Dustin Altschul

“We are leaving behind a universe of forms determined by exactly repeatable, visible imprints and moving toward a new visual environment dominated by exactly transmissible but invisible algorithms.”
― Mario Carpo, The Alphabet and the Algorithm

“We are still beholden to ecological laws, the same as any other life-form.”
― Janine M. Benyus, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

“Energy efficiency is a tactic for slowing the process of overshooting environmental limits, but the urgent work facing our civilization is to use the time we gain to build richer, more resilient kinds of buildings that serve the common good.”
― William W. Braham, Architecture and Energy: Performance and Style

“The architectural profession has struggled to develop forms of environmental accounting that can guide the design process without overly burdening or complicating it.”
― William W. Braham, Architecture and Systems Ecology: Thermodynamic Principles of Environmental Building Design, in three parts