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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

B. Martens, A. Koutamanis, A. Brown:
"Predicting the Future from Past Experience: A Reflection on the Fundamentals of CAAD";
Talk: eCAADe Conference (Education in CAAD in Europe), Frankfurt/M.; 06-26-2007 - 06-29-2007; in: "Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe", J. Kieferle, K. Ehlers (ed.); eCAADe, (2007), ISBN: 978-0-9541183-6-5; 523 - 531.



English abstract:
Tomorrow's architectural practitioners seemingly need to gain an overview of, if not master, a wide range of computer aided architectural design applications, from image making to Building Information Modelling (BIM) to digital fabrication. However, we are skeptical whether there is wide recognition that there is value in a broader appreciation of the underlying principles that organize these applications. CAAD software, once an exploration of architectural ideas, has become a commodity. But as digital tools have become more ubiquitous the relationship between practice and research has, broadly speaking, become more ambivalent. What has been lost, and what gained, in this change?

Keywords:
Fundamentals; computational design; scenario; architectural practice


Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/pub-ar_8061.pdf


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