Maya Przybylski combines her backgrounds in architecture and computer science to explore how the increased availability of data and the emergence of computational design transforms the architect's theoretical frameworks, methodologies, tools and outcomes. Currently, she is focused on her Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) fundedÌýSoft MaterialsÌýproject. The project responds to architects' increasing bundling of digital componentsÌýwith physical assemblies to pursue responsive (orÌýsentient, adaptive, interactive)Ìýarchitecture -- where hardware and software, orÌýsoft materials, workÌýalongside physical assemblies to mediate the physical environment in real-time.Ìý The project develops architecture-specific methods for achieving more complete engagement withÌýthe sociocultural agency and technical capacity of the embedded computational components to bridge technological and sociocultural concerns.
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