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_id	caadria2019_204
id	caadria2019_204
authors	Calixto, Victor, Gu, Ning and Celani, Gabriela
year	2019
title	A Critical Framework of Smart Cities Development
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.685
source	M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 685-694
summary	This paper investigates through a review of the current literature on smart cities, reflecting different concepts across different political-social contexts, seeking to contribute to the establishment of a critical framework for smart cities development. The present work provides a review of the literature of 250 selected publications from four databases (Scielo, ScienceDirect, worldwide science, and Cumincad), covering the years from 2012 to 2018. Publications were categorised by the following steps: 3RC framework proposed by Kummitha and Crutzen (2017), the main political sectors of city planning, implementation strategies, computational techniques, and organisation rules. The information was analised graphically trying to identify tendencies along the time, and also, seeking to explore future possibilities for implementations in different political-social contexts. As a case of study, Australia and Brazil were compared using the proposed framework.
keywords	smart city; smart cities; literature review
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ecaade2018_164
id	ecaade2018_164
authors	Chang, Mei-Chih, Buš, Peter, Tartar, Ayça, Chirkin, Artem and Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2018
title	Big-Data Informed Citizen Participatory Urban Identity Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.669
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. 669-678
summary	The identity of an urban environment is important because it contributes to self-identity, a sense of community, and a sense of place. However, under present-day conditions, the identities of expanding cities are rapidly deteriorating and vanishing, especially in the case of Asian cities. Therefore, cities need to build their urban identity, which includes the past and points to the future. At the same time, cities need to add new features to improve their livability, sustainability, and resilience. In this paper, using data mining technologies for various types of geo-referenced big data and combine them with the space syntax analysis for observing and learning about the socioeconomic behavior and the quality of space. The observed and learned features are identified as the urban identity. The numeric features obtained from data mining are transformed into catalogued levels for designers to understand, which will allow them to propose proper designs that will complement or improve the local traditional features. A workshop in Taiwan, which focuses on a traditional area, demonstrates the result of the proposed methodology and how to transform a traditional area into a livable area. At the same time, we introduce a website platform, Quick Urban Analysis Kit (qua-kit), as a tool for citizens to participate in designs. After the workshop, citizens can view, comment, and vote on different design proposals to provide city authorities and stakeholders with their ideas in a more convenient and responsive way. Therefore, the citizens may deliver their opinions, knowledge, and suggestions for improvements to the investigated neighborhood from their own design perspective.
keywords	Urban identity; unsupervised machine learning; Principal Component Analysis (PCA); citizen participated design; space syntax
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_301
id	ecaade2018_301
authors	Cocho-Bermejo, Ana, Birgonul, Zeynep and Navarro-Mateu, Diego
year	2018
title	Adaptive & Morphogenetic City Research Laboratory
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.659
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. 659-668
summary	"Smart City" business model is guiding the development of future metropolises. Software industry sales to town halls for city management services efficiency improvement are, these days, a very pro?table business. Being the model decided by the industry, it can develop into a dangerous situation in which the basis of the new city design methodologies is decided by agents outside academia expertise. Drawing on complex science, social physics, urban economics, transportation theory, regional science and urban geography, the Lab is dedicated to the systematic analysis of, and theoretical speculation on, the recently coined "Science of Cities" discipline. On the research agenda there are questions arising from the synthesis of architecture, urban design, computer science and sociology. Collaboration with citizens through inclusion and empowerment, and, relationships "City-Data-Planner-Citizen" and "Citizen-Design-Science", configure Lab's methodology provoking a dynamic responsive process of design that is yet missing on the path towards the real responsive city.
keywords	Smart City; Morphogenetic Urban Design; Internet of Things; Building Information Modelling; Evolutionary Algorithms; Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
series	eCAADe
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_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
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.313
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
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
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_id	ecaade2018_182
id	ecaade2018_182
authors	Ghandi, Mona
year	2018
title	Designing Affordable, Portable, and Flexible Shelter for the Homeless and the Refugees
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.307
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. 307-316
summary	Advances in computational algorithmic design, material science, and fabrication technology have exposed architects to new opportunities in design and enabled them to address contemporary needs of cities and citizens. The far-reaching applications of this technology have provided students with a bewildering array of new tools for their design exploration. Among many of the socio-economic and political challenges facing today's world, homelessness and refugee crisis are the most critical. "Shape Your Shelter" design-build studio aimed to create a portable and transformable shelter using emergent technologies. This paper reviews some of the central concepts of such an endeavor and the role of computational design, digital fabrication, and material behavior as a medium of architectural design education and social services. It describes how these concepts can be used in a pedagogical framework to encourage student Innovation and increase students' engagement in new technological resources as they address critical contemporary and future social issues.
keywords	Transformable Structures; Portable Architecture; Collaborative and Participative Design; Homeless / Refugee Shelter; CAAD Education; Social Architecture
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2018_1336
id	sigradi2018_1336
authors	Nantes Coelho, Mariana Maia; Alves, Gilfranco
year	2018
title	Citizens of the future: virtual reality as a visualization of possible narratives
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. 969-974
summary	This article develops and analyses actions carried out with 5 to 13 years old children, realized in Campo Grande (Brazil) and Duclair (France). They offer the possibility to define the importance of physical spaces through narrated tales and children’s interpretation by the mean of digital modeling and so virtual reality. The study’s aim is to develop future citizens’ sensitivity and critical eve regarding spaces, but also providing them tools so they can have a better perception over cities.
keywords	Virtual reality; Tales; Childhood; Citizenship; Education
series	SIGRADI
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_id	ecaade2018_198
id	ecaade2018_198
authors	Servières, Myriam, Piga, Barbara, Morello, Eugenio, Requena, Ignacio, L'Her, Gwendoline, Saulnier-Sinan, Steven and Siret, Daniel
year	2018
title	Envisioning Future Urban Scenarios - The outcomes of the international Mobiance 3 workshop on Sharing Cities, Ambient Commons and Urban Futures
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.693
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. 693-700
summary	New digital devices, mainly mobile ones, raise new questions on architectural and urban design practices. People became ''sensors", being at the same time able to move into the city and to move into the information space. Mobiance, a mix between Mobile and Ambiance, is a research and creation process focused on the impacts of innovative ICT technologies, especially mobile, on urban design. This paper first presents the context of the third workshop based on the topic, then it introduces the proposals produced by participants; to conclude the contribution develops an analysis of these proposals based on the sharing society paradigm.
keywords	: Mobile devices; Ambiance; Urban design; Sharing cities
series	eCAADe
type	normal paper
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_id	ecaade2020_121
id	ecaade2020_121
authors	Trossman Haifler, Yaala and Fisher-Gewirtzman, Dafna
year	2020
title	Urban Well-Being in Dense Cities - The influence of densification strategies, experiment in virtual reality
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.1.323
source	Werner, L and Koering, D (eds.), Anthropologic: Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age - Proceedings of the 38th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 16-18 September 2020, pp. 323-332
summary	Urban morphology significantly impacts resident's well-being. This study examines the impact of urban environments on the sense of well-being, using virtual reality as a research environment. Most of the world's population already live in urban localities; and it is expected that in two decades, more than 70% of the total population of the planet will be city dwellers(UN 2018). This study examines the impact of various urban configurations on dwellers well-being. Participants were presented with simulated pedestrian movement through 24 virtual urban environments. The environments differed by density level, spatial configurations, vegetation, and commerce. Participants assessed each alternative through structured questionnaires. It has been found that the density and presence of vegetation and commerce in the urban area have a significant impact on the subject's well-being in urban environments. extreme levels of densification have a negative effect on subjects' feelings, but vegetation and commerce, especially at the high levels of density, can improve them. In this research we established the framework for planning principles that can improve urban densification processes. An understanding of the wellbeing of urban dwellers, and the parameters that can influence this, will help urban designers and planners in creating better urbanized future environments.
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_166
id	ecaade2018_166
authors	Unger, Pawe³ and Rom?o, Luís
year	2018
title	The Game of Urban Attractiveness - Shape Grammars and Cellular Automata Based Tool for Prediction of Human's Behaviour in Cities
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.629
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. 629-638
summary	This paper presents a way to predict people's interest in a public space based on a space's "attractiveness" as a movement attractor. Two generative systems are integrated into the prediction model. The Cellular Automata (CA) is the core of simulation engine and the Shape Grammars (SG) is a descriptive language for the CA rules. Both, CA and SG exhibit complementary features counteracting each other's drawbacks. Having translated social behaviour into a set of rules, the CA algorithm applies them to distinguish people's leisure interest attractors from places with a minor attractiveness. The tool is designed to be used at various urban scales by city planners and venture capitalists. It is dedicated towards the early stage of planning process to evaluate the future attractiveness of places. The case study is located in the central district of Lisbon, Bairro Alto. One of the important aspects are description of the rules with SG and interpretation of the CA results. Implemented in Python for Grasshopper and visualised in Rhinoceros3D. The article does not present the final solution, rather is an experimental attempt to interpret and describe the already explored urban context of Cellular Automata.
keywords	Behaviour Prediction; Cellular Automata; Shape Grammars; Space Attractiveness; Urban Simulation
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_158
id	ecaade2018_158
authors	Zhou, Jing, Klumpner, Hubert and Brillembourg, Afredo
year	2018
title	The Dynamic Geometric Network Model for Representing Verticalized Urban Environment and its Generation
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.525
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. 525-530
summary	Against the background of urbanization and the fast growth of population in big cities, there will be more and more high-rises emerged in the future. In some big cities, the various layers of public transpiration networks such as metro systems also played an essential role in the urban life. In the verticalized urban environment, the complexity of the multi-layers space system connected by various horizontal and vertical connections have been beyond people's cognition. The boundaries between private space and public space, outdoor-space and indoor-space have already blurred. The graph theory based urban spatial analysis approaches are adopted in urban studies to tackle with the urban complexity issues. However, at present, most of the methods proposed are specializing in open urban spaces, and they cannot describe the three-dimensional completely and accurately. Therefore, in this paper, a new graph theory based representation method, the Dynamic Geometric Network Model, which adapted to the verticalized urban environment will be proposed. And the approach of how to automatically generate such a representation model according to the urban layout will also be introduced.
keywords	Graph Model Representation; Graph Model Generation; Verticalized Urban Environment
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_167
id	ecaade2018_167
authors	Anton, Ana and Abdelmahgoub, Ahmed
year	2018
title	Ceramic Components - Computational Design for Bespoke Robotic 3D Printing on Curved Support
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.071
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. 71-78
summary	Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of affordable customisation of construction elements. This paper presents a computational design method developed for 3D printing of unique interlocking ceramic components, which assemble into segmented columns. The fabrication method is ceramic-paste extrusion, robotically placed on semi-cylindrical molds. Material system and fabrication setup contribute to the development of an integrated generative system which includes overall design, assembly logic and printing tool-path. By contextualizing clay extrusion and identifying challenges in bespoke tool-path generation, this paper discusses detailing opportunities in digital fabrication. Finally, it identifies future directions of research in extrusion-based printing.
keywords	CAAD education; generative design; robotic 3D printing; clay extrusion; curved support
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_237
id	ecaade2018_237
authors	Beir?o, José, Mateus, Nuno and Siopa Alves, Jo?o
year	2018
title	Modular, Flexible, Customizable Housing and 3D Printed - An experiment in architectural education
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.381
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. 381-390
summary	Technological developments in construction always bring new expectations in terms of design possibilities. The use of digital tools both in design exploration and applied to explore new forms of computer controlled manufacture provide opportunities for the emergence of new tectonics. Because these transformations change our construction reality fast and with impacts never seen before, it is important that architectural education follows such change and prepares students for what will be their future really, making them capable to accept and incorporate the tectonic implications of digital tools and construction methods in the way they design. This paper shows a tutored approach to mass customized housing resorting to 3D printed parametric modular construction.Please write your abstract here by clicking this paragraph.
keywords	caad education; mass customization; 3D printed housing
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2018_008
id	caadria2018_008
authors	Crolla, Kristof, Cheng, Paul Hung Hon, Chan, Ding Yuen Shan, Chan, Arthur Ngo Foon and Lau, Darwin
year	2018
title	Inflatable Architecture Production with Cable-Driven Robots
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.1.009
source	T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 9-18
summary	This paper argues for alternative methods for the in-situ integration of robotics in architectural construction. Rather than promoting off-site pre-fabrication through industrial robot applications, it advocates for suspended, light-weight, cable-driven robots that allow flexible and safe onsite implementation. This paper uses the topic of large-scale inflatable architectural realisation as a study case to test the application of such a robot, here with a laser-cutter as end-effecter. This preliminary study covers the design, development, prototyping, and practical testing of an inherently scale-less cable-driven laser-cutter setup. This setup allows for the non-size specific cutting of inflatable structures' components which can be designed with common physics simulation engines. The developed robotic proof of concept forms the basis for several further and future study possibilities that merge the field of architectural design and implementation with mechanical and automation engineering.
keywords	Cable-driven robots; In-situ robotic fabrication; Large-scale fabrication; Inflatable architecture; Cross-disciplinarily
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ecaade2018_139
id	ecaade2018_139
authors	Cudzik, Jan and Radziszewski, Kacper
year	2018
title	Artificial Intelligence Aided Architectural Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.077
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. 77-84
summary	Tools and methods used by architects always had an impact on the way building were designed. With the change in design methods and new approaches towards creation process, they became more than ever before crucial elements of the creation process. The automation of architects work has started with computational functions that were introduced to traditional computer-aided design tools. Nowadays architects tend to use specified tools that suit their specific needs. In some cases, they use artificial intelligence. Despite many similarities, they have different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore the change in the design process is more visible and unseen before solution are brought in the discipline. The article presents methods of applying the selected artificial intelligence algorithms: swarm intelligence, neural networks and evolutionary algorithms in the architectural practice by authors. Additionally research shows the methods of analogue data input and output approaches, based on vision and robotics, which in future combined with intelligence based algorithms, might simplify architects everyday practice. Presented techniques allow new spatial solutions to emerge with relatively simple intelligent based algorithms, from which many could be only accomplished with dedicated software. Popularization of the following methods among architects, will result in more intuitive, general use design tools.
keywords	computer aideed design; artificial intelligence,; evolutionary algorithms; swarm behaviour; optimization; parametric design
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_433
id	ecaade2018_433
authors	Daher, Elie, Kubicki, Sylvain and Pak, Burak
year	2018
title	Participation-based Parametric Design in Early Stages - A participative design process for spatial planning in office building
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.429
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. 429-438
summary	The term participation has been used to define different activities, such as civil debate, communication, consultation, delegation, self-help construction, political decisions. However, participation in design started from the idea that individuals whom being affected by a design project must contribute to the design process. Recently, designers have been moving closer to the future users and developing new ways to empower them to get involved in the design process. In this paper we rethink the way the early design process is developed in a participatory approach thanks to parametric methods. A use case is proposed showing the potential of parametric design methods to empower the participation of users in the design of their facilities. The use case is dealing in particular with the spatial planning of an office building where the users together with the spatial planning team are able to design the layout spatial configuration by 1) fixing the objectives, 2) manipulating the model, 3)modifying some parameters, 4) visualizing the iterations and evaluating in a real-time each solution in an interactive 3D environment and together with facility managers 5) choosing the configuration of the spatial layout.
keywords	Computational design; Participatory design; Optimization ; Parametric design
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_255
id	ecaade2018_255
authors	Danesh, Foroozan, Baghi, Ali and Kalantari, Saleh
year	2018
title	Programmable Paper Cutting - A Method to Digitally Fabricate Transformable, Complex Structural Geometry
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.489
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. 489-498
summary	This paper presents a computational approach to generating architectural forms for large spanning structures based on a "paper-cutting" technique. Using this approach, a flat sheet is cut and scored in such a way that a small application of force prompts it to expand into a three-dimensional structure. Our computational system can be used to estimate optimal cutting patterns and to predict the resulting structural characteristics, thereby providing greater rigor to what has previously been an ad-hoc and experimental design approach. To develop the model, we analyzed paper-cutting techniques, extracted the relevant formative parameters, and created a simulation using finite element analysis. We then used a data-mining approach through 400 simulations and applied a regression analysis to create a prediction model. Given a small number of input variables from the designer, this model can rapidly and precisely predict the transformation volume of a paper-cutting pattern. Additional structural characteristics will be modelled in future work. The use of this tool makes paper-cut design approaches more practical by changing a non-systematic, labor-intensive design process into a more precise and efficient one.
keywords	Paper-cut?; Transformable geometry; Design method; Model prediction; Data mining; Regression analysis
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2022_368
id	ecaade2022_368
authors	Das, Avishek, Brunsgaard, Camilla and Madsen, Claus Brondgaard
year	2022
title	Understanding the AR-VR Based Architectural Design Workflow among Selected Danish Architecture Practices
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2022.1.381
source	Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022) - Volume 1, Ghent, 13-16 September 2022, pp. 381–388
summary	Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been proposed to be additional architectural design mediums for at least 25 years (Dagit, 1993). Despite rapid technical and technological development, it has not been adopted into architectural design practices as compared to academia and research. Surveys from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Royal Institutes of British Architects (RIBA) demonstrate the state of architectural practices; 72% of architects and 65% of architects respectively are not using any kind of virtual, augmented, or mixed reality in their practices(RIBA and Microsoft, 2018; Hampson, 2020). In this paper, the authors investigate the state of practices, issues, challenges, and opportunities of the utilization of virtual, augmented, and mixed realities in six architectural practices in the Danish context. Three of the practices are large architectural practices, one medium-sized practice specializing in institutional, healthcare and cultural architecture, and one firm designing private family houses, kindergartens, daycares and places for people with disability and, one experimental design studio. All these practices have used VR/AR in their projects to various degrees. In recent years Danish architectural practices have been involved in various VR/AR-based exhibitions, demonstrations, and tool developments to promote the usage of the same in design practice. Through a set of qualitative interviews with personnel from key architectural practices, the authors would like to demonstrate the present state of practices. The investigation explores the usage of VR and AR in Danish architecture practices by identifying challenges and opportunities regarding skill levels, architectural typology, use cases, toolchains, and workflow and shows similarities and differences between traditional and VR-based design processes. The main findings show how VR/AR-based visualization helps architects to perceive spatiality and also ushers creativity through immersion and overlays.
keywords	Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Architectural Design Practice, Denmark
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_438
id	ecaade2018_438
authors	Das, Subhajit
year	2018
title	Interactive Artificial Life Based Systems, Augmenting Design Generation and Evaluation by Embedding Expert Opinion - A Human Machine dialogue for form finding.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.085
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. 85-94
summary	Evolution of natural life and subsequently selection of life forms is an interesting topic that has been explored multiple times. This area of research and its application has high relevance in evolutionary design and automated design generation. Taking inspiration from Charles Darwin's theory, all biological species were formed by the process of evolution based on natural selection of the fittest (Darwin, n.d.) this paper explains exploratory research showcasing semi-automatic design generation. This is realized by an interactive artificial selection tool, where the designer or the end user makes key decisions steering the propagation and breeding of future design artifacts. This paper, describes two prototypes and their use cases, highlighting interaction based optimal design selection. One of the prototypes explains a 2d organic shape creator using a metaball shape approach, while the other discusses a spatial layout generation technique for conceptual design.
keywords	design generation; implicit surfaces; artificial life; decision making; artificial selection; spatial layout generation
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2018_1412
id	sigradi2018_1412
authors	de Oliveira Gomes, Emerson Bruno; da Silva Machado, Rodrigo Carlos; Machado Gomes, Cristiani; de Souza Xavier, Luis Gustavo
year	2018
title	The Virtual Reality as a tool to analyze modifications in the architecture of the city. Case study: the historical center of the city of Belém-Pará.
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. 860-865
summary	This paper presents the partial results of a research that experiments the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in the analysis of future interventions in the architecture of the city of Belém. The objective was the virtual reconstruction of part of the port area of the city, as it was about 100 years. The methods include a historical survey of the site, visits to obtain photographs and measurements, as well as the digital reconstruction of buildings (external faces only). The experiment used Sketchup software for modeling, Unity 3D for rendering and navigation, and HTC Vive glasses for immersion.
keywords	Virtual reality; Architecture; History; Engine games
series	SIGRADI
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_id	ecaade2018_231
id	ecaade2018_231
authors	Di Mascio, Danilo, Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta, Webb, Nicholas and Schnabel, Marc Aurel
year	2018
title	A Critical Evaluation of Two Contextualised Digital Heritage Workshops - Descriptions, reflections and future directions
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.189
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. 189-198
summary	In the following paper, a description, a comparison, a series of reflections, and future directions of two successful Contextualized Digital Heritage Workshops (CDHW) will be presented. The workshops have been organized during the eCAADe and CAADRIA conferences. The importance of architectural heritage as an expression of a local history and identity in a world that is more and more globalised is evident. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, together with the use of digital technologies open new opportunities in the comprehension, documentation, analysis, reuse and dissemination of architectural heritage. The main concept behind a CDHW is to connect the event (and its wide variety of participants) to a specific local context in a multidisciplinary way. The paper defines and proposes a methodology to critically evaluate the two workshops and their individual aspects in order to identify and investigate ideas that can be explored during future CDHWs.
keywords	digital heritage; workshops; context; design; collaboration
series	eCAADe
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