Beyond The Metatheory of Computational Design

The intersection between architectural theory and computational architecture theory is still underexplored, resulting in two dissociated fields, even though both could be discussed in an integrated manner, potentially leading to new processes and theories for the architectural field. The methodology addressed a bibliographic review of two authors from the computational architecture field, Mario Carpo and Neil Leach, and subsequently their connections with the aesthetic theory developed by Ferda Kolatan and Adam Fure. The discussion highlights how computational technologies influence architecture, with a focus on aesthetics, materialization, artificial intelligence (AI), and the hybridization of digital and analog instances. The article’s main conclusion is the need to reduce the theoretical gaps between these two fields and integrate technological innovations with critical and aesthetic reflections in architecture.