The Digital Art of Architectural and Engineering Design explores the extent to which digital technologies are breaking down the barriers between architecture and engineering, making possible a genuine integration of the many interrelated aspects of design and construction. The book takes an in-depth look at particular digital techniques and their implementations, which are dramatically changing the nature of the design process itself, and illustrates this with a set of case studies that could not have been developed without the application of leading-edge digital design techniques.
Introduction; Sketch Design; Site Analysis; Environmental Factors;
Structural Forces; Material Properties; Masonry Structures; Wood Structures;
Steel Structures; Concrete Structures; Fabric Structures; Component
Fabrication; Building Construction; Building Maintenance.
Peter Szalapaj is a lecturer in the School of Architecture at Sheffield University with responsibility for CAD teaching and supervision at all levels, including formal lectures and workshops. He has written two previous books: CAD Principles for Architectural Design (2000) and Contemporary Architecture and the Digital Design Process (2005).
