, prospects for a global eco-culture, and the local and global forces shaping the architecture and cities of Asia.