Opening Up the Space of Drawing: Lines and the Locus of Creation in Architectural Design, #2.

“Architectural sketches” (Author, 2022) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Opening Up the Space of Drawing Again 2. Structure and Argument 3. The Representational Paradigm: Three Basic Assumptions About Drawing by Hand 4. Entering the Space of Drawing: The Performative Paradigm 4.1 From neutral surface to inhabited topos 4.2. From traces to situated figurations 4.3. From … [continue reading]

Opening Up the Space of Drawing: Lines and the Locus of Creation in Architectural Design, #1.

“Architectural sketches” (Author, 2022) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Opening Up the Space of Drawing Again 2. Structure and Argument 3. The Representational Paradigm: Three Basic Assumptions About Drawing by Hand 4. Entering the Space of Drawing: The Performative Paradigm 4.1 From neutral surface to inhabited topos 4.2. From traces to situated figurations 4.3. From … [continue reading]

Nebula Rasa: Exploring the Diaphanous, #7.

“Diaphanous” (2024) (Author, AI-generated via Freepik.com) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Two Suggestions about the Diaphanous 3. Historical Background 4. Cognitivism and Creativity: A Concise Overview 5. From Cognitivism to Propensity 6. The Work at Work, or, the Effective Present 7. The Diaphanous as Generative Stimulus 8. Conclusion This essay was previously published in … [continue reading]

The Limits of Statistical Methodology: Why A “Statistically Significant” Number of Published Scientific Research Findings are False, #4.

(Ioannidis, 2005a) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Troubles in Statistical Paradise 3. A Critique of Bayesianism 4. The Limits of Probability Theory 5. Conclusion The essay that follows below will be published in four installments; this is the fourth and final installment. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of … [continue reading]