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_id	sigradi2020_254
id	sigradi2020_254
authors	Costa, Eduardo; Shepherd, Paul; Velasco, Rodrigo; Hudson, Roland
year	2020
title	Automating Concrete Construction: Sustainable social housing in Colombia
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 254-259
summary	The construction industry is a major source of carbon, and the main culprit is concrete. In addition, productivity for the construction sector is poor, and concrete construction in particular is labour intensive, slow, and costly. This paper introduces ongoing research addressing these two fundamental issues. First, by developing an integrated framework for automating manufacturing of reinforced concrete building elements through computation and robotic technology, and second by adapting such framework to the specific technical and socio- economic contexts of Colombian construction, specifically for social housing.
keywords	Non-prismatic concrete elements, Reinforced concrete, Flexible formwork, Parametric modelling, Construction in Colombia
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2021_224
id	sigradi2021_224
authors	Fernandes Vieira da Ponte, Luísa, Verçosa Vieira, Milena, Weber, Virna and Ribeiro Cardoso, Daniel
year	2021
title	COVID-19 and the City: Mapping and Critical Analysis of the Virus Propagation in Fortaleza-CE
source	Gomez, P and Braida, F (eds.), Designing Possibilities - Proceedings of the XXV International Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 2021), Online, 8 - 12 November 2021, pp. 941–953
summary	Social indicators are fundamental tools for measuring social facts, and their use has the potential to facilitate broad access to information. In 2020, the World experienced the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, which impacted the socio-spatial reality of cities around the world in several aspects and deepened social inequalities. As part of a coping Covid-19 project by ArqPET, the Somar Platform, this paper presents a mapping process of the spread of Covid-19 in Fortaleza during the four months after its arrival. The mapping, which aims to inform public policies and provides documents that support the demand for adequate housing and sanitary infrastructure in the neglected spaces of the city, relates the spread of the virus to social indicators and uses database technology to optimize its productions.
keywords	Covid-19, GIS, análise de dados, assentamentos precários
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_406
id	sigradi2020_406
authors	Lombardi, Davide; Dounas, Theodoros; Cheung, Lok Hang; Jabi, Wassim
year	2020
title	Blockchain Grammars for Validating the Design Process
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 406-411
summary	This paper presents and develops the concept of Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) as a platform for collaboration, via a design scenario in which Blockchain (BC) technology is implemented for validation purposes. The envisioned scenario simulates designers proposing multiple solutions for a given task and adopting shape grammars and environmental analysis and regulations as design drivers. Proposed solutions are uploaded, stored, presented, and evaluated in a DAO in which the decision process gets validated via the reputation of the participants and its governance system. This study lays the foundation and ignites the development of a larger framework in which design collaboration and competition are fostered and results secured, impacting design value and financial transactions.
keywords	Shape grammar, Blockchain, Decentralised autonomous organisation, Design validation
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_983
id	sigradi2020_983
authors	Neves, Thayssa Barbosa da Silva; Labaki, Lucila Chebel
year	2020
title	Indicators for Urban Green (IUG): Proposal for a Computational Implementation
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 983-990
summary	Due to the reality of the constructive densification process at urban areas in disproportion to urban vegetation cover, the aim of this paper is to formulate two indicators for measuring vegetated density. A proportion between vegetated density and built density was proposed. In order to develop a system of computational tools, an algorithmic-parametric framework called Indicators for Urban Green (IUG) was implemented. The focus is on the internal validation of the IUG through testing hypothetical urban situations. The proposed method leans on the premise of contributing to quanti-qualitative studies focused on mitigating the impacts of anthropogenic action caused at the microclimatic scale of cities.
keywords	Urban green, Urban indicators, Vegetated density, Built density, Computational implementation
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_490
id	sigradi2020_490
authors	Santos, Ítalo Guedes dos; Andrade, Max Lira Veras Xavier de
year	2020
title	Standardization of Airport Architectural Design Projects BIM-based for Code Checking
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 490-498
summary	This paper addresses the use of BIM for code verification and automatic validation of the Architectural Design of Airports (ADA). In Brazil, the evaluation and approval of ADA are carried out by INFRAERO. Currently, designs are evaluated manually, resulting in errors and long evaluation time. To deal with this problem, a conceptual framework for automated ADA assessment with Code Checking is proposed. The method used was Design Science Research, with the proposal of an artifact. The partial results show the importance of establishing protocols for BIM modeling, based on IFC as an important tool for automated assessment with code checking.
keywords	Airports, Architectural Design of Airport, Building Information Modeling, Code Checking, IFC
series	SIGraDi
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_id	caadria2020_436
id	caadria2020_436
authors	Teng, Teng and Sabin, Jenny
year	2020
title	PICA - A Designer Oriented Low-Cost Personal Robotic Fabrication Platform for Sketch Level Prototyping
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.2.473
source	D. Holzer, W. Nakapan, A. Globa, I. Koh (eds.), RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 August 2020, pp. 473-483
summary	As digital design and fabrication are becoming increasingly prevalent, it is essential to consider how these technologies can be made more affordable and intuitively introduced to individual designers with limited computing skills. In this paper, we present an affordable personal robotic fabrication platform, PICA, consisting of a 3D printed robotic arm with a set of controller programs. The platform allows designers with limited computational design skills to assemble motors and 3D printed parts easily and to operate it in a code-free environment with direct manipulation through 3D modeling software. With the real-time communication between 3D modeling software and this robotic fabrication platform, PICA also allows designers to efficiently change the topological properties of geometry during the fabrication process. Based on a comparative observation of several application scenarios of using PICA among two groups of architecture students, the research can be summarized as follows: 1.) The project has proved to be an affordable approach to ease the materializing process when converting a designer's initial intent from digital space to a physical prototype. 2.) Designers could be facilitated by utilizing this robotic fabrication platform, especially during the period of conceptual design.
keywords	Robotic Fabrication; Design and Fabrication; Tool Development; Designer Oriented ; Ubiquitous Manufacturing
series	CAADRIA
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_id	sigradi2022_51
id	sigradi2022_51
authors	Varsami, Constantina; Tsamis, Alexandros; Logan, Timothy
year	2022
title	Gaming Engine as a Tool for Designing Smart, Interactive, Light-Sculpting Systems
source	Herrera, PC, Dreifuss-Serrano, C, Gómez, P, Arris-Calderon, LF, Critical Appropriations - Proceedings of the XXVI Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 2022), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 7-11 November 2022 , pp. 617–628
summary	Even though interactive (Offermans et.al., 2013), adaptive (Viani et.al., 2017), and self-optimizable (Sun et.al., 2020) lighting systems are becoming readily available, designing system automations, and evaluating their impact on user experience significantly challenges designers. In this paper we demonstrate the use of a gaming engine as a platform for designing, simulating, and evaluating autonomous smart lighting behaviors. We establish the Human - Lighting System Interaction Framework, a computational framework for developing a Light Sculpting Engine and for designing occupant-system interactions. Our results include a. a method for combining in real-time lighting IES profiles into a single ‘combined’ profile - b. algorithms that optimize in real-time, lighting configurations - c. direct glare elimination algorithms, and d. system energy use optimization algorithms. Overall, the evolution from designing static building components to designing interactive systems necessitates the reconsideration of methods and tools that allow user experience and system performance to be tuned by design.
keywords	User Experience, Human-Building Interaction, Smart Lighting, Lighting Simulation, Gaming Engine
series	SIGraDi
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_id	acadia20_638
id	acadia20_638
authors	Claypool, Mollie; Jimenez Garcia, Manuel; Retsin, Gilles; Jaschke, Clara; Saey, Kevin
year	2020
title	Discrete Automation
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.638
source	ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume I: Technical Papers [Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-95213-0]. Online and Global. 24-30 October 2020. edited by B. Slocum, V. Ago, S. Doyle, A. Marcus, M. Yablonina, and M. del Campo. 638-647.
summary	Globally, the built environment is inequitable. And while construction automation is often heralded as the solution to labor shortages and the housing crisis, such methods tend to focus on technology, neglecting the wider socioeconomic contexts. Automated Architecture (AUAR), a spinoff of AUAR Labs at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, asserts that a values-centered, decentralized approach to automation centered around local communities can begin to address this material hegemony. The paper introduces and discusses AUAR’s platform-based framework, Discrete Automation, which subverts the status quo of automation that excludes those who are already disadvantaged into an inclusive network capable of providing solutions to both the automation gap and the assembly problem. Through both the wider context of existing modular housing platforms and issues of the current use of automated technologies in architectural production, Discrete Automation is discussed through the example of Block Type A, a discrete timber building system, which in conjunction with its combinatorial app constitutes the base of a community-led housing platform developed by AUAR. Built case studies are introduced alongside a discussion of the applied methodologies and an outlook on the platform’s potential for scalability in an equitable, sustainable manner.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	sigradi2020_400
id	sigradi2020_400
authors	Agirbas, Asli
year	2020
title	Pneumatic Structure with Kinetic Sub-system: A Proposal for Extraterrestrial Life
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 400-405
summary	Designing for extraterrestrial life is a very up-to-date issue. However, there are many constraints in this kind of designs. Designs that provide the best solution can only be obtained by identifying these constraints very well. In this study, a design concept was developed for life in Mars by considering various constraints. This design consists of a kinetic system with pneumatic structure. The preliminary scheme of this structure, which was planned to produce as a prototype, was discussed in the scope of this study.
keywords	Extraterrestrial architecture, Martian base, Pneumatic structure, Kinetic structures, Algorithmic and parametric design
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_217
id	sigradi2020_217
authors	Arbeláez-Ochoa, Elsie; Torreblanca-Díaz, David A.; Rodríguez-Castrillon, Karen; Munoz-Noriega, Daniela
year	2020
title	Methodology for the abstraction and morphological experimentation of nature’s patterns: an application case of morphology research subject in Industrial Design program
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 217-222
summary	Forms in nature have been emerging in response to different requirements, in a complex and dynamic ecosystem. Architects and designers have usually used references from nature for their projects; in industrial design education, the use of nature’s referents allows to expand the morphological possibilities for product design and systems. In this paper, a methodological proposal for the abstraction and morphological transformation of nature’s patterns is presented, highlighting the advantages of parametric design and additive manufacturing technologies for morphological experimentation, in the context of the first application case of morphology research subject in the Industrial Design program at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
keywords	Bio-inspired design, Morphology, Experimental morphology, Additive manufacturing technologies, Industrial design education
series	SIGraDi
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_id	ecaade2020_115
id	ecaade2020_115
authors	Azambuja Varela, Pedro and Sousa, José Pedro
year	2020
title	Liquid Stereotomy - the Tamandua Vault
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.2.361
source	Werner, L and Koering, D (eds.), Anthropologic: Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age - Proceedings of the 38th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 16-18 September 2020, pp. 361-370
summary	A renewed interest in stereotomy, narrowly entwined with digital technologies, has allowed for the recovery and proposal of new techniques and expressions in this building approach. A new classification scheme for stereotomy research allows for the framing of various aspects related to this discipline, including a newly developed fabrication system specially tailored for the wedge-shaped voussoirs. This fabrication system is based in a reusable mould which may assume an infinite number of geometries, avoiding the wasteful discarding of material found in subtractive strategies. The usage of a mould also allows for more sustainable materials to be employed, catering to current challenges. The strategies subject for demonstration in this project rely on various bottom-up approaches, which involve particle physic simulations such as a hanging model to compute an optimal stereo-funicular shape, or spring mechanisms to find optimal coplanar solutions. The proposed mechanisms work in a parametric algorithmically environment, able to handle dozens of uniquely different voussoirs at the same time. Together with the automatic translation to fabrication data, the proposed shape complexity would hardly be built with classic tools. The Tamandua Vault project has the purpose of exemplifying the possibilities of an updated stereotomy, while its design demonstrates current strategies that may be employed in the resolution of complex geometrical problems and bespoke fabrication of construction components for stereotomy.
keywords	stereotomy; digital design; digital fabrication; compression; sustainability
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2020_652
id	sigradi2020_652
authors	Baldessin, Guilherme Quinilato; Vaz, Matheus Motta; Medeiros, Givaldo Luiz; Fabricio, Márcio Minto
year	2020
title	Modeling of steel and precast concrete components based on BIM systems and their application for the teaching of Architectural Design
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 652-659
summary	This paper addresses the development of parametric components based on BIM (Building Information Modeling) tools and their application for the teaching of architecture and urban designs, in a discipline focused on housing typology. As a didactic and research method, the use of industrialized building technologies in steel and precast concrete for production efficiency and low maintenance is associated with the idea of the studio as a laboratory for verification and experimentation. The system was improved for two years, and provided students with greater constructive control, basic feedback on the budget, and mastery of representation, while they investigated alternative design concepts and new components.
keywords	Architectural Design, Building Technology, BIM, Higher Education, Housing
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_149
id	sigradi2020_149
authors	Canestrino, Giuseppe; Laura, Greco; Spada, Francesco; Lucente, Roberta
year	2020
title	Generating architectural plan with evolutionary multiobjective optimization algorithms: a benchmark case with an existent construction system
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 149-156
summary	In architectural design, evolutionary multiobjective optimization algorithms (EMOA) have found use in numerous practical applications in which qualitative and quantitative aspects can be transformed into fitness functions to be optimized. This paper shows that they can be used in an architectural plan design process that starts from a more traditional approach. The benchmark case uses a novel construction system, called Ac.Ca. Building, with a vast architectural and technological database, arleady validated, to generate architectural plan for a residential towerbuilding with a parametric approach and EMOA. The proposed framework differs from past research because uses spatial units with high level of architectural and tecnological definition.
keywords	Architectural design, Parametric architecture, Performance-driven design, architectural layout, evolutionary multiobjective optimization
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_608
id	sigradi2020_608
authors	Costa, Eduardo; Duarte, José; Bilén, Sven G.
year	2020
title	Robotic Apprentices: Leveraging Augmented Reality for Robot Training in Manufacturing Automation
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 608-614
summary	In the scope of Industry 4.0, a framework is proposed to leverage the potential of articulating Augmented Reality and Robotic Manufacturing in the construction industry. The objective of such framework is to enable robots to learn how to perform tasks using direct interaction with human operators. As a first step, we established a connection between a robot and its trainer— or controller—in which the robot mirrors the operator’s actions. Augmented Reality hardware is used for capturing the trainer’s gestures and the surrounding environment. A digital tool was implemented using Grasshopper and additional plugins to control the process.
keywords	Augmented reality, Robotic arm, Programming by demonstration, Human–Robot Collaboration, Industry 4.0
series	SIGraDi
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_id	acadia20_564
id	acadia20_564
authors	Cutajar, Sacha; Costalonga Martins, Vanessa; van der Hoven, Christo; Baszyñski, Piotr; Dahy, Hanaa
year	2020
title	Towards Modular Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Architecture
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.564
source	ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume I: Technical Papers [Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-95213-0]. Online and Global. 24-30 October 2020. edited by B. Slocum, V. Ago, S. Doyle, A. Marcus, M. Yablonina, and M. del Campo. 564-573.
summary	Driven by the ecological crisis looming over the 21st century, the construction sector must urgently seek alternative design solutions to current building practices. In the wake of emergent digital technologies and novel material strategies, this research proposes a lightweight architectural solution using natural fiber-reinforced polymers (NFRP), which elicit interest for their inherent renewability as compared to high-performance yarns. Two associated fabrication techniques are deployed: tailored fiber placement (TFP) and coreless filament winding (CFW), both favored for their additive efficiencies granted by strategic material placement. A hypothesis is formed, postulating that their combination can leverage the standalone complexities of molds and frames by integrating them as active structural elements. Consequently, the TFP enables the creation of a 2D stiffness-controlled preform to be bent into a permanent scaffold for winding rigid 3D fiber bodies via CFW. A proof of concept is generated via the small-scale prototyping and testing of a stool, with results yielding a design of 1 kg capable of carrying 100 times its weight. Laying the groundwork for a scaled-up architectural proposal, the prototype instigates alterations to the process, most notably the favoring of a modular global design and lapped preform technique. The research concludes with a discussion on the resulting techno-implications for automation, deployment, material life cycle, and aesthetics, rekindling optimism towards future sustainable practices.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	caadria2020_366
id	caadria2020_366
authors	Diarte, Julio and Vazquez, Elena
year	2020
title	Building from Waste Cardboard - A Grammar for the Design and Fabrication of a Customized Modular House with Waste Cardboard and Wood-framed Panels
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.465
source	D. Holzer, W. Nakapan, A. Globa, I. Koh (eds.), RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 August 2020, pp. 465-474
summary	The project presented in this paper is part of a research project that investigates the reuse of waste cardboard as a building material for low-cost housing. The study combines craft-based production and digital-based tools. It implements a shape grammar formalism as a tool for structuring the design of a modular, customized house, including the generation of fabrication instructions for some building parts. In this paper, we present an implementation of the grammar for designing the floor plan of a single-story house.
keywords	Material Reuse; Waste Cardboard Upcycling; Shape Grammars; Modular House; Sustainable Architecture
series	CAADRIA
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_id	sigradi2020_924
id	sigradi2020_924
authors	Durango Gomez, Julián Fernando Leon; Giraldo Vásquez, Maria Isabel
year	2020
title	Sustainable scenarios for and in university education: design of sustainable products
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 924-929
summary	This paper proposes instruments from the sustainable development framework for the construction of a sustainable product design undergraduated program guide. The methodology used was mixed: surveys, both quantitative and qualitative, focus groups and semi-structured virtual interviews were carried out. Information on the state of the art was collected and later served as input for the construction of the guide. The results showed a concern about the lack of academic spaces to train with skills and conscience about the topic. Likewise, these allowed the construction of this guide, where knowledge that promotes more sustainable consumption and production could be imparted.
keywords	Sustainable design, Curriculum, Undergraduated degree, Academic instruments
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_499
id	sigradi2020_499
authors	Espina Bermúdez, Jane
year	2020
title	Information, processing and visualization of historical traces and architectural and urban fragments in Maracaibo: A theoretical-methodological approach from information technologies
source	SIGraDi 2020 [Proceedings of the 24th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Online Conference 18 - 20 November 2020, pp. 499-507
summary	The work presents a theoretical-methodological proposal for the registration, processing and visualization of historical traces and architectural and urban fragments of the Spanish- American models and the oil camp established in Maracaibo, based on ongoing research. The methodology involves theoretical and methodological approaches to Architecture, Urban Planning, History, Geography, Applied Computing. Digital technologies will allow the updating and systematization of data and information of the intangible and tangible components of urban models for their incorporation into the digital medium and collaborate in their patrimonial protection. Results: conceptualization and characterization of urban models; virtual environments, database proposal.
keywords	Traces, Fragments, Digital Technologies, Information, Urban Models
series	SIGraDi
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_id	ecaade2020_255
id	ecaade2020_255
authors	Fricker, Pia, Kotnik, Toni and Borg, Kane
year	2020
title	Computational Design Pedagogy for the Cognitive Age
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.1.685
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. 685-692
summary	This paper explores and reflects on an integrative computational design thinking approach, which requires the melding of computation, design and theory as a conceptual framework, to be implemented in architectural education. Until now, digital design education is typically based on the introduction of digital tools and plugins at university courses and the subsequent application of these tools to design tasks of limited architectural complexity. At this time, technological advancement has not been matched by a comparable advancement in computational design thinking. The paper describes in detail a novel conceptual framework for course setup that illustrates the using of computational design as a manner of thinking in patterns of interaction across various scales, reaching from building design to regional planning. This approach was subsequently tested in a series of master-level studios, the results of which will be presented as case studies in this paper.
keywords	Computational Design Thinking; Architectural Pedagogy and Education; Dynamic Patterns; System Thinking
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia20_182p
id	acadia20_182p
authors	Grasser, Alexander; Parger, Alexandra; Hirschberg, Urs
year	2020
title	Realtime Architecture Platform: CollabWood
source	ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume II: Projects [Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-95253-6]. Online and Global. 24-30 October 2020. edited by M. Yablonina, A. Marcus, S. Doyle, M. del Campo, V. Ago, B. Slocum. 182-187
summary	This project presents a Realtime Architecture Platform applied in a telepresence design studio to design and construct the CollabWood prototype. The platform, developed by the authors, enables an open workflow to collaborate and design in unity. It provides a persistent online environment for real-time architectural production. The work method is based on the concept of collaborative objects and distributed designers. These collaborative objects are the shared content: discrete parts, prefabs, or blocks that enable interaction, communication, and collaboration between its users and owners. The distributed designers can contribute by instantiating these collaborative objects. Users placing an object react to the local neighboring conditions and therefore add their embodied design decision to the global architecture. The users get immersed in digital proximity by communicating through the integrated chat or digital calls, discussing strategies, debating design intentions, analyzing the built structure, and scanning for improvements. This pervasive collaboration lays the foundation for a democratization of the design process. As a proof of concept, this method was implemented with 20 students in a telepresence design studio. The participants embraced the real-time workflow and applied the collaborative tool throughout the semester from different locations and time zones. Using the platform to design the CollabWood prototype in real-time collaboratively was realized as a 1:1 project with local, accessible material and AR technology for assembly. The global pandemic accelerated the importance of collaboration. Realtime Architecture Platform’s response of providing an accessible common platform for real-time interaction, design, and collaboration can be regarded as a first step towards how we might work together in the future.
series	ACADIA
type	project
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