Work

The Alphabet and the Algorithm

2011

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Historicises the digital turn against Albertian notational authorship.

Computation Knowledge Sign Representation Production

Details

Type: Text
Location: Cambridge, MA (MIT Press, Writing Architecture series)

Connections

articulates The Albertian paradigm and its digital reversal
articulates The second digital turn
proposed The Albertian paradigm and its digital reversal

Referenced by

Mario Carpo authored
The Second Digital Turn: Design Beyond Intelligence extends

Sources

Carpo, Mario. The Alphabet and the Algorithm. The MIT Press, 2011.
Mario Carpo. The Alphabet and the Algorithm. MIT Press, 2011.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Alphabet and the Algorithm." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-alphabet-and-algorithm/. Accessed July 17, 2026.