HyperArchitettura: architecture as a mental construction in the digital age

Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi wraps up his ten-part series on architecture by characterizing HyperArchitettura as the architecture relevant to the electronic era. He posits that architecture involves organized relational systems, referencing Hans Hollein’s notion that all things can be viewed as architecture. Puglisi connects this idea from ancient societies to contemporary thinkers, highlighting how the digital revolution has transformed reality into mere information, leading to virtual replicas and independent AI. He outlines seven traits of the digital era: the dematerialization of space, the decline of traditional order, the erosion of hic et nunc, remote monitoring, instantaneous feedback, image proliferation, and augmented reality. He cautions that HyperArchitettura must address existential challenges and proposes that future architecture might lean towards vernacular designs for enhanced privacy and material reliability.