The Influence Of Computer Technology On Architectural Design

This paper describes and examines the implications of the changes in the architectural design theory and practice arising from the latest compute technology, focuses on tow aspects which play important roles in the architectural creativity, that one is form expression, the other is fabrication technology. In the first aspect, the application of compute technology allows designer to deal with architectural information more accurately, flexibility and integrally than before, and provides the potential possibility of the extension of creativity. In the second, the integration of CAD and CAM transforms the separated design phases into the uninterrupted information flow, and redefines the relationship between architectural design and production. In conclusion, the traditional paradigm of design is changing, and a new type of creativity practice, which depends on both human and computer, has emerged. The paradigm shift is defined as a gradual change in the collective way of thinking. It is the change of basic assumptions, values, goals, theories and knowledge.