Designers employ a variety of tools and techniques for speculating about buildings before they are built. In their simplest form; these are personal thought experiments. However; embracing advanced computer simulations means engaging a network of specialized people and powerful machines. In this book; Yanni Alexander Loukissas demonstrates that new tools have profound implications for the social distribution of design work; computer simulations are technologies for collective imagination. Organized around the accounts of professional designers engaged in a high-stakes competition to redefine their work for the technological moment; this book explores the emerging cultures of computer simulation in architecture. Not only architects; but acousticians; fire safety engineers; and sustainability experts see themselves as co-designers in architecture; engaging new technologies for simulation in an evolving search for the roles and relationships that can bring them both professional acceptance and greater control over design. By illustrating how practices of simulation inform the social relationships and professional distinctions that define contemporary architecture; the book examines the cultural transformations taking place in design practice today.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. not easy to find in USBy John GarrityThis is story of the Irish Pete Seeger. not easy to find in US. Highly recommend it. and all the songs. albums of Tommy Sands. who I have had the pleasure of meeting personally on several occasions. with his son and dtr singing with him most recently. A treasure of a person and musician. bringing music as a form of Peace in our troubled world.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Irish Tommy SandsBy Kindle CustomerHe well relates his own life in rural Northern Ireland to the "Troubles." writes about his songs about those times. and his own life as a performer. Many people probably have never heard of the Irish Tommy Sands. but often they have heard his song. "There Were Roses." as sung by Americaan performer Kathy Mattea. I enjoyed this book. and appreciated the differences in his life compared to the better known Liam Clancy his book. The Mountain of the Women. I also highly recommend.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a very good read if the reader is interested in Irish musicBy srbThis is a very good read if the reader is interested in Irish music. irish tales. and fascinating "insiders" story about the Good Friday agreement. It is simultaneously humorous and sad in parts. things you would expect from an Irish folksinger/peace activist.
