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Author Stevens, James

Title Digital Vernacular : Architectural Principles, Tools, and Processes
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyriight Page; Table of Contents; FOREWORDS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Dedication; INTRODUCTION; ORIGINS OF THE DIGITAL VERNACULAR; On Origins; The Digital; The Vernacular; The Maker; PRINCIPLES OF THE DIGITAL VERNACULAR; On Principles; Place and Time; Evolution and Sufficiency; Logic and Limits; Play and Innovation; TOOLS OF THE DIGITAL VERNACULAR; On Tools; Tool Evolution and Impact; The Walk-in Toolbox; Discovery and Acceptance; Tool-Making; Open Source, Hacking, and Shopping Around; 3D Printer; Uses and Limits; 3D Printer Components; Electrical; Mechanical; Extruder
OutcomesLaser Cutter; Limits and Boundaries; The Value Dilemma Between Cost and Safety; Laser Cutter Components; Structural; Electrical; Mechanical; Safety; Open-Source Options; Outcomes; CNC Mill; CNC Common Components; Digital Vernacular CNC Milling Tools; 3-Axis Large CNC Milling Tool; Structural; Mechanical; Electrical; Outcomes; Suitcase CNC Milling Tool; Component Association; Outcomes; PROCESSES OF THE DIGITAL VERNACULAR; On Processes; Guiding Precedent; Defining Proposition; Fabricating Preference; Removing; Light Screen; Timber Bench; Milled Brick; Joining; Waffle Quilt
Binding SilenceFriction Fort; Forming; Concrete Pillows; Letter Blocks; Concrete Drapes; Adding; Solar Sinter; Minibuilders; Printed House; EVOLUTIONS OF THE DIGITAL VERNACULAR; On Evolutions; DIALOGUE; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; IMAGE CREDITS; END NOTES; INDEX
Summary 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. Authors James Stevens and Ralph Nelson reconcile local traditions and innovations with globally accessible methods and digital toolsets. By combining ethics with hardware, the book will root you in the origins of making, ensuring a lasting and relevant reference for your studio practice. The book opens with the origins and principles of the digital vernacular, then outlines digital vernacular tools
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Subject Architectural design -- Data processing.
Architecture -- Computer-aided design
Vernacular architecture -- Technological innovations
Architectural practice.
Architectural design -- Data processing
Architectural practice
Form Electronic book
Author Nelson, Ralph
ISBN 9781315730271
1315730278