Withscripting,computerprogrammingbecomesintegraltothedigitaldesignprocess.Itprovidesuniqueopportunitiesforinnovation,enablingthedesignertocustomisethesoftwarearoundtheirownpredilectionsandmodesofworking.Itliberatesthedesignerbyautomatingmanyroutineaspectsandrepetitiveactivitiesofthedesignprocess,freeing-upthedesignertospendmoretimeondesignthinking.Softwarethatismodifiedthroughscriptingoffersarangeofspeculationsthatarenotpossibleusingthesoftwareonlyasthemanufacturersintendedittobeused.Therearealsosignificanteconomicbenefitstoautomatingroutinesandcouplingthemwithemergingdigitalfabricationtechnologies,astimeissavedatthefront-endandnewfile-to-factoryprotocolscanbetakenadvantageof.Mostsignificantlyperhaps,scriptingasacomputingprogramoverlayenablesthetooluser(designer)tobecomethenewtoolmaker(softwareengineer).Thoughscriptingisnotnewtodesign,itisonlyrecentlythatithasstartedtoberegardedasintegraltothedesigner'sskillsetratherthanatechnicalspeciality.?Manydesignersarenowawareofitspotential,butremainhesitant.?Thisbooktreatsscriptingnotonlyasatechnicalchallenge,requiringcleardescription,guidanceandtraining,butalso,andmorecrucially,answersthequestionastowhydesignersshouldscriptinthefirstplace,andwhattheculturalandtheoreticalimplicationsare.Thisbook:Investigatestheapplicationofscriptingforproductivity,experimentationanddesignspeculation.OffersdetailedexplorationofthescriptingofGaudí'sfinalrealiseddesignfortheSagradaFamília,leadingtofile-to-factorydigitalfabrication.Featuresprojectsandcommentaryfromover30contemporaryscriptingleaders,includingEvanDouglis,MarcFornes,SawakoKaijima,AchimMenges,NeriOxman,CaseyReasandHughWhiteheadofFoster+Partners.