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Proving Grounds: How Saudi Arabia Shaped Computer Aided Design Tools Used by American Architects, 1967–83.

This article reinterprets the early history of computer-aided design (CAD) by relocating its development from U.S. labs to transnational building sites in Saudi Arabia. Drawing on unpublished project records and planning documents, the article shows how American architectural firms working on Saudi-...

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Published in:Technology & Culture Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 959 - 991
Main Author: Tobey, Aaron
Format: Article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press Oct2025
Subjects:
Saudi Arabia
United States
Geopolitics
Computer-aided design
American architects
Architectural history
Saudi Arabians
Digital humanities
Computer software developers
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