Computers in Building

Since the establishment of the CAAD Futures Foundation in 1985, CAAD experts from all over the world meet every two years to present and document the state of the art of research in computer aided architectural design. Together, the series provides a record of the evolving state of research in this area over the last 14 years. The conference, held at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, includes 25 papers presenting new and exciting results and capabilities in areas such as computer graphics, building modelling, digital sketching and drawing systems, web-based collaboration and information exchange. An overall reading shows that computers in architecture is still a young field, with many exciting results emerging out of both greater understanding of the human processes and information processing needed to support design and also the continuously expanding capabilities of digital technology.