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

James Steele

ISBN 10: 0823003248 / ISBN 13: 9780823003242

Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architecture and Computers: Action and Reaction in the Digital Design Revolution
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823003248
• ISBN 13: 9780823003242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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