Digital Vernacular: Architectural Principles, Tools, and Processes

ISBN-13: 9781138017139 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 314 str.

James C. Stevens; Ralph Nelson

Opis

Digital Vernacular addresses the why and how of digital fabrication in hundreds of step-by-step color images, illuminating a set of working principles and techniques that join theory with practice.

Recenzje

"Digital Vernacular presents an easy to read and flowing text with articulated descriptions and step-by-step photographs. Undergraduate students especially will benefit from the basic knowledge presented in this book, as well as the range of tools and processes used." – Mine Özkar, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Spis treści

Forewords by Branko Kolarevic and Michelangelo Sabatino Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Origins ofthe Digital Vernacular 1.1On Origins 1.2The Digital 1.3 TheVernacular 1.4 The Maker 2. Principles of the Digital Vernacular 2.1 On Principles 2.2 Place and Time 2.3 Evolution and Sufficiency 2.4 Logic and Limits 2.5 Play and Innovation 3. Tools of the Digital Vernacular 3.1 On Tools 3.2 Tool Evolution 3.3 Walk-In Toolbox 3.4 Discovery and Acceptance 3.5 Tool-Making 3.6 Open Source, Hacking, and Shopping Around 3.7 3-D Printer 3.8 Laser Cutter 3.9 CNC Mill 4. Processes of the Digital Vernacular 4.1 On Process 4.2 Guiding Precedent 4.3 Defining Proposition 4.4 Fabricating Preference 4.5 Removing 4.6 Joining 4.7 Forming 4.8 Adding 5. Evolutions of the Digital Vernacular Image CreditsEnd Notes Index