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Selina Bitting & Hajir Al Khusaibi [5 theses]

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The Starchitect has lost its sense of strong design to aesthetically pleasing design.
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Computer-Aided design has given architects the tools to further their creativity and architecture.

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Beautiful renderings of photorealistic quality misrepresent and cloud actual critique of design.

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Dictator States and Governments have played a big role in the development and construction of Influential Architecture

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Architectural fiction and its endless possibilities have a hand in inspiring architects in creating new and exciting architecture.

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  •  Adam, Ernest. “The Role of Architecture in Video Games.” The Role of Architecture in Video Games. Designer’s Notebook, n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.
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Photo: Denko, Marek. Rooftops, Rockets, and Adventures Beyond. 2014. Gizmodo.

2 thoughts on “Selina Bitting & Hajir Al Khusaibi [5 theses]”

  2. “Computer-Aided design has given architects the tools to further their creativity and architecture.” & “Beautiful renderings of photorealistic quality misrepresent and cloud actual critique of design.”
    These two are good statements ! However, they do need to be more specific as in which tools are you referring to? which type of creativity? is creativity architecture’s end goal? they do carry potential though ! They are contradicting, which I think is fantastic. Your paper could be a debate between both statements.

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