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Latest revision as of 06:54, 14 July 2023
Comparison on the characteristics of Transmodernism, proposed by Michael Mehaffy:
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| .. | Modernism | Post-Modernism | Trans-Modernism |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form language | Linear (abstraction,repetition) | Fragmented/emegent (scripts, parametricism) | Differentiation, pattern |
| Social agenda | Altruism (naive) | Cynicism, irony | Capacity-building |
| Schema | Top-down | Intuitive | Bottom-up/inductive pattern/combination |
| Artistic regine | Industrial romantic | sculptural | Integrative (art/life) |
| Technology | Elementary industrial | Post-industrial/Fordist | Biological/biophilic |
| Best practice methodology | Ex-cathedra theory | Deconstruction methods | Evidence-based design |
| Guiding concepts | Rationalism | Irony | Biophilia/biomimicry |
| Economics | Socialist (top-down) | Capitalist (ironic) | Jacobsian (feedback systems, Mechanism design theory) |
| Philosophy | Platonic [1] | Post-structuralism | Symmetric structuralist [2] |
- ↑ See Salingaros and Mehaffy, "Geometrical Structuralism"
- ↑ There is a structure we can manage, because it is comprehensible. But there are limits - and powers - of language that we must understand so as to take full advantage. Language is a structure in nature, like any other (and more pervasive than we thought). This is its power, to address our challenges and enrich our experiences. See e.g. http://athensdialogues.chs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/athensdialogues.woa/45/wo/GjfKilUtZqFHjV7nh1pBO0/3.0.0.47.1.5.15.1.1.1.0.1