Annetta Pedretti
Annetta Pedretti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Died | 2018 (aged 63–64) |
| Education | |
| Known for | Cybernetics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Architecture Design |
| Thesis | The cybernetics of language[1] (1981) |
Annetta Pedretti (1954-2018[4]) was an architect associated with second-order cybernetics[3], and a student of Gordon Pask.[2]
She is known for her long-term design project refurbishing a house at 25 Princelet Street in Spitalfields, now called the House of Annetta.[3][5] She moved into the house in 1980. After her death in 2018, it was entrusted to Stiftung Edith Maryon, who have continued to develop it as a community resource with the architecture collective Assemble.[6]
References
- ^ Pedretti, Annetta (1981). The cybernetics of language (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Brunel University Theses.
- ^ a b "Home — House of Annetta". houseofannetta.org. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ a b c Perera, Dulmini (2025-04-08). "Designing in the Context of Time: Why Annetta Pedretti's cybernetic-architectural practice at 25 Princelet Street matters". arq: Architectural Research Quarterly: 1–14. doi:10.1017/S1359135524000125. ISSN 1359-1355.
- ^ "Annetta Pedretti 1954-2018". American Society for Cybernetics. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Perera, Dulmini (2022-09-23). "Designing in the Context of Time: On Annetta Pedretti, practicing cybernetics and futuring". Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design. RSD11 (110).
- ^ "Assemble". Assemble. Retrieved 10 February 2026.