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_id	ecaade2013_068
id	ecaade2013_068
authors	Attia, Shady and Andersen, Marilyne
year	2013
title	Measuring the Usability, Efficiency and Effectiveness of CAAD Tools and Applications
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.1.147
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 1, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 147-155
wos	WOS:000340635300014
summary	Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) decisions and judgments have been at the heart of architectural design practice. Despite the increasing popularity of computer aided design applications, measuring the decision making of designers empirically remains elusive. Past research claiming usefulness of the CAD has relied largely on anecdotal or case studies that are vulnerable to bias. The study reviews results of prior investigations. The relatively few laboratory experiments report hardly any empirical results regarding the measurement of CAD decision making. The study provides an overview of the literature of existing measurement methods that have been used in psychology and neuroscience to assess individual variations in design making, and highlight these different measurement methods’ strengths and weaknesses. We conclude with a comparative evaluation of the different measures and provide suggestions regarding their constructive use in building realistic theories of designer’s decision making measurement.
keywords	Measurement; usability; efficiency; effectiveness; CAAD.
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2013_065
id	ecaade2013_065
authors	Davila Delgado, Juan Manuel and Hofmeyer, Herm
year	2013
title	Automated Simulation and Study of Spatial-Structural Design Processes
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.2.155
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 2, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 155-164
wos	WOS:000340643600015
summary	A so-called “Design Process Investigation toolbox” (DPI toolbox), has been developed. It is a set of computational tools that simulate spatial-structural design processes. Its objectives are to study spatial-structural design processes and to support the involved actors. Two case-studies are presented which demonstrate how to: (1) study the influence of transformation methods on design instances and (2) study the influence of transformation methods on the behavior of other transformation methods. It was found that in design instances with the same type of structural elements the influence of a specifically varied transformation method is more explicit; while, when different types are present this influence is more undetermined. It was also found that the use of two specifically different structural modification methods have little influence on the sub-sequential spatial transformation method.
keywords	Design process research; design process simulation; spatial design; structural design.
series	eCAADe
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_id	cf2013_096
id	cf2013_096
authors	D´avila Delgado, Juan Manuel and Herm Hofmeyer
year	2013
title	Research Engine: A Tool to Simulate and Study Spatial-Structural Design Processes
source	Global Design and Local Materialization[Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 978-3-642-38973-3] Shanghai, China, July 3-5, 2013, pp. 96-108.
summary	The project’s objective is to study spatial-structural design processes and to support the involved actors; to that end a computational tool so-called Research Engine (RE) has been developed. The RE seeks to fulfill four aims: (1) to study the influence of transformations methods on design instances; (2) to study the influence of transformations methods on the behavior of other transformations methods; (3) to aid in finding “best compromised” or interesting spatial and structural design instances; and (4) to serve as design support tool, providing useful information in early stages of the design process. The paper describes the RE framework and its implementation. Case-studies are presented which showcase the RE’s capabilities and demonstrate that it does fulfill the previously stated aims.
keywords	design process research, design process simulation, spatial design, structural design
series	CAAD Futures
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_id	acadia13_079
id	acadia13_079
authors	Jason Gerber, David; Eve Lin, Shih-Hsin; Amber Ma, Xinyue
year	2013
title	Designing-In Performance: A Case Study of Applying Evolutionary Energy-Performance Feedback for Design (EEPFD)
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2013.079
source	ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture [Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-926724-22-5] Cambridge 24-26 October, 2013), pp. 79-86
summary	This paper explores the application of a novel Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) framework to the early stage design process, through a case study where the designer serves as the primary user and driver. MDO methods have drawn attention from the building design industry as a potential means of overcoming obstacles between design and building performance feedback to support design decision-making. However, precedents exploring MDOs in application to the building design have previously been limited to driving use by engineers or research teams,thereby leaving the incorporation of MDO into a design process by designers largely unexplored. In order to investigate whether MDO can enable the ability to design in a performance environment during the conceptual design stage, a MDO design framework entitled Evolutionary Energy-Performance Feedback for Design (EEPFD) was developed. This paper explores the designer as the primary user by conducting a case study where the application of EEPFD to a single family residential housing unit is incorporated. Through this case study EEPFD demonstrates an ability to assist the designer in identifying higher performing design options while meeting the designer’s aesthetic preferences. In addition the benefits, limitations, concerns and lessons learned in the application of EEPFD are also discussed.
keywords	conceptual energy-performance feedback; design decision support; parametric design; multi-disciplinary design optimization; genetic algorithm
series	ACADIA
type	Normal Paper
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_id	acadia13_327
id	acadia13_327
authors	Raspall, Felix; Imbern, Matías; Choi, William
year	2013
title	Adaptive Tectonic Systems: Parametric Modeling and Digital Fabrication of Precast Roofing Assemblies Toward Site-Specific Design Response
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2013.327
source	ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture [Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-926724-22-5] Cambridge 24-26 October, 2013), pp. 327-336
summary	In order to design adaptable systems, the requirements include flexible models to generate a range of alternative configurations, analytical engines to evaluate performance, and well-defined selection criteria to identify suitable options. In most cases, design processes driven by performance concentrate on environmental or structural parameters; fabrication often remains disconnected from the generative process. Nonetheless, as design-to-fabrication methods become more robust, it is possible to extend the digital process to introduce fabrication variables to the definition of the project. The main focus of the research presented in this paper is the development of a digital and material workflow that connects design, structural and climate-specific topics (such as sun lighting and water drainage) toward producing a range of efficient structural and spatial assemblies.A case study serves as the main support for this investigation. Miguel Fisac’s “bones” is a light-weight roof system developed during the 1960’s, which had a very well-calibrated structural, natural-lighting, drainage and construction performance, as well as a highly refined spatial output. The system, despite its intelligence, lacked the flexibility possible today: using digital technologies, it can adapt to a significantly wider range of applications. Using “bones” as a starting point, this research develops a design-to-fabrication workflow that attempts to move forward tools, material systems and processes to enable an adaptable tectonic system.This paper describes the background research, concept, form-finding, construction process, methodology, results and conclusions of the investigation.
keywords	complex systems, parametric design, integrated design and fabrication, mass customization, Miguel Fisac bones, adaptive material system
series	ACADIA
type	Normal Paper
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_id	ecaade2015_286
id	ecaade2015_286
authors	Safarova, Bara; Ledesma, Edna, Luhan, Gregory, Caffey, Stephen and Giusti, Cecilia
year	2015
title	Learning from Collaborative Integration:The Hackathon as Design Charrette
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2015.2.233
source	Martens, B, Wurzer, G, Grasl T, Lorenz, WE and Schaffranek, R (eds.), Real Time - Proceedings of the 33rd eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, 16-18 September 2015, pp. 233-240
wos	WOS:000372316000028
summary	This paper examines the application of innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration methods that emerged from the rapidly developing field of information technology and its intersection within the realm of design and architecture. These events, also referred to as hackathons, have risen in popularity in recent years (Artiles & Wallace, 2013) and stem from a design response for the increasing demand for accelerated design decisions within the field of architecture. This paper examines the potential of hackathons as a platform for rapid development of design ideas into prototypes within a time constraint of 24 hours. The paper explores the hackathon as a robust foundational element for pedagogical approaches rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration. Using a case-study research methodology, this paper probes the framework of the event, the outcomes, and the lessons learned. As this paper demonstrates, the hackathon required participants to identify and explore shifting territories through interdisciplinary teamwork to arrive at innovative solutions. In this setting, the format of the hackathon serves as a vibrant territory that enables a concrete theoretical contribution to design pedagogy, CAAD education, and collaborative professional practice.
series	eCAADe
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_id	ijac201310105
id	ijac201310105
authors	Agkathidis, Asterios and Andre_ Brown
year	2013
title	Tree-Structure Canopy:A Case Study in Design and Fabrication of Complex Steel Structures using Digital Tools
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 11 - no. 1, 87-104
summary	This paper describes and reflects on the design and manufacturing process of the Tree-Structure canopy for the WestendGate Tower in Frankfurt upon Main, completed early 2011.The project investigated fabrication and assembly principles of complex steel structures as well as the integration of contemporary computational design, engineering, optimization and simulation techniques in a collaborative design approach. This paper focuses on the notion of modular standardization as opposed to non standard customized components. It also engages with issues relating to digital production tools and their impact on construction cost, material performance and tolerances. In addition it examines the reconfiguration of liability during a planning and construction process, an aspect which can be strongly determined by fabrication companies rather than the architect or designer.This paper is written as a reflection on the complete building process when contemporary digital tools are used from design through to fabrication. It studies both the generation of the steel structure as well the ETFE cushion skin. It reports on a collaborative project, where the main author was responsible for the canopies design, parameterization, digitalization and fabrication, as well as for the dissemination of the outcomes and findings during the design and realization process.As such it represents an example of research through design in a contemporary and evolving field.The canopy received a design award by the Hellenic Architecture Association.
series	journal
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_id	acadia13_415
id	acadia13_415
authors	Briscoe, Danelle; Prentice, Reg
year	2013
title	Reconfiguring Frit: Serendipity in Digital Design Processes
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2013.415
source	ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture [Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-926724-22-5] Cambridge 24-26 October, 2013), pp. 415-416
summary	This paper presents a case study of the fritted glass design completed for the Interactive Corporation Building (IAC) in New York, New York—a key building designed by Gehry Partners, LLP—and proposes further research into a “glitch” in the production of the frit pattern that could be refined into legitimate design processes.
keywords	frit pattern; Building Information Modeling; glitch
series	ACADIA
type	Research Poster
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_id	caadria2013_100
id	caadria2013_100
authors	Chen Kian Wee, Patrick Janssen and Arno Schlueter
year	2013
title	A Design Method for Multicriteria Optimisation of Low Exergy Architecture
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2013.117
source	Open Systems: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2013) / Singapore 15-18 May 2013, pp. 117-126
wos	WOS:000351496100012
summary	This paper proposes a design method for the exploration of holistic low exergy design strategies which factor in limitations and constraints of both passive and active systems. A design method that consists of a two loop structure is proposed. The inner loop consists of an automated workflow that includes three main components: a developmental procedure for generating design variants; evaluation procedures for evaluating design variants; and an optimisation procedure for optimising populations of design variants. The outer loop consists of a manual workflow that has two main components: a schema formulation process for defining the inputs to the automated workflow and a data analysis process for analysing the data produced by the automated workflow. A case study is presented that demonstrates the proposed method.
keywords	Low exergy design, Parametric design, Evolutionary design, Integrated design process, Performance driven design
series	CAADRIA
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_id	caadria2013_256
id	caadria2013_256
authors	De Oliveira Barata, Eduardo; Dirk Anderson and Dagmar Reinhardt
year	2013
title	A Minimal Tension Canopy – Through Investigations of Self-Organised Systems
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2013.147
source	Open Systems: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2013) / Singapore 15-18 May 2013, pp. 147-156
wos	WOS:000351496100015
summary	The dynamics of a physics-based algorithm which acquires its complex organization through a number of localised interactions applied over a prescribed network can be described as a self-organised system. This in turn has the capacity to define explicit form and space based upon behavioural computational processes with an embedded structural logic. This paper discusses the way in which physics based algorithms can be used to inform the organisation of a compressional structure in a case study. Its structure is based on Hooke’s law of elasticity; which establishes a three dimensional catenary logic through a number of localised interactions applied over an entire network. This is applied to a project with specific constraints to site, boundary conditions and maximising solar gain whilst maintaining structural rigidity. The methodological approach describes the design to assembly process in which the project has been developed. This includes the applied generative design tools in order to establish the self-organised logic, the form finding process, the techniques of design documentation, the fabrication process and the logistics of construction and assembly.
keywords	Digital fabrication and construction, Generative, Parametric, Simulation
series	CAADRIA
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_id	sigradi2013_295
id	sigradi2013_295
authors	dos Santos Souto, Ivan C.; José Nieto Martínez; Matías Nieto Tolosa; José Wagner García
year	2013
title	Aportaciones del Modelado Paramétrico a la Toma de Decisiones: Dos Estudios de Caso desde el Proyecto de Arquitectura [Contributions to Decision Making from Parametric Modeling: Two Case Studies from the Architectural Project]
source	SIGraDi 2013 [Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-7051-86-1] Chile - Valparaíso 20 - 22 November 2013, pp. 249 - 252
summary	Research progress about the contributions from parametric, generative design to the general decision-making process, specially to Design & Decision Support Systems, into the architecture project, by 2 specific case study on professional practice in Brazil. Proposed approach deal with some contributions that contemporary media of computer graphics could add to architectural practice in a context of progressive automation, simultaneity demands and a need for higher coordination among engineering offices, taking into consideration the adaptation of handmade, industrial traditional tasks through computer-automated design, participative interfaces and digital fabrication support.
series	SIGRADI
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_id	ecaade2013_150
id	ecaade2013_150
authors	El Ahmar, Salma; Fioravanti, Antonio and Hanafi, Mohamed
year	2013
title	A Methodology for Computational Architectural Design Based on Biological Principles
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.1.539
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 1, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 539-548
wos	WOS:000340635300056
summary	Biomimicry, where nature is emulated as a basis for design, is a growing area of research in the fields of architecture and engineering. The widespread and practical application of biomimicry as a design approach remains however largely unrealized. A growing body of international research identifies various obstacles to the employment of biomimicry as an architectural design method. One barrier of particular note is the lack of a clear definition and methodology of the various approaches to biomimicry that designers can initially employ. This paper attempts to link biological principles with computational design in order to present a design methodology that aids interested architects within the preliminary design phase.
keywords	Biomimicry; architectural design; design process; case study.
series	eCAADe
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_id	cf2013_001
id	cf2013_001
authors	Hanna, Raid
year	2013
title	Tools as Design Instruments: Computers and Cognition?
source	Global Design and Local Materialization[Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 978-3-642-38973-3] Shanghai, China, July 3-5, 2013, pp. 1-12.
summary	This inquiry researches the impact of digital tools on the design process and empirically tests the association between computer aided design tools and each of cognition and creativity in architectural practice. The paper analyses the ‘design-tool’ relationship and reviews research in the field of computers as an instrument for creativity, examines their deductions and conducts a case study. Statistical analysis of the case study suggests that three measures of creativity correlated significantly with the length of time a subject spends using the computer in design: rho=0.487, P<0.05 for elaboration of design ideas; rho=0.605, P<0.05, for volume of ideas; rho=0.687, P<0.05, for ideation variety. Also, the length of designer-computer interaction seems to scaffold various forms of design reasoning and help cognition: rho=0.591, P<0.05. The study found little evidence to support the notion that computers prevent other forms of knowing.
keywords	cognition, computers, tools, creativity
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2014/03/24 07:08

_id	ijac201310104
id	ijac201310104
authors	Indraprastha, Aswin and Michihiko Shinozaki
year	2013
title	Computing Level of Privacy in a Virtual Environment
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 11 - no. 1, 65-86
summary	This paper presents a computational model designed to analyze architectural space and to a develop privacy level using two methods: visual distance method and viewing angle method as those are primary cognitive mechanism to experience architectural space.We suggest that the result will offer possibilities for quantitative design analysis of privacy that influenced by architectural elements.The proposed method consists of two stages: determination of subdivided enclosed spaces and measuring privacy level on each subdivided enclosed space. Previous models showed that spatial quality is related to the visual distance to the architectural elements. In addition to distance variables, our model includes viewing angle variables to determine area and the direction angle from any observation point to the architectural elements on the boundary of an interior space.The case study evaluation is able to rank the quality of design of interior spaces with respect to their privacy level.
series	journal
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_id	ecaade2013_202
id	ecaade2013_202
authors	Janssen, Patrick
year	2013
title	Evo-Devo in the Sky
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.2.205
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 2, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 205-214
wos	WOS:000340643600020
summary	Designers interested in applying evo-devo-design methods for performance based multi-objective design exploration have typically faced two main hurdles: it’s too hard and too slow. An evo-devo-design method is proposed that effectively overcomes the hurdles of skill and speed by leveraging two key technologies: computational workflows and cloud computing. In order to tackle the skills hurdle, Workflow Systems are used that allow users to define computational workflows using visual programming techniques. In order to tackle the speed hurdle, cloud computing infrastructures are used in order to allow the evolutionary process to be parallelized. We refer to the proposed method as Evo-Devo In The Sky (EDITS). This paper gives an overview of both the EDITS method and the implementation of a software environment supporting the EDITS method. Finally, a case-study is presented of the application of the EDITS method.
keywords	Evolutionary algorithms; multi-objective optimisation; workflow system; cloud computing; parametric modelling.
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2025_36
id	caadria2025_36
authors	Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta, Zarzycki, Andrzej and Walczak, Bartosz M.
year	2025
title	Digital Heritage Education Pedagogies In Architectural Curriculum
source	Dagmar Reinhardt, Nicolas Rogeau, Christiane M. Herr, Anastasia Globa, Jielin Chen, Taro Narahara (eds.), ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATICS - Proceedings of the 30th CAADRIA Conference, Tokyo, 22-29 March 2025, Volume 1, pp. 419–428
summary	This paper investigates the impact of evolving building documentation methods on architectural education, focusing on historic preservation. It traces the significance of building surveys back to the 16th century when Giorgio Vasari emphasized the importance of measuring and drawing. Digital tools have shifted this paradigm from traditional methods to integrated digital 2D and 3D survey models. The research examines two case studies of historic tombstone surveys from 2013 and 2023, analyzing how students engaged with different technologies and pedagogical approaches. The 2013 study used analog-to-digital methods, allowing students to develop measuring and documentation skills through hands-on experience. The 2023 study employed digital-to-interactive methods, using photogrammetry and mobile applications for 3D modeling. These educational exercises demonstrated varying degrees of creativity and interpretative analysis, reinforcing experiential learning frameworks. Results suggest that while digital tools enhance efficiency and visualization quality, they may also diminish critical inquiry and reflection among students. This study contributes to understanding how technology reshapes architectural education practices, urging the development of curricula that balance technical proficiency with creative and analytical engagement.
keywords	Experiential learning, mobile technologies, digital heritage, photogrammetry, historic preservation
series	CAADRIA
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_id	cf2013_267
id	cf2013_267
authors	Kim, Kyoung-Hee and Seung-Hoon Han
year	2013
title	Integrated Design Process: Sustainable Fa¸cade Fabrication
source	Global Design and Local Materialization[Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures / ISBN 978-3-642-38973-3] Shanghai, China, July 3-5, 2013, pp. 267-273.
summary	Interoperability and integration between design, analysis and fabrication in architectural practice allow building façade systems to be increasingly complex and non-standard. As customized building façade systems increase in contemporary buildings, it is important to adopt the integrated design process that aids problem solving and design-making in façade design. The primary goal of this study is to explore the integrated design process that incorporates building information modeling and parametric performance analysis tools in order to understand sustainability opportunities in sustainable façade fabrication. The integration of building information modeling (BIM) and parametric performance analysis tools poses a unique design process whose resolution has the potential to improve sustainability in built environment and façade fabrication efficiency. This paper uses an academic design research project, the Reading Pavilion located in the UNC Charlotte campus, as a case study to investigate the integrated design process of a building façade system, which was supported by quantitative data using BIM, parametric performance analysis, and rapid prototyping tools.
keywords	Integrated design process, building information modeling, parametric performance analysis, high performance façade.
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2014/03/24 07:08

_id	ecaade2014_159
id	ecaade2014_159
authors	Leyla Yunis, Ond_ej Kyjánek, Moritz Dörstelmann, Marshall Prado, Tobias Schwinn and Achim Menges
year	2014
title	Bio-inspired and fabrication-informed design strategies for modular fibrous structures in architecture
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2014.1.423
source	Thompson, Emine Mine (ed.), Fusion - Proceedings of the 32nd eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, 10-12 September 2014, pp. 423-432
wos	WOS:000361384700042
summary	Research pavilions can serve as architectural scale demonstrations for the materialization of experimental forms and structures. Pavilions seek to prove and change methods of design and construction mechanisms in order to achieve desires such as material efficiency, novel spatial qualities and performative needs. The case of the ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2013-14 highlights the use of fiber composites in order to achieve a core-less filament winding modular system from bio-inspired lightweight structures through robotic fabrication. This paper describes the multi-disciplinary design and construction process of this pavilion that created a structure of out 36 unique components.
keywords	Bio-inspired; fiber composites; multi-disciplinary design; robotic fabrication; modular system construction
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia13_311
id	acadia13_311
authors	Maxwell, Iain; Pigram, David; McGee, Wes
year	2013
title	The Novel Stones of Venice: The Marching Cube Algorithm as a Strategy for Managing Mass-customisation
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2013.311
source	ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture [Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-926724-22-5] Cambridge 24-26 October, 2013), pp. 311-318
summary	The Marching Cube (MC) algorithm is a simple procedural routine for the surface representation of three- dimensional scalar fields. While much has been written of the algorithm’s efficiencies and adaptive nature within the domain of computer graphics and imaging, little has been explored within the context of architectural geometry and fabrication. This paper posits a novel implementation of the MC algorithm coupled with robotic fabrication (RF) techniques, to realise an open-ended design method that approaches mass-customisation as the unique geometric distortion of a finite set of topologically consistent families of tectonic elements.The disciplinary consequences of this and similar methods that intimately couple algorithmic design techniques with robotic fabrication are discussed. These include the re-affirmation or expansion of the role of the architect as master builder that is enabled by challenging Leon Battista Alberti’s 15th Century division between design concept and building.The method and its disciplinary potentials are illustrated through the description of an installation built by the authors for the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Clouds of Venice serves as a case study for a new integrated mode of production, one that increases the quality and number of feedback relations between design, matter and making.
keywords	tools and interfaces, mass-customisation, robotic fabrication, algorithmic architecture, marching cube, digital fabrication
series	ACADIA
type	Normal Paper
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_id	ecaade2014_144
id	ecaade2014_144
authors	Michail Georgiou, Odysseas Georgiou and Theresa Kwok
year	2014
title	Affordable Complexity - 'God's Eye' - Sukkahville 2013
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2014.2.169
source	Thompson, Emine Mine (ed.), Fusion - Proceedings of the 32nd eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, 10-12 September 2014, pp. 169-177
wos	WOS:000361385100018
summary	The paper presents a novel approach on the design of complex forms by re-formulating the relationships between form, structure, material, fabrication and construction. It is proposed that current design models are supplemented by feedback-enabled frameworks, integrating material properties, fabrication constraints and construction logistics. As such, a series of input parameters based on industry standards, filtered through physical testing and digital simulations, feed a central computational model. The outcome is weighed against a set of objectives towards an optimum design solution which embodies construction logic while ultimately opposing costly inflated ad-hoc solutions. Within the above framework and as part of a broader research conducted at [ARC], this paper illustrates a design methodology implemented at the case study of 'God's Eye', winning entry of Sukkahville 2013 International Design Competition. It is further supported that a high tech, interdisciplinary design process based on efficient material assemblies allows for a complex, yet efficient end result, through low tech affordable construction.
keywords	Material-based design; design process; construction logistics; interdisciplinary design; computational design
series	eCAADe
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