A Study on the Simulated Surface Effect in Contemporary Architecture: The Relationship between Simulacra and Digital Fabrication Technology

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Contemporary architectural surfaces created by various pattern and image formations have become possible with the advancement of computer simulation technology and through fabrication that allows the effective production of repetitive and variable materials. These architectural surfaces are perceptively stimulating and individualized in urban settings. Digital technology generates architectural surfaces with simulated images that reflect today′s consumer-oriented society. This research represents an attempt to demonstrate the appropriateness of digital technology as a tool for the active creation of simulated surface effects in urban environments. This connection establishes the association between images of superficiality and the human sensory experience in architectural surfaces. Contemporary architectural surfaces overcome the ″old school″ formula that links reality with its representation. With the utilization of digital fabrication technology to produce simulacra, modern day architects have reconfigured the perceptions about architectural surfaces, thereby enhancing their performance in urban settings.