Carly Sacco – Looking Outwards – 02

Celestino Soddu is known for being an architect who uses generative art to create forms and designs for architecture. One of his notable projects from 2011, is using algorithms to replicate and create new geometries that mimic the designs of Baroque  Architecture to imagine new dynamic structures. I think this is a very interesting way to use generative art to take a precedent and recreate the same ideas but re-imagine them with the use of modern technology.

Soddu used an algorithm matrix based on 21 that generates seemingly perfect architecture, but is rarely repeatable. The algorithm adapts to achieve unpredictable orders. This is very representative of his work due to the fact that Soddu tries to have his generative forms still represent the styles known to baroque. Although he is digitally creating a new design, the product can still be associated to baroque architecture which is his ultimate goal.