Through the looking glass - why no wonderland? Computer applications in architecture in the USA
Abstract one objective of the paper is to survey computer-aided design activities in the USA as they apply to architectural design. Normally, such reviews limit their focus to software, and possibly hardware, developments. However, the economic and institutional environments of a country largely determine the rate and direction of research and its application, and this is especially true of computer-aided design. Thus, a second objective of the paper is to place the current efforts in the USA within this wider context. A survey is attempted, not only of the innovative research and applications of computers in architectural design, but also the context in which these developments have been taken place. Also surveyed are the changes in the environment for computer-aided architectural design that have been proposed or are taking place.