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_id ecaade2018_263
id ecaade2018_263
authors Dy, Bianchi and Stouffs, Rudi
year 2018
title Combining Geometries and Descriptions - A shape grammar plug-in for Grasshopper
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 499-508
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.499
summary A persistent challenge to the more widespread use of shape grammars in architectural research is the creation of rules and rule sets for application in design contexts, while leaving space for design creativity despite the limitations of a rule-based system. A hybrid of associative and rule-based approaches may alleviate this. We present one such development, a Grasshopper shape grammar plug-in that embeds a rule-based approach within a parametric modelling environment. It supports shape emergence, visual enumeration of rule application results, and the parametric definition of shapes and shape rules even when selecting a non-parametric rule matching mechanism. Grasshopper's ability to handle geometries and text together allows for external descriptions and labels as attributes to points, enabling definition and application of compound, geometric and description rules. Well-known examples from shape grammar literature are implemented using the plug-in, with a focus on rule definition and application in the context of interaction between the parametric modelling environment and the rule-based interpreter, and simultaneous use of geometry, descriptions, and descriptions as attributes in rules.
keywords shape grammar; shape grammar interpreter; parametric modelling; Grasshopper; rule-based; descriptions
series eCAADe
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_id caadria2018_170
id caadria2018_170
authors Stouffs, Rudi
year 2018
title Where Associative and Rule-Based Approaches Meet - A Shape Grammar Plug-in for Grasshopper
source T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 453-462
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.2.453
summary We present a shape grammar plug-in for Grasshopper that allows shapes and shape rules to be defined in a parametric manner, even if the rule matching mechanism does not support parametric rules. The plug-in supports shape emergence and provides support for visually enumerating rule applications. We reflect on the interaction between parametric or associative modelling and rule-based generation within the context of using this plug-in.
keywords shape grammar; SGI; parametric modelling; Grasshopper; rule-based
series CAADRIA
email
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_id acadia23_v1_166
id acadia23_v1_166
authors Chamorro Martin, Eduardo; Burry, Mark; Marengo, Mathilde
year 2023
title High-performance Spatial Composite 3D Printing
source ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 1: Projects Catalog of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9860805-8-1]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 166-171.
summary This project explores the advantages of employing continuum material topology optimization in a 3D non-standard lattice structure through fiber additive manufacturing processes (Figure 1). Additive manufacturing (AM) has gained rapid adoption in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). However, existing optimization techniques often overlook the mechanical anisotropy of AM processes, resulting in suboptimal structural properties, with a focus on layer-by-layer or planar processes. Materials, processes, and techniques considering anisotropy behavior (Kwon et al. 2018) could enhance structural performance (Xie 2022). Research on 3D printing materials with high anisotropy is limited (Eichenhofer et al. 2017), but it holds potential benefits (Liu et al. 2018). Spatial lattices, such as space frames, maximize structural efficiency by enhancing flexural rigidity and load-bearing capacity using minimal material (Woods et al. 2016). From a structural design perspective, specific non-standard lattice geometries offer great potential for reducing material usage, leading to lightweight load-bearing structures (Shelton 2017). The flexibility and freedom of shape inherent to AM offers the possibility to create aggregated continuous truss-like elements with custom topologies.
series ACADIA
type project
email
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_id acadia18_386
id acadia18_386
authors Chen, Canhui; Burry, Jane
year 2018
title (Re)calibrating Construction Simplicity and Design Complexity
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. 386-393
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.386
summary Construction simplicity is crucial to cost control, however design complexity is often necessary in order to meet particular spatial performance criteria. This paper presents a case study of a semi-enclosed meeting pod that has a brief that must contend with the seemingly contradictory conditions of the necessary geometric complexities imperative to improved acoustic performance and cost control in construction. A series of deep oculi are introduced as architectural elements to link the pod interior to the outside environment. Their reveals also introduce sound reflection and scattering, which contribute to the main acoustic goal of improved speech privacy. Represented as a three-dimensional funnel like shape, the reveal to each opening is unique in size, depth and angle. Traditionally, the manufacturing of such bespoke architectural elements in many cases resulted in lengthy and costly manufacturing processes. This paper investigates how the complex oculi shape variations can be manufactured using one universal mold. A workflow using mathematical and computational operations, a standardized fabrication approach and customization through tooling results in a high precision digital process to create particular calculated geometries, recalibrated at each stage to account for the paradoxical inexactitudes and inevitable tolerances.
keywords work in progress,tolerance, developable surface, form finding, construction simplicity, material behavior
series ACADIA
type paper
email
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_id ecaade2018_188
id ecaade2018_188
authors Coppens, Adrien, Mens, Tom and Gallas, Mohamed-Anis
year 2018
title Parametric Modelling Within Immersive Environments - Building a Bridge Between Existing Tools and Virtual Reality Headsets
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 711-716
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.711
summary Even though architectural modelling radically evolved over the course of its history, the current integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) components in the corresponding design tasks is mostly limited to enhancing visualisation. Little to none of these tools attempt to tackle the challenge of modelling within immersive environments, that calls for new input modalities in order to move away from the traditional mouse and keyboard combination. In fact, relying on 2D devices for 3D manipulations does not seem to be effective as it does not offer the same degrees of freedom. We therefore present a solution that brings VR modelling capabilities to Grasshopper, a popular parametric design tool. Together with its associated proof-of-concept application, our extension offers a glimpse at new perspectives in that field. By taking advantage of them, one can edit geometries with real-time feedback on the generated models, without ever leaving the virtual environment. The distinctive characteristics of VR applications provide a range of benefits without obstructing design activities. The designer can indeed experience the architectural models at full scale from a realistic point-of-view and truly feels immersed right next to them.
keywords Computer-aided Design; Parametric modelling; Virtual Reality; Architectural modelling; Human-Computer Interaction
series eCAADe
email
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_id ecaade2018_434
id ecaade2018_434
authors Hünkar, Ertunç and Figueiredo, Bruno Acácio Ferreira
year 2018
title 3D Printing of High Strength and Multi-Scaled Fragmented Structures
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. 173-178
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.173
summary Our research aims to push the limits of 3D printing towards the structural design and optimization. Additive manufacturing has an unique feature which is printing multi-faced complex geometries as easy as simple ones. Therefore additive manufacturing creates the chance of producing really small scaled complex forms. In a structural network, it can be easily understood that the more geometric variations to respond stress, the more adaptive structure will become to respond structural needs. The structural reaction is to be fictionalized by procedural operations and analysis that will be a tool to design multi-scaled fragmented structures. Those operations is to use the structural analysis and material reactions. Their iteration with the overall geometry will form the geometric generations. However the verification of the generations as outcomes of a real 3D printer is crucial. To verify, the precision of additive manufacturing should be sensitive enough that the structural element will function as it's simulated in computer with the algorithm. The sensitivity is important because, even couple of micro-sized problems can cause bigger ones in the structural element itself. The combination of all these variables can enable an initial geometry, to be able to adapt the stuructural needs in every additive generation.
keywords Additive Manufacturing(AM); Structural Optimization; Selective Laser Sintering(SLS); Structural Design; Shape Grammars; Design Computation
series eCAADe
email
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_id ecaade2018_w13
id ecaade2018_w13
authors Karóczkai, Ákos
year 2018
title Introduction to Parametric Design - Basics of Parametric design with Rhino and Grasshopper with a focus on BIM (ARCHICAD)
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. 61-62
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.061
summary Parametric design, computer-generated geometries are a big buzzword in today's architectural world. This technology is an important tool even today but it has an increasing importance in the future of effective architecture and design.This is the description of the "Introduction to Parametric Design" workshop
keywords Rhinoceros; Grasshopper; Parametric; design
series eCAADe
email
last changed 2022/06/07 07:52

_id ecaade2018_393
id ecaade2018_393
authors Serrano Salazar, Salvador, Carrasco Hortal, José, Morales Menárguez, Francesc and Gutiérrez Salazar, Juan Pablo
year 2018
title Cooperative Trees by Adding Inosculated and Discrete Definitions to a DLA Design
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 103-112
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.103
summary This paper presents a method to generate free-form branched structures from a small number of different constructive elements, based on the postulates of discrete or combinatorial design. The research is based on the study of fractal growth as a generator of complex tree-like structures, using references from other scientific approaches in which the possibilities of the DLA (diffusion-limited aggregation) model have been explored. The proposed method uses the Grasshopper visual programming language, and incorporates new topological strategies to improve the performance or robustness of the system through tree-tree (inosculation) and tree-soil (aerial roots) cooperations. The simulation demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method and its potential for the construction of structures with complex geometries from a discrete set of knots and bars and bioinspired strategies. The paper includes a review of the chosen design principles, the developed methodology and a recent physical test in Medellín (Colombia).
keywords DLA, discrete design, inosculation, branching structures, virtual-real models
series eCAADe
email
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_id ecaade2018_285
id ecaade2018_285
authors Tsikoliya, Shota, Vasko, Imrich, Miškovièová, Veronika, Olontsev, Ivan and Kovaøík, David
year 2018
title Programmable Bending - grain-informed simulation and design
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 309-316
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.309
summary The project investigates the potential of programmable bending - a strategy, which informs bending simulations of multilayered veneer elements with the data of its anisotropic grain structure. Project further examines the possibilities of using these irregular material characteristics as a design driver. The project questions the possibility of informing the design with the particular characteristics of the material structure and of creating complex geometries from non-customized or minimally customizes mass-produced elements. Project develops a workflow, in which a two-dimensional scan of the material is transformed into a vector field and consequently into a mesh with variable stiffness characteristics. The stiffness of each edge within a mesh was calculated basing on an angle between this edge and the relevant vector within a vector-field. That resulted in realistic simulation, which differentiated bending characteristics along the grain and perpendicular to the grain. Uneven connection of several layers of active-bended veneer allows to accumulate local stresses and pre-program bending characteristics of the structure. As a result active-bended structure forms particular predefined and predesigned shape and possesses locally variable stiffness and flexibility. The project applies this strategy to the design of the pavilion located within the urban context of a public space.
keywords programmable bending; grain-informed simulation; veneer; computational design
series eCAADe
email
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_id ecaade2018_311
id ecaade2018_311
authors Vazquez, Elena and Shaffer, Marcus
year 2018
title Bring in the Noise - A robotic-aided framework for the indirect shape translation and molding of inexact geometries.
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. 827-834
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.827
summary This paper examines how mediated translations that embrace indeterminacy - from design to fabrication - can enhance material and tactile explorations. It investigates a dialogue between a digital environment that supports the design process, and fabrication processes that combine tools that are both precise (the robot) and indeterminate (casting/forming devices) in their essential functions. We present a research inquiry into this issue by providing a reflective account of a robotics-aided framework for the fabrication of inexact geometries using reconfigurable pin tools (RPT). These tools, with their inherent indeterminacy and variability, were used as a base mold for casting blocks in concrete and plaster. The central thesis of this paper is that a non-linear fabrication process - one imbued with variability rather than deterministically controlled for formulaic production/outcome - becomes a potent generator of novel forms. By focusing on process, rather than on the product of design, designers can subvert the geometrical control inherent in a digital-material output, thus favoring discovery over order and material sensitivity over determinacy - essential qualities in progressive architecture practice.
keywords Reconfigurable pin tool; Robotics; Indeterminacy ; Material exploration
series eCAADe
email
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_id ecaade2018_200
id ecaade2018_200
authors Yetiº, Gizem, Yetkin, Ozan, Moon, Kongpyung and K?l?ç, Özkan
year 2018
title A Novel Approach for Classification of Structural Elements in a 3D Model by Supervised Learning
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. 129-136
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.129
summary Development of Computer Aided Design (CAD) has made a transition from 2D to 3D architectural representation and today, designers directly work with 3D digital models for the initial design process. While these digital models are being developed, layering and labelling of 3D geometries in a model become very crucial for a detailed design phase. However, when the number of geometries increases, the process of labelling and layering becomes simple labor. Hence, this paper proposes automation for labelling and layering of segmented 3D digital models based on architectural elements. In various parametric design environments (Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Python and Grasshopper Python Remote), a training set is generated and applied to supervised learning algorithms to label architectural elements. Automation of the labelling and layering 3D geometries not only advances the workflow performance of design process but also introduces wider range of classification with simple features. Additionally, this research discovers advantages and disadvantages of alternative classification algorithms for such an architectural problem.
keywords Automation; Classification; Grasshopper Python; Layering; Labelling; Supervised Learning
series eCAADe
email
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_id sigradi2018_1389
id sigradi2018_1389
authors Capone, Mara; Lanzara, Emanuela
year 2018
title Kerf bending: ruled double curved surfaces manufacturing
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 653-660
summary Knowledge of geometric properties of surfaces is crucial for resolution of many manufacturing problems. Developability is an important feature of a surface that allows its manufacture from a flat "strip" of a "flexible" and "non-deformable" material. Digital fabrication technologies and parametric design tools, based on knowledge of geometry, are changing designer way to think. Our research in the field of non-developable surfaces fabrication move from paneling to "kerfing". This technique allows to transform a rigid material in a flexible one. The main problem to solve is how to cut the flat shape to obtain the design surface.
keywords Non-developable surfaces; Developable surfaces; Shape grammar; Parametric design; Kerfing
series SIGRADI
email
last changed 2021/03/28 19:58

_id sigradi2018_1728
id sigradi2018_1728
authors Cassiano, Moacir; L. Félix, Lilian; Griz, Cristiana
year 2018
title Shape Grammar applied to urban morphology studies: land subdivision in urbanized areas.
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 346-352
summary Currently, the land regulation plans define the urban micro-scale, producing standardized and pre-dimensioned blocks and lots, generating monotony, poor urban quality and high infrastructure costs. In the quest for sustainability, studies point to a density and a certain degree of population density to enable urban infrastructures with qualitative and quantitative gains, through concepts of compactness, completeness and connectivity. This study presents possibilities of batch sizing using the Grammatical method of the Form, through morphological configurations and rules presents possibilities of generation of new formats, distribution of urban lots in the neighborhood Valentina, in João Pessoa - PB and discusses results.
keywords Urban Lots; Shape Grammar; Sustainability; Urban Density;
series SIGRADI
email
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_id sigradi2018_1248
id sigradi2018_1248
authors Eloy, Sara; Dias, Maria Ângela; Vermaas, Pieter E
year 2018
title User-centered shape grammars for housing transformations: towards post-handover grammars
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 156-164
summary This paper presents a post-handover shape grammar for introducing inhabitants wishes in the transformation of individual houses of the Malagueira housing complex by Álvaro Siza Vieira in Évora, Portugal. The presented research includes a case study developed in the context of the workshop Gramática da Forma em estudos de habitação - análise, geração e customização at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In this paper we present the first developments of the Malagueira transformation grammar, including corpus of analysis, shape rules, and derivations, and we discuss the opportunities that shape grammar brings to user-centered design.
keywords Housing; Participatory design; Shape grammar; Transformation; Inhabitants
series SIGRADI
email
last changed 2021/03/28 19:58

_id ecaade2018_336
id ecaade2018_336
authors Ena, Valeria
year 2018
title De-coding Rio de Janeiro's Favelas - Shape grammar application as a contribution to the debate over the regularisation of favelas. The case of Parque Royal.
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 429-438
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.429
summary This study constitutes the first step of a broader PhD project, which aims to build a bridge between the architectural and the juridical examination of the typicality of low-income settlements within the city of Rio de Janeiro, the favelas. The purpose is to define a rule-based typological analysis to ease the process of evaluating the typicality of favelas and the possible, desirable form of its regularisation. This objective strives to equip all the actors involved in the debate with an analytical device able to represent the socially acknowledged, yet unofficial, rules that have been moulding favelas so far. By this means, this study tests shape grammar as a methodology for approaching this interdisciplinary issue. A shape grammar for a first case study, Parque Royal favela, located in the Governor Island, is presented. As preliminary results of the research, the paper encompasses the three early stages of construction of the case study: invasion, expansion and consolidation.
keywords favelas (slums); urban regularisation; Rio de Janeiro; shape grammar; typology; master plan implementation
series eCAADe
email
last changed 2022/06/07 07:55

_id ecaadesigradi2019_398
id ecaadesigradi2019_398
authors Fink, Theresa and Koenig, Reinhard
year 2019
title Integrated Parametric Urban Design in Grasshopper / Rhinoceros 3D - Demonstrated on a Master Plan in Vienna
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 313-322
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.313
summary By 2050 an estimated 70 percent of the world's population will live in megacities with more than 10 million citizens (Renner 2018). This growth calls for new target-oriented, interdisciplinary methods in urban planning and design in cities to meet sustainable development targets. In response, this paper exemplifies an integrated urban design process on a master plan project in Vienna. The objective is to investigate the potential towards a holistic, digital, urban design process aimed at the development of a practical methodology for future designs. The presented urban design process includes analyses and simulation tools within Rhinoceros 3D and its plug-in Grasshopper as quality-enhancing mediums that facilitate the creative approaches in the course of the project. The increase in efficiency and variety of design variants shows a promising future for the practical suitability of this approach.
keywords urban design; parametric modeling; urban simulation; design evaluation; environmental performance
series eCAADeSIGraDi
email
last changed 2022/06/07 07:50

_id sigradi2018_1694
id sigradi2018_1694
authors Griz, Cristiana; Belarmino, Thaciana; Dutra, Julia; Karlla Barbosa, Jeane
year 2018
title Generative housing: a shape grammar to design and to build social houses
source SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 331-337
summary This paper shows the development of a system to generate customized small housing projects. The process of housing construction usually involves investment for the development of the project and for the management of the building process. In small housing, this investment is left aside for economic reasons. However, due to lack of it, the project may not be adequate and its construction can be even more costly. Aiming to contribute to this issue, this paper presents the creation of a generative design system, a shape grammar, that seeks to reinterpret the traditional design/construction process of housing.
keywords Generative design; shape grammar; housing; visual proggraming
series SIGRADI
email
last changed 2021/03/28 19:58

_id ecaade2018_163
id ecaade2018_163
authors Hadighi, Mahyar and Duarte, Jose
year 2018
title Adapting Modern Architecture to a Local Context - A Grammar for Hajjar’s Hybrid Domestic Architecture
source Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 515-524
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.515
summary The purpose of this study is to analyze Abraham William Hajjar's single-family houses in State College, PA, using shape grammar as a computational design methodology. Hajjar was a member of the architecture faculty at the Pennsylvania State College (now The Pennsylvania State University), a practitioner in State College, and an influential figure in the history of architecture in the area. In this study, shape grammars are used specifically to verify and describe influences of modern architecture, as defined by Hitchcock and Johnson (1932), and influences of local traditional American architecture on Hajjar's domestic architecture. The underlying hypothesis is that Hajjar's work is the result of a hybridity phenomenon that can be traced through a computational design methodology. The first step in this endeavor and the study focus is to establish Hajjar's single-family architectural language. Future work will be concerned with verifying and describing the hybridity between modern architecture and traditional architecture expressed in Hajjar's work by comparing his grammar with grammars underlying modern and traditional architecture likewise.
keywords shape grammar; modern architecture ; American architecture; William Hajjar; hybridity; single-family houses
series eCAADe
email
last changed 2022/06/07 07:49

_id ecaaderis2018_115
id ecaaderis2018_115
authors Hadighi, Mahyar and Duarte, Jose
year 2018
title Local Adaptation of Modern Architecture - A Grammar for Hajjar’s Domestic Architecture
source Odysseas Kontovourkis (ed.), Sustainable Computational Workflows [6th eCAADe Regional International Workshop Proceedings / ISBN 9789491207143], Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 24-25 May 2018, pp. 15-20
keywords The purpose of this study is to analyze Abraham William Hajjar's single-family houses in State College, PA, using shape grammar as a computational design methodology. Hajjar was a member of the architecture faculty at the Pennsylvania State College (now The Pennsylvania State University), a practitioner in State College and an influential figure in the history of architecture in the area. Shape grammars are used specifically to verify and describe the influences of modern architecture as defined by Hitchcock and Johnson (1932) and traditional American architecture in the area on Hajjar's domestic architecture. The underlying hypothesis is that the work of Hajjar is the result of a hybridity phenomenon that will be traced through a computational design methodology. The first step in this endeavor is to establish the single-family architectural language of Hajjar, which is briefly described in this paper. Future steps will aim at verifying and describing the hybridity between modern architecture and traditional architecture in his work by comparing Hajjar's grammar with grammars encoding modern and traditional architecture.
series eCAADe
email
last changed 2018/05/29 14:33

_id ecaade2018_317
id ecaade2018_317
authors Kontovourkis, Odysseas and Doumanidis, Constantine C
year 2018
title ICARUS Project - An Open Source Platform for Computer Programming in Architectural Teaching and Research
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. 341-350
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.341
summary This paper, presents an ongoing work entitled ICARUS, an abbreviation for 'Integrating Computerized ARchitecture with USers'. The aim of this work is to develop an open source platform for computer programming implemented in architecture, for teaching and research. In particular, the platform provides the framework for a simplified and user friendly textual programming methodology for the needs of our architectural institution. It consists of several modules like coding, plug-in and repository development, targeting to be publicly available in the future. The platform is created based on the Python programming language, which is run in Grasshopper, a plug-in for Rhino 3D. In the first phase of ICARUS development, several case studies within the framework of a postgraduate course are conducted, aiming at providing an overview of its potentials, limitations and generally, its impact on establishing a useful methodology for algorithmic thinking among students with little or no prior computer programming skills.
keywords Computer programming; Open source platform; Parametric design; Plug-in development; Algorithmic thinking
series eCAADe
email
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