Architectural Parametricism

Parametric cities grow like coral reefs.

Algorithms, polyp-like work within rules.

Generating organic forms without beliefs.

The embodied beliefs of Architects’ tools,

their human senses inform civic motifs.

Delete smell, touch, sight, sound and the taste of fools,

for mathematical models of beauty,

and absolve us from our souls’ design duty.

Architectural Parametricism (20/12/2024) in Design Shifts, a poetic journey through post-normal times.

Inspired by computer-generated algorithmic design.

Figure: Daffara, P. (2025). Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku [Ink and pencil on trace]. An exemplar of parametric design by Zaha Hadid, 2012.

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