TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The paper aims to present a framework for discussing ethics and computational design. Design/methodology/approach– The main propositions of computational design are presented, discussed according to different authors and contrasted with cybernetic principles. Findings– The paper finds that with algorithmic and parametric procedures, architects are using computation to reach a hitherto unknown ease of modelling multiple iterations of a design, so they can expand their possible design scenarios and cope with the uncertainties of ill-defined tasks. However, this strategy faces an ethical limitation because they fail to extend this openness to the final segment of the design chain, the user in the act of dwelling. Originality/value– The paper brings a cybernetic perspective for discussing the often-overlooked ethical implications of computational strategies in design.
VL  - 42
IS  - 9/10
SN  - 0368-492X
DO  - 10.1108/K-10-2012-0067
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/K-10-2012-0067
AU  - dos Santos Cabral Filho Jose
ED  - Prof Ranulph Glanville and Prof David Griffiths
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - The ethical implications of automated computation in design
T2  - Kybernetes
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1354
EP  - 1360
Y2  - 2024/04/27
ER  -