Circularity and Systems
Parts to Wholes
Building on Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s concept of agencement and Manuel DeLanda’s concept of assemblage, Stavros attempts to contextualize the discussion of Systems to Cities. In contrast to General Systems Theory (GST), Stavros accentuates the importance of considering both the elements and their relations.
Further Reading/ References
- DeLanda, M. (2006). A New Philosophy of Society. London: Continuum.
DeLanda, M. (2016). Assemblage Theory. Edinburgh: University Press.
Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1987). A Thousand Plateaus. Translated by Brian Massumi. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Negarestani, R. (2014). Frontiers of Manipulations. In Speculations on Anonymous Materials Symposium MMXIV, transcript Andrej Radman, http://radurb.blogspot.nl/2014/01/50-transcript-of-negarestani-frontiers.html.
Author
Stavros Kousoulas
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ir. Stavros Kousoulas is Assistant Professor of Architecture Philosophy and Theory in the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft. He has studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens and at TU Delft. He received his doctoral title cum laude from IUAV Venice participating in the Villard d’ Honnecourt International Research Doctorate. He has published and lectured in Europe and abroad. He is a member of the editorial board of Footprint Delft Architecture Theory Journal since 2014. He is the author of the book Architectural Technicities (2022) and the edited volumes Architectures of Life and Death (with A. Radman, 2021) and Design Commons (with G. Bruyns, 2022).
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