Theory

The second digital turn

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Carpo's thesis: first digital turn changed how we make; second (post-2010) changes how we think, replacing standardisation with big-data mass-customisation.

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Introduced
2017

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  1. Carpo, Mario. The Second Digital Turn. The MIT Press, 2017.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The second digital turn." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/second-digital-turn/. Accessed July 17, 2026.