Computational Design Thinking

by Achim Menges and Sean Ahlquist

Book Overview

The current transition from Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods. Representation is being replaced by simulation, and the crafting of objects is moving towards the generation of integrated systems through designer-authored computational processes. While there is a particular history of such an approach in architecture, its relative newness requires the continued...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470665653
• ISBN13: 9780470665657
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"