Digital Design and Manufacturing: CAD/CAM Applications in Architecture and Design [Hardcover]

Daniel Schodek (Author), Martin Bechthold (Author), James Kimo Griggs (Author), Kenneth Kao (Author), Marco Steinberg (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0471456365 | ISBN-13: 978-0471456360 | Publication Date: December 6, 2004 | Edition: 1

A reliable, concise guide to computer-aided design and manufacturing
Positioned to be the leading book of its kind in the field, Digital Design and Manufacturing explains the ins and outs of CAD/CAM technologies and how these tools can be used to model and manufacture building components and industrial design products. It offers a comprehensive overview of the field and expertly addresses a broad range of recent initiatives and other issues related to the design of parts and assemblies for automated manufacturing and assembly.
Digital Design and Manufacturing presents the latest technical coverage of how to implement CAD/CAM technologies into the design process, including the broad range of software, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, manufacturing processes, and prototyping necessary. Insightful case studies are integrated throughout from the works of Frank Gehry, Bernard Franken, Raphael Vinoly, and many other leading architects. Product design case studies are also presented.
Students and professional architects will find techniques for going from representation to production, while avoiding the pitfalls of traditional manufacturing and allowing for the design and production of complex, free-form components that have been too expensive to use practically-until now.
Companion Web site: www.wiley.com/go/schodek

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A reliable, concise guide to computer-aided design and manufacturing

Positioned to be the leading book of its kind in the field, Digital Design and Manufacturing explains the ins and outs of CAD/CAM technologies and how these tools can be used to model and manufacture building components and industrial design products. It offers a comprehensive overview of the field and expertly addresses a broad range of recent initiatives and other issues related to the design of parts and assemblies for automated manufacturing and assembly.

Digital Design and Manufacturing presents the latest technical coverage of how to implement CAD/CAM technologies into the design process, including the broad range of software, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, manufacturing processes, and prototyping necessary. Insightful case studies are integrated throughout from the works of Frank Gehry, Bernard Franken, Raphael Vinoly, and many other leading architects. Product design case studies are also presented.

Students and professional architects will find techniques for going from representation to production, while avoiding the pitfalls of traditional manufacturing and allowing for the design and production of complex, free-form components that have been too expensive to use practically—until now.

Companion Web site: www.wiley.com/go/schodek

About the Author

DANIEL SCHODEK is the Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Design School, where he taught CAD/CAM classes for many years. He is the author of Structures, Fifth Edition, the leading text in the field, and several other books.

MARTIN BECHTHOLD is an architect who has practiced in Hamburg, London, and Paris, and is Associate Professor of Architecture at the Harvard Design School.

KIMO GRIGGS is President of Kimo Griggs Architects and Kimo Inc. (a design and fabrication company), and an instructor on building technologies at the Harvard Design School.

KENNETH MARTIN KAO is a founding partner of Kao Design Group. He lectures on building construction and technology at the Harvard Design School and has also taught at MIT and ETH-Zurich.

MARCO STEINBERG is an architect with a Helsinki-based practice. He is Associate Professor of Architecture at the Harvard Design School and has taught architecture and industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471456365
• ISBN-13: 978-0471456360
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 1 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #824,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Martin Bechthold is Professor of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, director of the Design Robotics Group, and co-director of the Master in Design Studies Program at the GSD. He holds a professional degree in architecture from the RWTH Aachen, as well as a doctoral degree from Harvard University. Bechthold's research primarily deals with computer-aided design and manufacturing applications in architecture, with a current focus on construction automation, design robotics, as well as ceramics. has published on a broad range of topics in technology, has lectured widely, and participated in symposia in North- and South America, Asia, and in Europe. He is co-author of Digital Design and Manufacturing: CAD/CAM Applications in Architecture, of Structures, as well as the author of Innovative Surface Structures. Current research projects include the conception and development of design automation strategies, the use of robotic fabrication in architecture, and material research on architectural ceramics and on recycled materials.
Bechthold teaches courses in building structures, computer-aided design and manufacturing and robotic technology, investigating the relationship between design, innovative construction and fabrication methods, lightweight structures, and new materials. Bechthold has taught at Ohio State University, and has conducted workshops at the University of Applied Science in Wiesbaden, Germany, as well as at the Toyohashi Institute of Technology, Japan.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *THE* Textbook for Digital Builders, February 28, 2005

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This review is from: Digital Design and Manufacturing: CAD/CAM Applications in Architecture and Design (Hardcover)

I've been waiting for a book like this to come along! Finally a comprehensive report on knowledge of building techniques that exploit digital tools. This textbook will be a required resource for both engineers and designer/architects. Excellent for anyone trying to grasp the creative implications of the new tools. Full of excellent case studies in product development, architectural design and structural engineering that show behind-the-scenes photos and sequential diagrams. In addition to the cutting-edge technologies, this book surveys the more tried and true manufacturing processes too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book..., March 20, 2005

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David Celento (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Design and Manufacturing: CAD/CAM Applications in Architecture and Design (Hardcover)

I have been enjoying the breadth and depth of CAD/CAM Applications in Architecture and Design for the past few weeks. This book does an extraordinarily good job at covering not only the current state of the art in CAD/CAM work, but provides a captivating look at the development of various mechanical production solutions dating back from power looms and early machining tools.

As an educator at Carnegie Mellon University, this book provides a remarkably useful overview of most aspects of this field - an area that is sure to define the future of architecture, since 3D imaging is only recently able to be directly fabricated with machines that permit tolerances of complex forms to within thousandths of an inch.

We are surely entering a new era of production with tremendous implications for architecture. Those familiar with the techniques possible will be able to create forms that were hitherto only imagined. This thoughtful book is an excellent introduction to those curious about this phenomenon.