CumInCAD is a Cumulative Index about publications in Computer Aided Architectural Design supported by the sibling associations ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SIGraDi, ASCAAD and CAAD futures
For centuries, representations have preceded the actual construction of a building. From tracing the outline of a building in the dirt prior to excavation, to a very specific description produced with the help of a computer, the representations are always once removed from the hysical artifact being described.