"In this book, theory, history and research are integrated with digital design techniques and computer-based fabrication technologies to give us a first peek into what the future of architecture may look like"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Essays on uniformity and variety. Material evolvability and variability / Manuel DeLanda ; The Moir�e effect in architecture / Christopher Hight ; Variations in evolutionary biology / Mark Kirschner ; The radical picturesque / Lars Spuybroek ; Uniformity and variability in architectural practice / Ali Rahim ; Variability, variety and evolution in early 20th-century bioconstructivisms / Detlef Mertins -- Figure-configuration taxonomies. Pattern indexing : William Morris wallpapers ; Pattern indexing : Art nouveau s-curves ; Catalog of variations : poodles ; Catalog of variations : roses -- Textile catalog houses. Textile computing / Lars Spuybroek ; Textile catalog ; Bubble stitch house / Youngjin Yoon ; Stacked and packed house / Frederick Godbolt ; Form + mold house / Alex Deutschman ; Bespoke house / Jeremy Magner ; Balloon house / Erasmus Ikpemgbe ; Vertebrate house / Allison Isaacs ; Tangled surface house / Andr�e James ; Split house / Hanyun Huang ; Carpet house / Miharu Morimoto.