Rendering real and imagined buildings : the art of computer modeling from the palace of Kublai Khan to le Corbusier's villas / B.J. Novitski

By: Novitski, B. J [author]Contributor(s): Mitchell, William J [foreword]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gloucester, MA : Rockport Publishers, Inc., c1998Description: 175 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 1564965112Subject(s): COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN | ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING -- DATA PROCESSING | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -- DATA PROCESSING | VIRTUAL REALITY IN ARCHITECTURELOC classification: NA 2728 .N68 1998
Contents:
Foreword -- William J. Mitchell -- Introduction -- Part I. Reconstructing lost buildings -- Part II. Unbuilt designs of famous architects -- Part III. Designing from the imagination -- Part IV. Virtual environments -- Appendix A. Controbutors -- Appendix B. Software sources -- Index.
Summary: Rendering Real and Imagined Buildings explores the world of buildings that were, that could have been or that are yet to be. Advances in architectural rendering programs on the computer can allow architects to explore unbuilt architecture, test structures, discover details, and see in 3-D what cannot be shown on paper. The book presents 27 buildings from an ancient temple to a house by Frank Lloyd Wright to an airport for the future. The companion CD-ROM allows the reader to "walk through" the spaces to experience first hand the marvels of 15 projects.
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Includes index.

Foreword -- William J. Mitchell -- Introduction -- Part I. Reconstructing lost buildings -- Part II. Unbuilt designs of famous architects -- Part III. Designing from the imagination -- Part IV. Virtual environments -- Appendix A. Controbutors -- Appendix B. Software sources -- Index.

Rendering Real and Imagined Buildings explores the world of buildings that were, that could have been or that are yet to be. Advances in architectural rendering programs on the computer can allow architects to explore unbuilt architecture, test structures, discover details, and see in 3-D what cannot be shown on paper. The book presents 27 buildings from an ancient temple to a house by Frank Lloyd Wright to an airport for the future.
The companion CD-ROM allows the reader to "walk through" the spaces to experience first hand the marvels of 15 projects.

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