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Explore the intellectual history and evolution of digital design in Builders of the Vision: Software and the Imagination of Design. Published by Routledge, this work traces the development of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control from the post-World War II era to the present day. By utilizing primary archival and ethnographic sources, the text documents the ideas that have shaped digital design technologies. It examines the origins of these systems, starting with the early numerical control and CAD research conducted under US Air Force contracts at MIT between 1949 and 1970. Readers will gain insight into the cybernetic theories that defined design as a human-machine endeavor. The book explores the historical vision of computers as tools designed to handle repetitive tasks, allowing designers to focus on higher-level creative processes. This is an essential resource for those studying the history of architecture, design theory, and the technological foundations of modern digital practices.

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Traces the historical development of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control from the post-WWII era to the modern day.

Provides deep insights through the use of primary archival and ethnographic research sources.

Examines the origins of digital design technologies developed at MIT under US Air Force research contracts.

Analyzes the cybernetic theories that established design as a collaborative effort between humans and machines.

Documents the evolution of the concept of computers as tools to manage repetitive design drudgery.

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Release Date
03 June 2015
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