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_id	ijac201715101
id	ijac201715101
authors	Bieg, Kory and Clay Odom
year	2017
title	Lumifoil and Tschumi: Virtual projections and architectural interventions
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 15 - no. 1, 6-17
summary	This article introduces the theoretical and technical framework for the design of a temporary rooftop canopy on the red generator—one of the buildings designed by Bernard Tschumi for the Florida International University School of Architecture. The project, Lumifoil, was designed using both top-down and bottom-up computational techniques, including surface modeling via projected geometries and scripted cellular subdivisions and assemblies. Lumifoil attempts to synthesize these two often-conflicting design approaches into a generative design process which leverages context, form, surface, and structure as affective and effective actors. Lumifoil is the result of a design methodology which is both active and reactive to existing conditions of the site and new opportunities afforded by the program. It is contextual in its top-down relationship to Tschumi’s existing building and theory, generative in how details emerge bottom-up through scripts which lack any reference to site, and emergent in the resulting synthetic processes and effects which are produced. Through this methodological development, the project both tracks and responds to popular architectural theory and design from the mid-1990s to today. The theoretical underpinnings of the project build upon the idea that the actual (the real-life physical manifestation of matter) and the virtual (the potential for an object to be) are two constantly shifting paradigms in which design processes can intervene to help develop an architectural solution from a range of possibilities. The technical aspect of the project includes the collaborative workflow between the architecture offices of OTA+ and studio MODO with Arup Engineers to resolve structural issues using parametric modeling tools and structural analysis software. The final project is entirely parametric and fabrication is completely automated.
keywords	Tschumi, Parametric, Installation, Generative, Projection
series	other
type	normal paper
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_id	acadia17_38
id	acadia17_38
authors	Ahlquist, Sean; McGee, Wes; Sharmin, Shahida
year	2017
title	PneumaKnit: Actuated Architectures Through Wale- and Course-Wise Tubular Knit-Constrained Pneumatic Systems
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 38-51
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.038
summary	This research explores the development of seamless pneumatically actuated systems whose motion is controlled by the combination of differentially knitted textiles and standardized thin-walled silicone tubing. This work proposes a fundamental material strategy that addresses challenges ranging from soft robotics to pneumatic architecture. Research in soft robotics seeks to achieve complex motions through non-mechanical monolithic systems, comprised of highly articulated shapes molded with a combination of elastic and inelastic materials. Inflatables in architecture focus largely on the active structuring of static forms, as facade systems or as structured envelopes. An emerging use of pneumatic architecture proposes morphable, adaptive systems accomplished through differentiated mechanically interconnected components. In the research described in this paper, a wide array of capabilities in motion and geometric articulation are accomplished through the design of knitted sleeves that generate a series of actuated “elbows.” As opposed to molding silicone bladders, differentiation in motion is generated through the more facile ability of changing stitch structure, and shaping of the knitted textile sleeve, which constrains the standard silicone tubing. The relationship between knit differentiation, pneumatic pressure, and the resultant motion profile is studied initially with individual actuators, and ultimately in propositions for larger seamless assemblies. As opposed to a cellular study of individual components, this research proposes structures with multi-scalar articulation, from fiber and stitch to overall form, composed into seamless, massively deformable architectures.
keywords	material and construction; fabrication; construction/robotics
series	ACADIA
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_id	acadia17_128
id	acadia17_128
authors	Bacharidou, Maroula
year	2017
title	Touch, See, Make: Employing Active Touch in Computational Making
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 128-137
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.128
summary	In architectural education and practice, we don’t come in physical contact with what we make until the later stages of the design process. This vision-oriented approach to design is something deeply rooted in architectural practice: from Alberti’s window to the screens of our computers, design has traditionally been more of a visual and less of a hands-on process. The vision of the presented study is that if we want to understand the way we make in order to improve tools for computational design and making, we need to understand how our ability to make things is enhanced by both our visual and tactile mechanisms. Bringing the notion of active touch from psychology into the design studio, I design and execute a series of experiments investigating how seeing, touching, or seeing and touching exhibit different sensory competencies, and how these competencies are expressed through the process of making. The subjects of the experiment are asked to tactilely, visually, or tactilely and visually observe a three-dimensional object, create descriptions of its composition, and to remake it based on their experience of it using plastic materials. After the execution of the experiment, I analyze twenty-one reproductions of the original object; I point to ways in which touch can detect scale and proportions more accurately than vision, while vision can detect spatial components more efficiently than touch; I then propose ways in which this series of experiments can lead to the creation of new design and making tools.
keywords	education society & culture; computational / artistic culture;s hybrid practices; digital craft; manual craft
series	ACADIA
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_id	ecaade2017_148
id	ecaade2017_148
authors	Baseta, Efilena, Sollazzo, Aldo, Civetti, Laura, Velasco, Dolores and Garcia-Amorós, Jaume
year	2017
title	Photoreactive wearable: A computer generated garment with embedded material knowledge - A computer generated garment with embedded material knowledge
source	Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge! - Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 317-326
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.317
summary	Driven by technology, this multidisciplinary research focuses on the implementation of a photomechanical material into a reactive wearable that aims to protect the body from the ultraviolet radiation deriving from the sun. In this framework, the wearable becomes an active, supplemental skin that not only protects the human body but also augments its functions, such as movement and respiration. The embedded knowledge enables the smart material to sense and exchange data with the environment in order to passively actuate a system that regulates the relation between the body and its surroundings in an attempt to maintain equilibrium. The design strategy is defined by 4 sequential steps: a) The definition of the technical problem, b) the analysis of the human body, c) the design of the reactive material system, as well as d) the digital simulations and the digital fabrication of the system. The aforementioned design strategies allow for accuracy as well as high performance optimization and predictability in such complex design tasks, enabling the creation of customized products, designed for individuals.
keywords	smart materials; wearable technology; data driven design; reactive garment; digital fabrication; performance simulations
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2017_069
id	sigradi2017_069
authors	Briones Lazo, Carolina; Carolina Soto Ogueta
year	2017
title	La enseñanza de BIM en Chile, el desafío de un cambio de enfoque centrado en la metodología por sobre la tecnología. [BIM education in Chile, the challenge of a shift of focus centered on methodology over technology.]
source	SIGraDi 2017 [Proceedings of the 21th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-227-439-5] Chile, Concepción 22 - 24 November 2017, pp.470-478
summary	This article presents the level of adoption of BIM in Chile referring to recent studies carried out in the country, demonstrating that there has not been a significant increase in the use of this methodology by the industry. According to the analysis of international cases on educational frameworks, the authors argue that the development of a national education strategy for BIM with a focus on defining BIM capabilities required to assume the national mandate 2020, along with promoting collaborative work environments and active learning methodologies would be very beneficial.
keywords	Building Information Modelling; Metodología BIM; Adopción de BIM; Estrategia de enseñanza de BIM.
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2021/03/28 19:58

_id	ecaade2021_257
id	ecaade2021_257
authors	Cichocka, Judyta Maria, Loj, Szymon and Wloczyk, Marta Magdalena
year	2021
title	A Method for Generating Regular Grid Configurations on Free-From Surfaces for Structurally Sound Geodesic Gridshells
source	Stojakovic, V and Tepavcevic, B (eds.), Towards a new, configurable architecture - Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, 8-10 September 2021, pp. 493-502
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.2.493
summary	Gridshells are highly efficient, lightweight structures which can span long distances with minimal use of material (Vassallo & Malek 2017). One of the most promising and novel categories of gridshells are bending-active (elastic) systems (Lienhard & Gengnagel 2018), which are composed of flexible members (Kuijenhoven & Hoogenboom 2012). Timber elastic gridshells can be site-sprung or sequentially erected (geodesic). While a lot of research focus is on the site-sprung ones, the methods for design of sequentially-erected geodesic gridshells remained underdeveloped (Cichocka 2020). The main objective of the paper is to introduce a method of generating regular geodesic grid patterns on free-form surfaces and to examine its applicability to design structurally feasible geodesic gridshells. We adopted differential geometry methods of generating regular bidirectional geodesic grids on free-form surfaces. Then, we compared the structural performance of the regular and the irregular grids of the same density on three free-form surfaces. The proposed method successfully produces the regular geodesic grid patterns on the free-form surfaces with varying curvature-richness. Our analysis shows that gridshells with regular grid configurations perform structurally better than those with irregular patterns. We conclude that the presented method can be readily used and can expand possibilities of application of geodesic gridshells.
keywords	elastic timber gridshell; bending-active structure; grid configuration optimization; computational differential geometry; material-based design methodology; free-form surface; pattern; geodesic
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2017_030
id	sigradi2017_030
authors	de Menezes, Marly; Ricardo Bontempo, Marcelo Falco, Augusto Gottsfritz
year	2017
title	A prática da teoria – vivenciando a Internet das Coisas na mobilidade urbana. [The practice of theory - experiencing the Internet of Things in urban mobility.]
source	SIGraDi 2017 [Proceedings of the 21th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-227-439-5] Chile, Concepción 22 - 24 November 2017, pp.214-218
summary	This article will present the development of the discipline of Interdisciplinary Project - Digital Design and Internet of Things, taught in the superior course of Digital Design, of Anhembi Morumbi University, through the application of the concepts of Active Methodologies. The principles inherent to projects related to the Internet of Things (IoT) such as efficiency, ease and intelligence, applied to current and future needs of society, will be demonstrated through the work of a group of students who have developed a device directed to the area of urban mobility For the help of users of collective public transportation in the city of São Paulo.
keywords	Digital Design, Internet of Things, IoT, Urban Mobility, Teaching
series	SIGRADI
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_id	sigradi2017_007
id	sigradi2017_007
authors	Gronda, Ma. Luciana; Mauro Chiarella
year	2017
title	Materialidad Digital. Análisis de estrategias de Arquitectura Orientada al Desempeño transferibles al Diseño Resiliente [Digital Materiality. Analysis of Performance-Oriented Architecture strategies transferable to Resilient Design]
source	SIGraDi 2017 [Proceedings of the 21th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-227-439-5] Chile, Concepción 22 - 24 November 2017, pp.51-59
summary	The general objective of the research is to contribute to the critical conceptualization of experimental architectural practices in the context of the production suggested by Digital Materiality from a global perspective. Performance Oriented Architecture is the capacity that material systems have for Active, Responsive or Living Performance. These three lines of action, analyzed with antecedents, suggest efficient forms of symbiosis with the environment, starting from the application of Biomimetic research methodologies. Strategic possibilities for implementation are identified where technology, interdisciplinary and with creativity, offers access to Resilient Design solutions to adapt to the consequences of a design subordinated to the needs of industrialization.
keywords	Digital Materiality; Performance; Biomimetic Research; Resilient Design.
series	SIGRADI
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_id	caadria2017_107
id	caadria2017_107
authors	Hu, Haojie, Luo, Zixuan, Chen, Yingnan, Bian, Qiuyi and Tong, Ziyu
year	2017
title	Integration of Space Syntax into Agent-Based Pedestrian Simulation in Urban Open Space
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. 325-334
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2017.325
summary	MAS can be utilized to analyse macro rules of whole system by simulating a number of active agents. However, simply based on the parameter of specific environment quality and incomplete statistical setting of individual, models of pedestrian traffic in realistic open space have often been imperfect, because the behaviour of people cannot be rationally reflected to the complex characteristic of space. Space Syntax Theory breaks down the space into components and measures each with the straight sight-line of individuals, which can help analyse and quantify pedestrian flow in complicated real-life environment. In this situation, we make an attempt to combine these two in our research, in order to simulate the moving of pedestrian closer to reality. In this paper, Gulou Square, an urban open space close to centre of the city with a large flow of people, is selected as the study site. The results after plenty of simulations and contrast tests can be concluded that with the assistance of Space Syntax Theory, MAS can be more functional solving the problems in sophisticated real-life environment.
keywords	Multi-agent system; Space Syntax; Open space; Visibility
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:50

_id	ecaade2018_p02
id	ecaade2018_p02
authors	Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta and Martens, Bob
year	2018
title	Digital Heritage - Special Panel Session
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 39-44
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.039
summary	According to eCAADe's mission, the exchange and collaboration within the area of computer aided architectural design education and research, while respecting the pedagogical approaches in the different schools and countries, can be regarded as a core activity. The current session follows up on the first Contextualised Digital Heritage Workshop (CDHW) held on the occasion of eCAADe 2016 in Oulu (D. di Mascio et.al.) This event was thought to represent the first of a series of future contextualized digital heritage workshops and hence, the name Oulu interchangeable with the name of any other city or place. The second CDHW took place in the framework of CAADRIA 2017 in Suzhou (D. di Mascio & M.A. Schnabel) and focussed on sharing and dissemination of heritage information and personal experiences, such as narratives.The primary objective for the 2018 digital heritage session is to engage participants in an active discussion, not the longer format presentation of prepared positions. The round table itself is limited to short opening statements so as to ensure time is allowed for viewpoints to be exchanged and for the conference attendees to join in on the issues discussed. The panel will review past practices with the potential for guiding future direction.
keywords	Digital technology; Built heritage; Virtual archeology
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia17_324
id	acadia17_324
authors	Kilian, Axel; Sabourin, François
year	2017
title	Embodied Computation – An Actuated Active Bending Tower: Using Simulation-Model-Free Sensor Guided Search To Reach Posture Goals
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 324- 329
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.324
summary	The concept of Embodied Computation is to leverage the combination of abstract computational and material artifact as a method for exploration in the design process. A common approach for the integration of the two realms is to use computational simulation based on the geometric form of the artifact for the prediction of material behavior. This leads to the integration of a geometric model abstraction of the physical artifact into the control software of the actuated device and can produce deviations between the state of the physical construct and the computational state. Here an alternative approach of a soft, actuated, active bending structure is explored. Six fluidic actuators are combined with a six degree of freedom (DOF) sensor for posture feedback. Instead of relying on simulated kinematics to reach a particular posture, the sensor-enabled posture feedback guides a simplex search algorithm to find combinations of pressures in the six actuators that minimize the combined tilting angles for the goal of a level tower top. Rather than simulating the structure computationally, the model is shifted to one of feedback and control, and the structure operates as a physical equation solver returning an x-y-z tilting angle for every set of actuation pressures. Therefore the computational model of the search process is independent of the physical configuration of the structure itself and robust to changes in the environment or the structure itself. This has the future potential for more robust control of non-determined structures and constructs with heterogeneous DOF common in architecture where modeling behavior is difficult.
keywords	material and construction; smart buildings
series	ACADIA
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_id	acadia17_426
id	acadia17_426
authors	Moorman, Andrew
year	2017
title	Pattern Making and Learning: Non-Routine Practices in Generative Design
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 426- 435
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.426
summary	We now witness an upsurge in mainstream generative design tools fortified by simulation that speed up the concealed linear synthesis of optimized design alternatives. In pursuit of optimality, these tools saturate local machines or cloud servers with analysis and design iteration data, only to discard it once the procedure has concluded. Largely absent, however, are tools for an active, adaptive relationship with design exploration and the reuse of corresponding design data and metadata. In Pattern Making and Pattern Learning, we propose that these characteristics are mutually beneficial. This paper presents a series of revisions to the optimization framework for routine design synthesis that examine a potential symbiosis between the production of large datasets (big data) and non-routine practices of making in design. Our engagement with iterative design exercises is twofold: as a supply of computer-generated design information to foster user intuition and explore the design space on non-objective terms, and as a supply of human-generated design information to learn artifacts of user preference in the interest of design software personalization. These concepts are applied to the generation of functionally graded patterning in chair design, combining methods of physical production with programmable sheet material behavior through a custom interactive synthesis framework.
keywords	design methods; information processing; ai & machine learning; simulation & optimization; generative system
series	ACADIA
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_id	cf2017_630
id	cf2017_630
authors	Muehlbauer, Manuel; Song, Andy; Burry, Jane
year	2017
title	Towards Intelligent Control in Generative Design
source	Gülen Çagdas, Mine Özkar, Leman F. Gül and Ethem Gürer (Eds.) Future Trajectories of Computation in Design [17th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2017, Proceedings / ISBN 978-975-561-482-3] Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2017, pp. 630-647.
summary	This position paper proposes and defines the nature of a framework, which explores ways of integrating control system (CS) with machine intelligence for generative design (GD). This paper elaborates about the implications of and the potential for impact on GD. The framework described in this work can be used as an active tool to drive design processes and support decision making process in early stages of architectural design. This type of system can be either automated in nature or adaptive to regular user input as part of interactive design mechanisms. The module of CS in the framework would allow additional guidance during design and therefore reduce the need of manual input to enable a semi-automated design practice for lengthy generative processes. This study on GD reveals emergent properties of the framework, for example the introduction of intelligent control allows guidance of GD to meet specified performance criteria and intended aesthetic expressions with reduced need for user interaction.
keywords	Semi-Automated Design, Evolutionary Architecture, Generative Design, Architectural Optimisation, Artificial Intelligence
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2017/12/01 14:38

_id	caadria2017_067
id	caadria2017_067
authors	Pita, Juliano and Tramontano, Marcelo
year	2017
title	BIM and Public Administration - The Brazilian Case
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. 189-198
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2017.189
summary	Brazilian construction industry's efficiency level is very low. Within the public administration sectors responsible for the construction of public facilities, this fact is amplified by the very nature of the laws regulating the public expenditures. Transparency and active public accountability are in its initial stages, creating misinformation and opportunities to corruption. Some public initiatives of adopting BIM (Building Information Model) for public construction projects are however taking place, seeking to revert this scenario. Corruption is one of the particular problems that are to be addressed for a efficient adoption of BIM in the public sectors. In addition to the traditional corruption-fighting tools, if we comprehend all the actors and processes that lead to the construction and operation of a public building as a whole complex system, where BIM is responsible for transparent flux of information, it can provide another layer of transparency, accountability and social control over the process.
keywords	BIM; Public administration; Brazil
series	CAADRIA
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_id	acadia17_492
id	acadia17_492
authors	Robeller, Christopher; Weinand, Yves
year	2017
title	Realization of a Double-Layered Diamond Vault Made from CLT: Constraint-aware design for assembly, for the first integrally attached Timber Folded Plate lightweight structure, covering a column free span of 20 meters with only 45 millimeter thick CLT plates.
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 492- 501
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.492
summary	The use of digital design and fabrication technology for the integration of joints into timber plate structures has been the subject of recent research in the field of architectural geometry. While most of research has been focused on joint geometries, assembly sequences, and the fabrication of smaller prototypes, there have been few implementations in buildings. This paper illustrates the challenges for such a process and offers our solutions for implementing it at a building scale through the example of a theater hall built from cross-laminated timber plates. The building achieves its column-free span of 20 meters with a plate thickness of only 45 mm through a form-active lightweight structure system. It combines prismatic and antiprismatic folded surfaces and a double-layered cross-section with integrated thermal insulation.
keywords	material and construction; fabrication
series	ACADIA
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_id	lasg_whitepapers_2019_291
id	lasg_whitepapers_2019_291
authors	Sabin, Jenny
year	2019
title	Lumen
source	Living Architecture Systems Group White Papers 2019 [ISBN 978-1-988366-18-0] Riverside Architectural Press: Toronto, Canada 2019. pp.291 - 318
summary	This paper documents the computational design methods, digital fabrication strategies, and generative design process for [Lumen], winner of MoMA & MoMA PS1’s 2017 Young Architects Program. The project was installed in the courtyard at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York, during the summer of 2017. Two lightweight 3D digitally knitted fabric canopy structures composed of responsive tubular and cellular components employ recycled textiles, photo-luminescent and solar active yarns that absorb and store UV energy, change color, and emit light. This environment offers spaces of respite, exchange, and engagement as a 150 x 75-foot misting system responds to visitors’ proximity, activating fabric stalactites that produce a refreshing micro-climate. Families of robotically prototyped and woven recycled spool chairs provide seating throughout the courtyard. The canopies are digitally fabricated with over 1,000,000 yards of high tech responsive yarn and are supported by three 40+ foot tensegrity towers and the surrounding matrix of courtyard walls. Material responses to sunlight as well as physical participation are integral parts of our exploratory approach to the 2017 YAP brief. The project is mathematically generated through form-finding simulations informed by the sun, site, materials, program, and the material morphology of knitted cellular components. Resisting a biomimetic approach, [Lumen] employs an analogic design process where complex material behavior and processes are integrated with personal engagement and diverse programs. The comprehensive installation was designed by Jenny Sabin Studio and fabricated by Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT, Jacobsson Carruthers, and Dazian with structural engineering by Arup and lighting by Focus Lighting.
keywords	living architecture systems group, organicism, intelligent systems, design methods, engineering and art, new media art, interactive art, dissipative systems, technology, cognition, responsiveness, biomaterials, artificial natures, 4DSOUND, materials, virtual projections,
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_id	acadia18_444
id	acadia18_444
authors	Sabin, Jenny; Pranger, Dillon; Binkley, Clayton; Strobel, Kristen; Liu, Jingyang (Leo)
year	2018
title	Lumen
source	ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 444-455
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.444
summary	This paper documents the computational design methods, digital fabrication strategies, and generative design process for Lumen, winner of MoMA & MoMA PS1’s 2017 Young Architects Program. The project was installed in the courtyard at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York, during the summer of 2017. Two lightweight 3D digitally knitted fabric canopy structures composed of responsive tubular and cellular components employ recycled textiles, photo-luminescent and solar active yarns that absorb and store UV energy, change color, and emit light. This environment offers spaces of respite, exchange, and engagement as a 150 x 75-foot misting system responds to visitors’ proximity, activating fabric stalactites that produce a refreshing micro-climate. Families of robotically prototyped and woven recycled spool chairs provide seating throughout the courtyard. The canopies are digitally fabricated with over 1,000,000 yards of high tech responsive yarn and are supported by three 40+ foot tensegrity towers and the surrounding matrix of courtyard walls. Material responses to sunlight as well as physical participation are integral parts of our exploratory approach to the 2017 YAP brief. The project is mathematically generated through form-finding simulations informed by the sun, site, materials, program, and the material morphology of knitted cellular components. Resisting a biomimetic approach, Lumen employs an analogic design process where complex material behavior and processes are integrated with personal engagement and diverse programs. The comprehensive installation was designed by Jenny Sabin Studio and fabricated by Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT, Jacobsson Carruthers, and Dazian with structural engineering by Arup and lighting by Focus Lighting.
keywords	full paper, materials & adaptive systems, digital fabrication, flexible structures, performance + simulation
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	acadia17_544
id	acadia17_544
authors	Schleicher, Simon; La Magna, Riccardo; Zabel, Joshua
year	2017
title	Bending-active Sandwich Shells: Studio One Research Pavilion 2017
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 544- 551
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.544
summary	The goal of this paper is to advance the research on bending-active structures by investigating the system’s inherent structural characteristics and introducing an alternative approach to their design and fabrication. With this project, the authors propose the use of sandwich-structured composites to improve the load-bearing behavior of bending-active shells. By combining digital form-finding and form-conversion processes, it becomes possible to discretize a double-curved shell geometry into an assembly of single-curved sandwich strips. Due to the clever use of bending in the construction process, these strips can be made out of inexpensive and flat sheet materials. The assembly itself takes advantage of two fundamentally different structural states. When handled individually, the thin panels are characterized by their high flexibility, yet when cross-connected to a sandwich, they gain bending stiffness and increase the structure’s rigidity. To explain the possible impacts of this approach, the paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of bending-active structures in general and outline the potential of sandwich shells in particular. Furthermore, the authors will address the fundamental question of how to build a load-bearing system from flexible parts by using the practical example of the Studio One Research Pavilion. To illustrate this project in more detail, the authors will present the digital design process involved as well as demonstrate the technical feasibility of this approach through a built prototype in full scale. Finally, the authors will conclude with a critical discussion of the design approach proposed here and point out interesting topics for future research.
keywords	material and construction
series	ACADIA
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_id	ecaade2017_215
id	ecaade2017_215
authors	Sopher, Hadas, Kalay, Yehuda E. and Fisher-Gewirtzman, Dafna
year	2017
title	Why Immersive? - Using an Immersive Virtual Environment in Architectural Education
source	Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge! - Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 313-322
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.1.313
summary	Teaching the process of design is a primary objective of the architectural studio. Due to the complexity of the process, the studio encourages active learning and peer participation during crit sessions. This paper explores the potential of immersive virtual environments (IVEs) for enhancing architectural learning, and proposes a framework for evaluating its educational potential.We have developed a model for coding the three main activities of the architectural design process (analysis, synthesis and evaluation), along with their physical and social settings. The model comprises of units we call Knowledge Construction Activities (KCAs). We suggest that this model presents a detailed description of the environmental implications of each activity. Applying the KCA model to a studio course that used both a traditional classroom and an IVE revealed that the IVE increased the number of synthesis KCAs, and supported effective criticism. Though limited in scope, the results clearly indicate IVEs potential contribution to architecture pedagogy.
keywords	Architectural education; Design process; Immersion; Virtual environments; Place
series	eCAADe
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_id	cf2017_389
id	cf2017_389
authors	Sorrou, Marilena; Meagher, Mark
year	2017
title	Flat Form: A Software Design for Capturing the Contribution of Personality and Ordinary Activities in the Design Process
source	Gülen Çagdas, Mine Özkar, Leman F. Gül and Ethem Gürer (Eds.) Future Trajectories of Computation in Design [17th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2017, Proceedings / ISBN 978-975-561-482-3] Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2017, pp. 389-401.
summary	Flat form is an ongoing research that introduces a workflow that aims to enhance the contribution of the user during the design process. At first, implicit as well as explicit data, about both space as a living place and the user as a personality, will be captured. Then, the data will be analyzed in order to build an ontology that will eventually be visualized in human readable format. After that, an external application will evaluate the resulting data structure, pointing out any potential conflict between the spatial arrangement and the user’s desires. The outcome will be visualized in a form of a topological diagram that will constitute a new augmented “active” memory for the architect.
keywords	Participatory Design, Ontology, Topological Representation, Human-Computer Interaction
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2017/12/01 14:38

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