CAD Principles for Architectural Design by Peter Szalapaj - 9780750644365

CAD Principles for Architectural DesignAuthor(s): Peter Szalapaj\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Architectural Press\nISBN-13: 9780750644365, 978-0750644365\nSynopsis\nCAD Principles for Architectural Design is aimed at design students and practitioners interested in understanding how CAD is used in architectural practice. This book makes connections between the basic operations that are common to most CAD systems, and their use in practice on actual architectural design projects.\n\nThe ways in which CAD is integrated into the design processes of several leading edge practices is illustrated. Arising from these case studies is the emergence of a contemporary phenomenon of integrated CAD, in which all aspects of design schemes are brought together within computational frameworks that support the analysis of design proposals.\n\nSzalapaj's view of CAD is one in which computers constitute a medium in which designers can express design is