부산대학교 도서관

Electronic information processing is becoming a necessity in today's complex design environment, but what is an appropriate role for the computer in the design process Computation should be applied throughout all design phases, but practicing designers today rarely use computers beyond simple word processing and drafting tasks. While many design tasks are poorly matched to the computer, other pragmatic and productive avenues remain unexploited. We discuss the need to recognize which elements of the design process are most suited to computer assistance. The authors define a role for the computer as an objective assistant to the designer, and discuss practical approaches in two application areas for computers in design: design simulation and resource information management.