Archinect - Features 2024-04-30T14:57:39-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149965078/using-game-theory-to-fine-tune-architectural-diplomacy Using game theory to fine-tune architectural diplomacy Nicholas Korody 2016-08-25T09:31:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u5/u5fij754trlpmrio.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When you think of game theory, you might imagine numbers scrawled with a wax pencil on a pane of glass by a troubled genius&mdash;calculations extrapolating order out of the apparent chaos of human activity. After all, that&rsquo;s pretty much how it goes in <em>A Beautiful Mind</em>, the biopic of the mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., a major contributor to the field. But game theory isn&rsquo;t just the domain of high-minded academics; it has very real and practical applications, including for architectural design. I talked with the London-based firm Mzo Tarr about their use of game theory in &ldquo;every aspect of the design process&rdquo;.</p>