247: Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication: A Systemic Approach To Computational Design

This paper investigates parametric design and digital fabrication through a systemic and complex approach, aiming to understand how their integration reorganizes architectural design processes. Grounded in General Systems Theory and Complex Thought, the methodology consists of a theoretical-conceptual literature review, analyzing key references and Latin American practices. The results highlight the interdependence between designer, digital means, and productive systems, emphasizing feedback loops and recursive dynamics as core to meta-responsive design. The study also discusses the dialectical articulation between parametric modeling and digital fabrication, proposing that their hybridization with local techniques enables contextually adaptive practices. In Latin America, such hybrid approaches suggest critical technological appropriation and innovation rooted in cultural and material specificity. Ultimately, the paper contributes to framing computational design as a dynamic and situated system, capable of evolving through external inputs and internal transformations.