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Dunn, Nick, 1974- author.

Title Digital fabrication in architecture / Nick Dunn.

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London : Laurence King, 2012.

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Rocky Hill - Downloadable Materials	EBSCO Ebook	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
	data file rda
Note	Print version record.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	A brief history -- Fabricating architecture in the digital age -- Getting started -- Digital tools and machines for fabrication -- Generation : CAD ; NURBS ; Meshes ; Curvilinear formations ; Parametric and generative design ; Algorithmic architecture ; Morphogenesis ; Integration : Hybrid techniques ; Nonstandard design and mass customization -- Digital fabrication principles ; Laser cutting ; CNC milling and routing ; Rapid prototyping ; 3-D scanning ; Robotics -- Strategies : Nonlinearity and indeterminacy ; Digital tooling ; Contouring ; Folding ; Forming ; Sectioning ; Tiling ; Future fabrication of architecture -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
Summary	With the increasing sophistication of CAD and other design software, there is now a wide array of means for both designing and fabricating architecture and its components. This book focuses on the possibilities for architecture that can be achieved with all the different technologies and techniques available.
Subject	Architectural drawing -- Computer-aided design.
	Architecture -- Data processing.
	ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
	ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
	ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
	ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
	Architectural drawing -- Computer-aided design. (OCoLC)fst00813232
	Architecture -- Data processing. (OCoLC)fst00813401
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Dunn, Nick, 1974- Digital fabrication in architecture. London : Laurence King, 2012 9781856698917 (OCoLC)820894406
ISBN	178067211X (electronic bk.)
	9781780672113 (electronic bk.)

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