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_id	2005_010
id	2005_010
authors	Aish, Robert
year	2005
title	From Intuition to Precision
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2005.010
source	Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms [23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-3-2] Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005, pp. 10-14
summary	Design has been described as making inspire decisions with incomplete information. True, we may use prior knowledge, we may even think we understand the causalites involved, but what really matters is exploration: of new forms, of new materials, and speculation about the response to the resulting effects. Essentially, this exploration has its own dynamics, involving intuition and spontaneity, and without which there is no design. But of course we all know that this is not the whole story. Design is different to 'craft'; to directly 'making' or 'doing'. It necessarily has to be predictive in order to anticipate what the consequence of the 'making' or 'doing' will be. Therefore we inevitably have to counter balance our intuition with a well developed sense of premeditation. We have to be able to reason about future events, about the consequence of something that has not yet being made. There is always going to be an advantage if this reasoning can be achieved with a degree of precision. So how can we progress from intuition to precision? What abstractions can we use to represent, externalize and test the concepts involved? How can we augment the cognitive processes? How can we record the progression of ideas? And, how do we know when we have arrived? Design has a symbiotic relationship with geometry. There are many design issues that are independent of any specific configurations. We might call these “pre-geometric” issues. And having arrived at a particular configuration, there may be many material interpretations of the same geometry. We might call these “post-geometric” issues. But geometry is central to design, and without appropriate geometric understanding, the resulting design will be limited. Geometry has two distinct components, one is a formal descriptive system and the other is a process of subjective evaluation.
series	eCAADe
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_id	cf2005_1_11_235
id	cf2005_1_11_235
authors	BURRY Mark
year	2005
title	Digitally Sponsored Convergence of Design Education, Research and Practice
source	Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005 [Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 1-4020-3460-1] Vienna (Austria) 20–22 June 2005, pp. 3-22
summary	This paper looks at examples of successful transdisciplinary design projects that oblige a departure from the typical assertion of sub-discipline distinctions. In doing so a case is made for a new convergence between architectural design education, research and practice. A case for post digital design will also be made, defined here as the comprehensive assimilation of the computer within traditional modes of design practice, offering a more natural and productive state of affairs than the exclusively digital office promulgated especially during the previous decade. The paper concludes with a demonstration of transdisciplinary design teaching and practice, offering a post digital design framework that require radical new approaches to education and practice. It is contended here that only when CAAD research is undertaken conjointly within teaching and practice can the links be properly formed between the two.
keywords	transdisciplinary design, convergence, design practice, collaboration, post digital design
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2006/11/07 07:27

_id	sigradi2005_089
id	sigradi2005_089
authors	Caldi, Leonardo
year	2005
title	Ethnomethodology and experience design
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 89-94
summary	Through a reading of the work of David Carson, this article seeks to shed light on certain contributions from ethnomethodology to experience design. Looking form better ways of communicating, Carson – himself a member of the skater and surfer communities with whom he wanted to communicate – advanced a new manner of doing graphic design, effectively challenging established paradigms of visual communication. In our view, Carson made use of ethnomethodology in a special way, based on intuition. [Full paper in Portuguese]
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:47

_id	sigradi2005_214
id	sigradi2005_214
authors	Carnos Scaletsky, Celso
year	2005
title	Constructing a reflexive computational environment
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 214-218
summary	The learning of simple computer tools can represent an important resource to teach the complex design process in architecture. This article presents three didactic experiences that demonstrate certain design strategies normally used by architects and their relationship with the digital environment. By doing these design exercises, the students are invited to better understand the reflexive dialogue established with the design object. In these process notions as “references” and “sketches” should be approached. Instrumental resources are studied in parallel with epistemological reflection about the creative process. [Full paper in Portuguese]
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:48

_id	sigradi2005_240
id	sigradi2005_240
authors	Hernández, Silvia Patricia
year	2005
title	Educational hypermedia: designing with confusion, discovery and video games
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 240-244
summary	The aim of this work is to present some reflexions raised when designing teaching materials in hypermedia formats for architecture. We plan to work with the essential notions for design, creation and use of hypermedia technology in either traditional and/or distance learning. While doing this, we will go deep in the use of some tools of hypermedia design. We will go from formal models such as abstraction, taking as an example the use of video games, to interface elements. We will present different concepts that should be applied in the design of hypermedia; they help in assisting the user to discover and to increase his knowledge. We intend to promote an effective user. We aim to assess design emphasizing the ludic experience, according to what exists in the market and to the two works on hypermedia design from the author." [Full paper in Spanish]
series	SIGRADI
last changed	2016/03/10 09:53

_id	cf2005_2_61_192
id	cf2005_2_61_192
authors	HOLZER Dominik, TANG Jiwu, XIE Mik2 and BURRY Mark
year	2005
title	Design Using Evolutionary Optimisation and Associative Geometry
source	Learning from the Past a Foundation for the Future [Special publication of papers presented at the CAAD futures 2005 conference held at the Vienna University of Technology / ISBN 3-85437-276-0], Vienna (Austria) 20-22 June 2005, pp. 243-254
summary	This paper describes the usage of parametric design and evolutionary optimisation techniques in architect-engineer collaborations. It discusses the apparent challenges in setting up a trans-disciplinary working-platform that cuts across profession-specific boundaries and negotiates between the otherwise distinct work-methodologies through the use of intelligent CAAD applications. Two approaches to architectural form finding have been combined in this research. The first, parametric design, uses a proprietary package as a key element to the organisation and reorganisation of architectural design. By doing so, it is providing it with intrinsic flexibility allowing designers to go beyond form and accommodate performance data for versioning. The second, ESO (Evolutionary Structural Optimisation), is an engineering tool based on the use of finite element analysis (FEA) capable of optimising the formal geometry of an object to obtain minimum volume under even stress-distribution through an iterative design process. In undertaking this research it became apparent that different levels of resolution need to be addressed in the form-finding process in order to investigate the full potential of the interactive use of parametric design and evolutionary optimisation. The case studies reflect this diversity and demonstrate more successes, limitations and future challenges within the transdisciplinary, collaborative effort.
keywords	associative geometry, evolutionary structural optimisation, architect engineer collaboration, finite element analysis
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2005/05/05 07:06

_id	cf2005_1_61_209
id	cf2005_1_61_209
authors	LEE Chia-Hsun, HU Yuchang and SELKER Ted
year	2005
title	iSphere: A Proximity-based 3D Input Interface
source	Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005 [Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 1-4020-3460-1] Vienna (Austria) 20–22 June 2005, pp. 281-290
summary	This paper presents a 24 degree of freedom input device for 3D modeling. iSphere uses the proximity information of pulling-out and pressing-in capacitive sensors to manipulate 12 control points of a 3D surface simultaneously . The iSphere dodecahedron is demonstrated manipulating an analog parametric model with high-level modeling concepts like push or pull the 3D surfaces. Our pilot experiment shows that iSphere saved many steps of selecting the control point and going through menus. Experts were used to those extra steps and still found themselves doing them but novices saved significant time for surface shaping tasks. 3D systems are benefited to execute high-level modeling commands, but lacking of fidelity is a great issue of analog input device.
keywords	3D input device, proximity sensing, parametric modeling, human-computer interaction
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2006/11/07 07:27

_id	2005_679
id	2005_679
authors	Steinø, Nicolai and Veirum, Niels Einar
year	2005
title	A Parametric Approach to Urban Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2005.679
source	Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms [23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-3-2] Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005, pp. 679-686
summary	It is the thesis of this paper, that the application of a parametric design approach to urban design has great potentials for improving the systematic testing and subsequent argumentation for urban design proposals. Parametric design has so far mainly been applied to engineering. However, the ‘components’ constituting an urban design also share similarities that may be defined parametrically. Aspects such as density, use, mix, form, space, and typology may all be defined parametrically. By doing so, it is possible to not only perform a systematic de-sign process, but also to evaluate the pros and cons of scenarios with different parametric settings. On the basis of a theoretical discussion, followed by a case study in the form of a student workshop, the paper will discuss the nature and scope of parametric urban design, draw some preliminary conclusions, and outline some possible perspectives for the development of parametric urban design.
keywords	Parametric, Parameters, Urban Design, Methodology, Workshop, CAD
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:56

_id	caadria2005_b_5c_a
id	caadria2005_b_5c_a
authors	Surapong Lertsithichai
year	2005
title	A TANGIBLE MODELING INTERFACE FOR COMPUTER-AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SYSTEMS
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2005.357
source	CAADRIA 2005 [Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 89-7141-648-3] New Delhi (India) 28-30 April 2005, vol. 2, pp. 357-363
summary	Computer-aided architectural design (CAAD) systems have been widely adopted in the architectural practice to improve and speed up late design phases. However, CAAD has not been successfully implemented in the early phases of design due to the overly structured nature of interactions with its interface. Current CAAD interfaces leave little room for intended ambiguity crucial to design conception and can cause obstructions to spontaneous creative thought. This research hypothesizes that architects employ tangible interactions to assist design-thinking tasks in early design phases. In doing so, architects can lessen visual overload and exploit underutilized motor skills and hand-eye coordination lacking in most CAAD systems. With this premise, a new CAAD interface is proposed, prototyped, and evaluated to validate the hypothesis. The new interface can retain functionality and accuracy of a CAAD system while also benefit from ambiguous freehand input directly from users. This can greatly improve the interaction between designers and current computer-aided architectural design systems.
series	CAADRIA
type	normal paper
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_id	ijac20053303
id	ijac20053303
authors	Alvarado, Rodrigo Garcia; Castillo, Gino Alvarez; Marquez, Juan Carlos Parra; Mayorga, Sergio Navarro
year	2005
title	Filmic Development of Architectural Animations
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 3 - no. 3, 299-316
summary	This paper proposes a general method to make animated presentations of architectural designs, based on cinematographic techniques. Particularly, it reviews theoretical documenttion about filmmaking as well as several productions that exhibit remarkable locations. The proposed method first comprises of a planning stage, with the narrative and graphic formulation of the presentation. Next is an elaboration or adjustment stage for the digital modelling of the design, and finally, there is an animation production and editing stage. Likewise, the research sets up a computer implementation of some activities and characteristics, and experiments in the programming of camera movements for architectural animations. In general, this work suggests focusing on the communication of the qualitative features of the design, instead of the elaboration of the digital model, and on emphasizing the visual diversity, graphic style and narrative construction of the presentation.
series	journal
more	http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://mscp/ijac/2005/00000003/00000003/art00004
last changed	2007/03/04 07:08

_id	sigradi2005_225
id	sigradi2005_225
authors	Bianchi, Alejandra S.
year	2005
title	Education and innovation: present and future of teacher’s practice in digital graphic
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 225-229
summary	This is a qualitative research about the “educative training process” of Digital Graphic students, in the Architectural Department of Nordeste University- Argentina. The specific aim is “to know in depth the elements that influence in the educative training process in digital graphics”, to guide the propose of new teaching strategies to make better the teaching- learning process. The studied universe includes two architecture -students groups that are coursing first and second year of the career, since 2004. The first analysis categories, allow us to find out the meaning that pupils give to the facts, to build the training process dialectic. [Full paper in Spanish]
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:47

_id	sigradi2005_628
id	sigradi2005_628
authors	Diogo Righetto, Adriana Volpon
year	2005
title	The dynamics of elaborating and presenting architectural projects
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 2, pp. 628-633
summary	The intention in this work is focused on checking if, with the introduction of informatics in architectural offices, how graphic representation has changed mainly on matters of presentation drawings of the architectural object, which makes communication possible between the designer and user. The research is based on qualitative approach and the methodological procedures adopted consisted of the bibliographical revision that supported all the theoretical body of the research, the subjects of the research – presentation images of Architectural Projects, the field survey and the instruments of data collection. The relationships between professional graduation, drawing teaching and learning, project methodologies, using of digital resources, types and resources of Project Presentation, interface between the language resources used and interface with the user have been studied. The results lead to the changes occurred on the presentation of architectural projects. [Full paper in Portuguese]
series	SIGRADI
email
last changed	2016/03/10 09:50

_id	sigradi2005_245
id	sigradi2005_245
authors	Hamuy Pinto, Eduardo
year	2005
title	ICT curriculum integration on craftsmanship teaching
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 245-250
summary	Based on a model of curriculum integration of ICT, we expected to evaluate teaching of craftsmanship in Architecture and Design workshops, during the first two years of the professional curricula at Universidad de Chile. Qualitative methods allowed us to define categories on these concepts. A quantitative survey permitted measurement of curriculum integration of ICT, according to faculty members’ opinion, allowing us to build an index of ICT integration. The results indicate higher integration in design than in architecture teaching. The year was of the workshop teaching not a meaningful variable. We suggest more attention is paid to curriculum planning because teachers’ individual initiatives are not enough. This study may be extended to all years of these careers with an improved methodology. [Full paper in Spanish]
series	SIGRADI
email
last changed	2016/03/10 09:53

_id	2005_099
id	2005_099
authors	Iordanova, Ivanka and De Paoli, Giovanni
year	2005
title	Hypotheses Verification on the Role of the Medium
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2005.099
source	Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms [23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-3-2] Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005, pp. 99-106
summary	During the last few decades, the new technology has transformed the profession of architects and designers, and now significantly affects knowledge and abilities required by students and by professionals in order to realize their projects. This article presents methodologies used, experimental observations held, and results obtained in a research project aiming at verifying several hypotheses concerning the influence of computer use on the creative design process development in the architectural studio. Using the informative potential of observations on existing teaching methods and configurations, the research project aspires to reinforce the innovations and to propose recommendations for the teaching of architectural design using computer technology and communication networks. Micro experiments were performed with third year students in architecture. The scheme of the observations includes two design sessions at the beginning of the term: one with paper-and-pencil and the other one on a computer; and one design session at the end of the term – only on a computer. Thanks to this scheme, qualitative comparisons could be made between free-hand and computer-aided design on one hand, and between design on computer at the beginning and at the end of the term, on the other
keywords	Architectural Design Education, Design Process, Paperless Studio, Digital Assistance
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:50

_id	caadria2017_062
id	caadria2017_062
authors	Ji, Seung Yeul, Kim, Mi Kyoung and Jun, Han Jong
year	2017
title	Campus Space Management Using a Mobile BIM-based Augmented Reality System
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2017.105
source	P. Janssen, P. Loh, A. Raonic, M. A. Schnabel (eds.), Protocols, Flows, and Glitches - Proceedings of the 22nd CAADRIA Conference, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 5-8 April 2017, pp. 105-114
summary	In South Korea, the changing paradigm of family composition toward single-person households and nuclear families has caused the decrease in number of students, which has led to the need for change in the qualitative, rather than quantitative, management of spaces and facilities on university campuses. In particular, since 2005, the merging of universities have accelerated, which has brought up the need for a system that facilitates the management of integrated university systems. Accordingly, universities now require efficient system operation based on three-dimensional and data visualization, unlike the document-based management of facilities and spaces in the past. Users lack a sense of responsibility for public facilities, causing difficulties such as energy waste and frequent movement, as well as damage and theft of goods. This study aims to form an AR-based interface using the ANPR algorithm, a computer vision technique, and the position-based data of the GPS. It also aims to build a campus space management system to overcome the limitations of current systems and to effectively and systematically manage integrated building data. In addition, for module test verification, the prototype is applied to actual campus spaces, and additional demands for campus space management in the AR application are identified and organized.
keywords	augmented reality; Campus space management; BIM; CAFM (computer-aided facilities management); user experience (UX)
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:52

_id	caadria2005_b_5a_c
id	caadria2005_b_5a_c
authors	Julie R. Jupp, Ricardo Sosa, John S. Gero
year	2005
title	Generating Innovative Designs Using Qualitative Spatial Reasoning
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2005.300
source	CAADRIA 2005 [Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 89-7141-648-3] New Delhi (India) 28-30 April 2005, vol. 2, pp. 300-311
summary	In this paper we present a generative system supported by qualitative spatial reasoning. The approach incorporates qualitative modelling in an evolutionary system to automate the design of novel solutions assessed as compatible with a set of existing designs. The system is presented through an application of door design and demonstrates how development guidelines aimed at preserving a building or streetscape’s visual character can be met by novel designs. The results presented in this paper illustrate the generation of novel designs that intuitively capture key characteristics of the corpus of existing designs at a qualitative level. This approach provides the basis for new kinds of design tools.
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:52

_id	sigradi2005_075
id	sigradi2005_075
authors	Müller, Milagros
year	2005
title	Perception of representation space for present forms of art
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005, vol. 1, pp. 75-79
summary	Contemporaneus art constructs its own space: interactive, multiple, eidetic, heterogenous, discontinuous and subjective: essence, forms and idea of a heterotopic at the same time atopic space, that arises at the moment of the intelligible apprehension of the work. This work sets out to study the construction codes of that space from the spectator point of view, for whom the history is the sum of histories narrated by the space, the scenery, stage scene, choreography, dances, hairdos, accessories, make-up, clothes, illumination, music, sounds, songs, word, performance, gestures etc., for which sets out the analysis from the perceived, analyzed and interpreted images by the spectator. It will be exemplified from the Dogville film, of Lars Von Traer (2004), using the qualitative research method, where the speaker meaning is introduced: the creator intentionality of those spaces, but is inescapable who arises the “interpretation” from the observer. [Full paper in Spanish]
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:55

_id	sigradi2005_999
id	sigradi2005_999
authors	Patricia Recayte; Elizabeth Bund
year	2005
title	THE DIGITAL IMAGE IN THE MEDIATION BETWEEN ARCHITECT AND USER
source	SIGraDi 2005 - [Proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Lima - Peru 21-24 november 2005
summary	Digital mediation is considered to facilitate architect-user understanding, in order to enlarging the communicative competition, causing an involved attitude in the receptor. This paper proposes the study and analysis of the new communicative situation with the purpose of evaluate the impact of digital mediation in the understanding between producer and user. The investigation is focused as a comprehensive qualitative study. The process begins when the receptor contacts to media and then, it is able to observe attitudes and communicative competitions that play in the relationship. Variables involved in defi nition of digital mediation are: content, consumption ways, structures, digital image and alternative means. Observable attitudes of the receiver are organized in three categories: cognition, perceptive and emotive. Functional methodological tools are hoped to be found in order to evaluate the reach and infl uence of DM in the producer-user communication.
series	SIGRADI
type	normal paper
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:57

_id	ijac20053105
id	ijac20053105
authors	Pranovich, Slava; Achten, Henri; de Vries, Bauke; van Wijk, Jack
year	2005
title	Structural Sketcher: Representing and applying well-structured graphic representations in early design
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 3 - no. 1, 75-92
summary	Computational drawing support has the potential to improve design support in the early phase. Much work in this area is devoted to input of design information, manipulation, and presentation. Based on a review of current work, we note that among other things, digital drawing tools should be close to the conventions and techniques already used by architects. This is, in principle, possible by processing strokes in a more or less traditional sketch approach, or by offering specialised commands that provide a direct implementation of such conventions. The latter approach is covered by Structural Sketcher. A subset of drawing conventions developed earlier, called graphic units, is adopted within the system. In order to contribute to design support, the application of such graphic units should be fast and intuitive, and the definition of internal relationships should be quick and straightforward. For intuitive manipulation, Structural Sketcher incorporates the "paper and scissors" metaphor, and introduces a novel UI-concept called the KITE. To achieve an easy and fast maintenance of relationships, a graph based on anchor-points is built-up on the fly. Performance of the system has been tested on a quantitative and qualitative basis. The system shows the benefit that graphic units can bring to drawing support, and how these can be implemented. To conclude, limitations and further work are discussed.
series	journal
more	http://www.multi-science.co.uk/ijac.htm
last changed	2007/03/04 07:08

_id	cf2011_p018
id	cf2011_p018
authors	Sokmenoglu, Ahu; Cagdas Gulen, Sariyildiz Sevil
year	2011
title	A Multi-dimensional Exploration of Urban Attributes by Data Mining
source	Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2011 [Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 9782874561429] Liege (Belgium) 4-8 July 2011, pp. 333-350.
summary	The paper which is proposed here will introduce an ongoing research project aiming to research data mining as a methodology of knowledge discovery in urban feature analysis. To address the increasing multi-dimensional and relational complexity of urban environments requires a multidisciplinary approach to urban analysis. This research is an attempt to establish a link between knowledge discovery methodologies and automated urban feature analysis. Therefore, in the scope of this research we apply data mining methodologies for urban analysis. Data mining is defined as to extract important patterns and trends from raw data (Witten and Frank, 2005). When applied to discover relationships between urban attributes, data mining can constitute a methodology for the analysis of multi-dimensional relational complexity of urban environments (Gil, Montenegro, Beirao and Duarte, 2009) The theoretical motivation of the research is derived by the lack of explanatory urban knowledge which is an issue since 1970‚Äôs in the area of urban research. This situation is mostly associated with deductive methods of analysis. The analysis of urban system from the perspective of few interrelated factors, without considering the multi-dimensionality of the system in a deductive fashion was not been explanatory enough. (Jacobs, 1961, Lefebvre, 1970 Harvey, 1973) To address the multi-dimensional and relational complexity of urban environments requires the consideration of diverse spatial, social, economic, cultural, morphological, environmental, political etc. features of urban entities. The main claim is that, in urban analysis, there is a need to advance from traditional one dimensional (Marshall, 2004) description and classification of urban forms (e.g. Land-use maps, Density maps) to the consideration of the simultaneous multi-dimensionality of urban systems. For this purpose, this research proposes a methodology consisting of the application of data mining as a knowledge discovery method into a GIS based conceptual urban database built out of official real data of Beyoglu. Generally, the proposed methodology is a framework for representing and analyzing urban entities represented as objects with properties (attributes). It concerns the formulation of an urban entity‚Äôs database based on both available and non-available (constructed from available data) data, and then data mining of spatial and non-spatial attributes of the urban entities. Location or position is the primary reference basis for the data that is describing urban entities. Urban entities are; building floors, buildings, building blocks, streets, geographically defined districts and neighborhoods etc. Urban attributes are district properties of locations (such as land-use, land value, slope, view and so forth) that change from one location to another. Every basic urban entity is unique in terms of its attributes. All the available qualitative and quantitative attributes that is relavant (in the mind of the analyst) and appropriate for encoding, can be coded inside the computer representation of the basic urban entity. Our methodology is applied by using the real and official, the most complex, complete and up-to-dataset of Beyoglu (a historical neighborhood of Istanbul) that is provided by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB). Basically, in our research, data mining in the context of urban data is introduced as a computer based, data-driven, context-specific approach for supporting analysis of urban systems without relying on any existing theories. Data mining in the context of urban data; ‚Ä¢ Can help in the design process by providing site-specific insight through deeper understanding of urban data. ‚Ä¢ Can produce results that can assist architects and urban planners at design, policy and strategy levels. ‚Ä¢ Can constitute a robust scientific base for rule definition in urban simulation applications such as urban growth prediction systems, land-use simulation models etc. In the paper, firstly we will present the framework of our research with an emphasis on its theoretical background. Afterwards we will introduce our methodology in detail and finally we will present some of important results of data mining analysis processed in Rapid Miner open-source software. Specifically, our research define a general framework for knowledge discovery in urban feature analysis and enable the usage of GIS and data mining as complementary applications in urban feature analysis. Acknowledgments I would like to thank to Nuffic, the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education, for funding of this research. I would like to thank Ceyhun Burak Akgul for his support in Data Mining and to H. Serdar Kaya for his support in GIS.
keywords	urban feature analysis, data mining, urban database, urban complexity, GIS
series	CAAD Futures
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