Computers and Construction

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Computers and Construction


Sponsored film that uses fictional set ups to demonstrate how advances in computing benefit the construction industry.

Synergy is very much the theme of this film sponsored jointly by I.B.M. and Laing construction. The promotional piece shows how developments in computing methods were being used to speed large construction projects, specifically work alongside Blackfriars Bridge at Kings Reach, Southwark. The scenes alternate between operations on site and Laing's I.B.M. computer processing unit at Mill Hill, North London.

Follows the progress of a construction project from conception to completion, and presents the various computer applications within this framework. Intended for the building industry. Follows the progress of a construction project from conception to completion, and presents the various computer applications within this framework. Intended for the building industry.


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