Computer gardening
Author(s)
Faught, Robert Townes
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
Advisor
Muriel Cooper.
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This report documents the initial development of a computer-controlled system for the production of three-dimensional forms. The project involved the design and construction of a carving device which was attached to an existing x-y plotter. The carving device was connected to a computer graphics system and various ways of using that system for three-dimensional design were explored. The material being carved is styrene foam in blocks, 4' x 4' x 1'. These carved blocks have potential use as sketches in exploring sculptural form, or as molds for the production of works in concrete fiberglass, or metal.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76).
Date issued
1980Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of ArchitecturePublisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Architecture.