Theorist

Gordon Pask

1928–1996 Second-order cybernetics; conversation theory

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Details

Nationality: British

Connections

authored Fun Palace
associated with MIT Architecture Machine Group (Arch Mac)
collaborated with Nicholas Negroponte
collaborated with Cedric Price
proposed Cybernetic architecture

Sources

Pask, Gordon. The Architectural Relevance of Cybernetics. 1969.
Pickering, Andrew. The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of Another Future. University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Gordon Pask." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/gordon-pask/. Accessed September 1, 2026.