Computing in architectural design: Reflections and an approach to new generations of CAAD

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 655-668

  Reffat, Rabee M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

3D real time virtual design environments; Architectural design; CAAD; Future of CAAD

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

3D REAL-TIME VIRTUAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (CAAD); FUTURE OF CAAD;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 33747833095     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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