Product Description: The collection of design projects included provide an overview of philosophical theories that focus on what appears to be real, presenting a range of methodologies and a set of tools for addressing this discourse. The contents have been divided in 5 sections each chapter developing a design criteria process which references one of the following areas in philosophy- Hyperreality and simulacrum within Postmodern philosophy, referencing Jean Baudrillard, semiology and the authority of form, complexity and noumenon/non-euclidean geometry, the exhausted confines of Structuralist theory according to Roland Barthes; and lastly authenticity, with the aim to describe how we perceive reality and the urban fabric...read more

A comprehensive exploration of the methods and techniques behind the digital architecture of NOX studio discusses the impact of technology on the creator's experimental works, documenting twenty-three key projects as surveyed in the essays of such critics as Manual De Landa, Detlef Mertins, and Andrew Benjamin. Original.

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Product Description: The rapid development of Information Technology has also effected the layout and planning of our towns. Increasingly, physical structures are being covered with a veneer of visual-virtual light architecture, which makes use of the new media to alter existing buildings and quarters, enriching and enhancing them...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Edited by Professor Maia Engeli and with a contribution by Professor Gerhard Schmitt, both of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Z rich), this book presents 33 exciting new projects which demonstrate the growing significance of CAAD for today's architects...read more

Product Description: For the first time in history, thanks to computer-aided design, architects have been able to move from a top-down vision to a more organic, bottom-up vision. The ‘insect-view' model developed by the ancient Greeks (projecting a grid onto the face of the earth) is the most enduring example of this top-down order, modified somewhat by Renaissance perspective and then by Modernist collage...read more

Product Description: This volume examines the issues involved in setting up and running a virtual design studio. It presents an interdisciplinary framework for organizing, running, and improving virtual design studios. Technological issues are presented in a practical context, showing how to realize each aspect of the studio...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A fascinating and informative introduction to the uses of 3-dimensional computer-aided design and virtual reality in architecture, this guide reviews the current uses of 2-D and 3-D CAD, introduces the concept of Parametric Programming, and provides examples of how virtual reality can be used in creating client presentations...read more