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The Architect in the Machine.

The article discusses the use of digital design and fabrication methods by architects to assert control over the physical outcome of their designs. The Rhino and CATIA 3D modeling programs which allow architects to embed more information into their geometric representations then translated to produc...

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Published in:Architect Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 58 - 63
Main Author: SEWARD, AARON
Format: Article
Published: Hanley Wood Media, Inc. DBA Zonda Media Mar2011
Subjects:
Architectural design
Design
Computer software
Geometric programming
Case studies
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the use of digital design and fabrication methods by architects to assert control over the physical outcome of their designs. The Rhino and CATIA 3D modeling programs which allow architects to embed more information into their geometric representations then translated to production processes are described. Case studies are presented to show how architects adapt the process to a unique set of materials and circumstances, including Light Frames, Whistler Olympic Village Bus Shelters and Flatform.