The Contemporary Elementary Non-Trivial Machine

In a world increasingly dominated by technological systems that promise reliability, predictability, and control, there…

The Appropriation of Autopoiesis in Architecture

The term autopoiesis, a neologism made up of the two ancient Greek words autos (self)…

Speculative Remake of the Ashby Box

While working at the Biological Computer Laboratory at the University of Illinois in the 1970s,…

Cross-Morphological Heat Sink Comparisons

This project was motivated by an interest in exploring applications of additive manufacturing beyond functional…

Design Cybernetics

Design cybernetics offers a way of looking at ourselves – curious, creative, and ethical humans…