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050			_aNA 2728 .M58 1977
100			_aMitchell, William J. _eauthor
245		0	_aComputer-aided architectural design / _cWilliam J. Mitchell
260			_aNew York : _bPetrocelli/Charter, _cc1977
300			_axiii, 573 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPreface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Fundamental concepts: 1. Computers and their capabilities -- 2. The computer's role in design -- 3. Practical application of computer-aided architectural design techniques -- Part 2. Data bases: 4. Data structures -- 5. non-geometric building descriptions -- 6. Descriptions of building topology and geometry -- 7. Standard element and detail libraries -- 8. Site descriptions -- Part 3. Interfaces: 9. Input and output services -- 10. Alphanumeric communications -- 11. Graphics -- Part 4. Problem-solving: 12. Feasibility analysis and programming -- 13. Automated spatial synthesis -- 14. performance and cost analysis of solutions -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book is intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of computer-aided architectural design for the student of architecture, the architect in practice, and the computer professional who is interested in learning about this emergent application area.
650			_aARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -- DATA PROCESSING
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