Theory
The second digital turn
Explore in the Atlas →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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Details
- Introduced
- 2017
Connections
- extends Objectile
Referenced by
- Digital Culture in Architecture articulates
- The Second Digital Turn: Design Beyond Intelligence articulates
- The Alphabet and the Algorithm articulates
- Mario Carpo proposed
Sources
- Carpo, Mario. The Second Digital Turn. The MIT Press, 2017.
Cite this entry
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.