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NEW MEDIA, CONTINUING DEBATE From its beginnings, the Bauhaus was the site of a debate over the relative influence of art and technology in design. This summer, 80 years after its founding, the school witnessed a new twist on the debate. Only this time the technology in question was digital.
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MANUFACTURING FREEFORM ARCHITECTURE Still mired in decades-old technologies, most architects are missing one of the greatest opportunities of the computer revolution. Even if they use computer-aided drafting software, these architects are following an old pattern of creating paper drawings for the later interpretation—or misinterpretation—by builders with conventional tools. Why shouldn't the architect's computer do the construction too?
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More Design Tools Bidcom Merges with Cephren — ENR, 2000.1025BurnhamOnline Launches ePermit Service in New York City — BurnhamOnline, Inc. Press Release, 2000.1030. The Web-based service provider manages the building permit process from the desktop of every member of the construction team. Meridian Project Systems Integrates Prolog Manager With Timberline Accounting Software — Timberline Software Corporation Press Release, 2000.1026. The integration brings together two best-selling project control and accounting systems for the AEC industry.
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