Discusses the effect of computers on creative identity. Illustrated throughout in color. Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has wrinkle along top edge, half-inch tear at rear flap-fold. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item # B4541. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping.

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Title

Architecture and Computers: Action and Reaction to the Digital Design Revolution

Publisher

New York: Watson-Guptill, 2002. 1st Am. ed. [Stated]. Hardcover. 240 pages.

Publication Date

2002

ISBN 10

0823003248

ISBN 13

9780823003242

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Architecture

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Computers have revolutionized architecture, raising deep philosophical issues that are forcing a paradigm shift in the profession. Initially seen as a positive breakthrough that would make previously inconceivable projects possible, computer-aided design programs are increasingly being viewed as a mixed blessing that must be carefully accommodated in order for architects to retain creative identity.
An introduction explores the theory behind cyberspace and traces the effects that the worship of technology has had on society. This is followed by five chapters exploring different aspects of the computer in architecture. Themes discussed include the computer as a design tool; Frank Gehry's pioneering use of the CATIA program, first developed to design fighter planes: the results of letting the computer lead the design process; the backlash led by Eric Owen Moss and Moore, Ruble, Yudell; and the place of the computer in architectural education, with examples of student projects from the University of Southern California School of Architecture. The book features prominent projects by Gehry, Morphosis, Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, Foster and Partners, Hamzah and Yeang, Coop Himmelb(l)au, NBBJ and others.

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James Steele is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles.

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