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The epitome of architecture in India, Taj Mahal. It took Shah Jahan 20 years to make this magnificent dream come true but now with technological innovation, such dreams can materialize in no time. Today one can visualize one's house in 3D by actually walking through every room and doing a thorough inspection of the interiors. All this has been made possible through the use of computers in architecture. An architect speaks about the benefits of the computer in architecture. He says, "Before coming to the computer age we were all making plans, elevations, sections on the drawing board and whenever we have an interaction with the beneficiaries who are going to live in that house or going to occupy then there are certain modification which has to be carried out and it use to take a lot of time
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