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_id	sigradi2020_783
id	sigradi2020_783
authors	Asevedo, Laíze Fernandes de; Medeiros, Deisyanne Câmara A. de; Barbosa, Gabriele Mislaine; Silva, Marylia Ketyllee
year	2020
title	Parametric modeling as a supporting tool for teaching in a technical drawing course
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. 783-790
summary	Despite the complexity of parametric modeling, used potentially to generate non-standard geometries, this paper presents a simple approach to adopt this tool as a support for teaching technical drawing contents. This experimental study was applied in a technical and high school education context, focusing on three subjects: 1) irregular polyhedra, 2) points in descriptive geometry, and 3) line in descriptive geometry. Exercises were implemented before and after the parametric experience with students, and the answers to both scenarios were compared. The results addressed to the efficiency of parametric modeling as a supporting tool in the teaching/learning process.
keywords	Parametric modeling, Didactic experiment, Technical drawing course, Irregular polyhedra, Descriptive geometry
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_720
id	sigradi2020_720
authors	Agirbas, Asli
year	2020
title	A Teaching Methodology for Parametric Design: A Case Study with Parametric Bench
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. 720-725
summary	In parametric design-oriented elective courses given in the architecture departments, most of the parametric designs generally remain at the modeling stage and cannot pass to the design application stage. In this study, this situation was determined as a research problem. Therefore, an experimental method within the scope of the parametric design course was considered. The applied method was discussed and the result product was evaluated. The applied method not only overcame the research problem, but also helped students to develop creativity and collaborative competency.
keywords	Parametric design, Digital fabrication, Architectural education, Teaching methodology, Undergraduate programme
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_180
id	sigradi2020_180
authors	Cavalcanti, Isabella Eloy; Mendes, Leticia Teixeira
year	2020
title	Form and urban life in Christopher Alexander's work: translation of patterns for parametric code
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. 180-187
summary	Computational design, specifically parametric modeling, has played important role in reaching complex forms, optimizations and automations of design processes. In addition to using parametric technology as a tool to generate form, this article aims to discuss the potential of parametric design as a connection between theory and design activity, both in practice and in the teaching activity. To illustrate that, this paper will present results of a bigger research that used the work of the architect Christopher Alexander as a basis for the development of decision-making instruments that deal with the complexity between form and urban life.
keywords	Urban design, Parametric modeling, Computational design, Christopher Alexander
series	SIGraDi
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_id	ecaade2021_067
id	ecaade2021_067
authors	Weissenböck, Renate
year	2021
title	Augmented Quarantine - An experiment in online teaching using augmented reality for customized design interventions
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.2.095
source	Stojakovic, V and Tepavcevic, B (eds.), Towards a new, configurable architecture - Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, 8-10 September 2021, pp. 95-104
summary	This paper presents experimental research about using Augmented Reality (AR) for interactive design processes, exploring a spatial "live" design method taking place in an overlay of real space and digital models. It discusses the processes and outcomes of a seminar undertaken at Graz University of Technology in winter term 2020/2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the course was taught online, and conceptualized to allow students the biggest possible learning experience during the lockdown. Ensuring accessibility to all participants, the seminar was based on the use of ubiquitous devices. The implementation of newly developed software, such as "Fologram", enabled the students to use AR systems at home with their personal computers and smartphones. The task of the course was to design customized interventions for the students' own domestic spaces, reacting to changing conditions and needs during the lockdown. The employed workflow was driven by an instant connection between 3D-modeling (Rhinoceros3D), parametric design (Grasshopper) and holographic immersion (Fologram).
keywords	augmented reality; remote collaboration; interactive design; customization; online teaching
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	caadria2020_423
id	caadria2020_423
authors	Erhan, Halil, Zarei, Maryam, Abuzuraiq, Ahmed M., Haas, Alyssa, Alsalman, Osama and Woodbury, Robert
year	2020
title	FlowUI: Combining Directly-Interactive Design Modeling with Design Analytics
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.475
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. 475-484
summary	In a systems building experiment, we explored how directly manipulating non-parametric geometries can be used together with a real-time parametric performance analytics for informed design decision-making in the early phases of design. This combination gives rise to a design process where considerations that would traditionally take place in the late phases of design can become part of the early phases. The paper presents FlowUI, a prototype tool for performance-driven design that is developed in a collaboration with our industry partner as part of our design analytics research program. The tool works with and responds to changes in the design modeling environment, processes the design data and presents the results in design (data) analytics interfaces. We discuss the system's design intent and its overall architecture, followed by a set of suggestions on the comparative analysis of design solutions and design reports generation as integral parts of design exploration tasks.
keywords	Non-Parametric Modeling; Performance-Driven Design; Design Analytics; Information Visualization
series	CAADRIA
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_id	sigradi2020_676
id	sigradi2020_676
authors	Farias, Hélio Takashi Maciel de; Brasil, Amíria Bezerra; Barbosa, Fabrício Lira
year	2020
title	Visualizing under pressure: parametric modeling of urban morphology as an agile and transparent tool for participatory planning in Brazil
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. 676-682
summary	Urban morphology in Brazilian cities is deeply related to building code parameters, such as maximum floor-to-area-ratio and building height. Planning regulations for city of Natal/RN are currently being revised, under intense industry pressure towards increasing building density in the coastal areas, despite social and environmental concerns. Prospective visualizations of multiple parametrically modeled scenarios were developed as aids in explaining the impacts of such regulation changes in a participatory planning context. Despite lacking extensive resources or data to support their development, the visualizations and the associated density information were sufficiently communicative as to be incorporated into the planning discussion.
keywords	Participatory planning, Parametric urban modeling, Urban morphology visualization
series	SIGraDi
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_id	sigradi2020_886
id	sigradi2020_886
authors	Lima, Elton Cristovao da Silva; Matsunaga, Cristina; Mendes, Leticia Teixeira
year	2020
title	Sartorius Pavilion – Biomimicry as a design methodology for a parametric pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery/England
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. 886-893
summary	In order to design an ephemeral pavilion located at the Serpentine Gallery (England), an experimental design approach was developed in this paper by using biomimicry strategies associated with parametric modeling. Exploring the solution-based methodology, the analysis of the sartorius muscle anatomic features such as rotation, flexion and long shape allowed inspiring the proposal of a Sartorius Pavilion which is the object of study. The experiment was implemented throughout a parametric visual script tool resulting in a model capable of rapidly and intuitively simulating shape variations, basic structural and material attributes by modifying a set of previously defined parameters.
keywords	Biomimicry, Bio-inspired Architecture, Sartorius Muscle, Parametric Pavilion, Serpentine Gallery
series	SIGraDi
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_id	ecaade2020_052
id	ecaade2020_052
authors	Monteiro, Verner, Januário, Pedro and Veloso, Maísa
year	2020
title	Design collaboration towards constructibility in parametric design process - a design experiment with architecture students
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.1.305
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. 305-314
summary	The use of parametric modeling in architectural design processes has made possible the creation of novel complex-shaped projects, but also launched new materialization challenges. This hard task addressed to a relevant need to comprehend the impact of constructibility on parametric design teaching. We analyzed how multicultural collaborative teams of students introduced construction constraints in parametric design processes, in an European architecture school. The method consisted of two design experiments with architecture students who designed a pavilion, starting from constraints such as time, material and pre-existences. The results addressed that the introduction of construction constraints since the early conceptual design stages conditioned the architectural shape, but also optimized time, decreased rework, and helped on decision-making. Despite the multiculturality, the students' lack of knowledge in construction methods indicated a high need for integration with engineering students and industry partners since graduation.
keywords	Parametric Design; Constructibility; Collaborative Design; Design Process
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia20_110
id	acadia20_110
authors	Zhang, Mengni; Dewey, Clara; Kalantari, Saleh
year	2020
title	Dynamic Anthropometric Modeling Interface
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.110
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. 110-119.
summary	In this paper, we propose a Kinect-based Dynamic Anthropometric Modeling Interface (DAMI), built in Rhinoceros with Grasshopper for patient room layout optimization and nurse posture evaluations. Anthropometry is an important field that studies human body measurements to help designers improve product ergonomics and reduce negative health consequences such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Unlike existing anthropometric tools, which rely on generic human body datasets and static posture models, DAMI tracks and records user postures in real time, creating custom 3D body movement models that are typically absent in current space-planning practices. A generic hospital patient room, which contains complex and ergonomically demanding activities for nurses, was selected as an initial testing environment. We will explain the project background, the methods used to develop DAMI, and demonstrate its capabilities. There are two main goals DAMI aims to achieve. First, as a generative tool, it will reconstruct dynamic body point cloud models, which will be used as input for optimizing room layout during a project’s schematic design phase. Second, as an evaluation tool, by encoding and visualizing the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) scores, DAMI will illustrate the spatiotemporal relationship between nurse postures and the built environment during a project’s construction phase or post occupancy evaluation. We envision a distributed system of Kinect sensors to be embedded in various hospital rooms to help architects, planners, and facility managers improve nurse work experiences through better space planning.
series	ACADIA
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_id	caadria2020_082
id	caadria2020_082
authors	Cheng, Celine and Pelosi, Antony
year	2020
title	Connecting Timber Sheet Materials to Create a Self-Supporting Structure using Robotic Fabrication and Computational Tools
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.085
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. 85-94
summary	The research developed in this paper is the workflow to create a self-supporting structure from sheet materials using robotic fabrication and computational tools. This research focuses on timber sheet materials, as timber is a material that can be altered in a variety of ways. Japanese timber connections were a strong influence for this research, due to its prolonged lifespan and sustainable advantages. In the past, timber fabrication techniques have been limited due to design limitations. This research explored how current technology, specifically parametric software combined with robotic fabrication, can create timber connections to connect sheet materials at different angles. This method was utilised to repurpose the concept of sheet materials towards a complex structure, which adopted the idea of mass customisation over mass production. This can help reshape the future of architecture through the use of advancing technology and sustainable assembly techniques using timber to timber joints.
keywords	Architecture; Robotic Fabrication; Timber; Parametric Design
series	CAADRIA
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_id	cdrf2019_245
id	cdrf2019_245
authors	Dan Liang
year	2020
title	A Generative Material System of Clay Components-The Porosity Language
doi	https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4400-6_23
source	Proceedings of the 2020 DigitalFUTURES The 2nd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2020)
summary	Compared with the pre-determined architecture design based on standard elements, the underlying structure of nature is more like a complex system. Porosity language, for example, which is inspired by nature, has been widely applied in the architecture context. Through the analysis of the underlying methodologies of topology in each case, the strategy is to illustrate how clay components can achieve this natural porosity language. With the help of parametric topology, the report will clearly show how the innovative language of clay components is inspired, optimized and applied. As the background of the literature, natural porosity and examples of existing cavity wall made by clay components will be compared and analyzed in Sect. 1. In Sect. 2, Steven Hall’s porous methodology will be considered as the primary topological reference. The parametric iteration topology will be stated explicitly in Sect. 3, which will direct the randomness of porosity form to the balance between structural stability and the aesthetic value. In the last chapter, different architecture applications will be studied through the supporting of micro-climate simulation.
series	cdrf
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_id	acadia20_688
id	acadia20_688
authors	del Campo, Matias; Carlson, Alexandra; Manninger, Sandra
year	2020
title	3D Graph Convolutional Neural Networks in Architecture Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.688
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. 688-696.
summary	The nature of the architectural design process can be described along the lines of the following representational devices: the plan and the model. Plans can be considered one of the oldest methods to represent spatial and aesthetic information in an abstract, 2D space. However, to be used in the design process of 3D architectural solutions, these representations are inherently limited by the loss of rich information that occurs when compressing the three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional representation. During the first Digital Turn (Carpo 2013), the sheer amount and availability of models increased dramatically, as it became viable to create vast amounts of model variations to explore project alternatives among a much larger range of different physical and creative dimensions. 3D models show how the design object appears in real life, and can include a wider array of object information that is more easily understandable by nonexperts, as exemplified in techniques such as building information modeling and parametric modeling. Therefore, the ground condition of this paper considers that the inherent nature of architectural design and sensibility lies in the negotiation of 3D space coupled with the organization of voids and spatial components resulting in spatial sequences based on programmatic relationships, resulting in an assemblage (DeLanda 2016). These conditions constitute objects representing a material culture (the built environment) embedded in a symbolic and aesthetic culture (DeLanda 2016) that is created by the designer and captures their sensibilities.
series	ACADIA
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_id	caadria2020_272
id	caadria2020_272
authors	Erhan, Halil, Abuzuraiq, Ahmed M., Zarei, Maryam, AlSalman, Osama, Woodbury, Robert and Dill, John
year	2020
title	What do Design Data say About Your Model? - A Case Study on Reliability and Validity
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.557
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. 557-567
summary	Parametric modeling systems are widely used in architectural design. Their use for designing complex built environments raises important practical challenges when composed by multiple people with diverse interests and using mostly unverified computational modules. Through a case study, we investigate possible concerns identifiable from a real-world collaborative design setting and how such concerns can be revealed through interactive data visualizations of parametric models. We then present our approach for resolving these concerns using a design analytic workflow for examine their reliability and validity. We summarize the lessons learnt from the case study, such as the importance of an abundance of test cases, reproducible design instances, accessing and interacting with data during all phases of design, and seeking high cohesion and decoupling between design geometry and evaluation components. We suggest a systematic integration of design modeling and analytics for enhancing a reliable design decision-making.
keywords	Model Reliability; Model Validity; Parametric Modeling; Design Analytics; Design Visualization
series	CAADRIA
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_id	sigradi2020_991
id	sigradi2020_991
authors	Gomez, Paula; Hadi, Khatereh; Kemenova, Olga; Swarts, Matthew
year	2020
title	Spatiotemporal Modeling of COVID-19 Spread in Built Environments
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. 991-996
summary	This research proposes a Spatiotemporal Modeling approach to understand the role of architecture, specifically the built environment, in the COVID-19 pandemic. The model integrates spatial and temporal parameters to calculate the probability of spread of and exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus (responsible of COVID-19 disease) due to the combination of four aspects: Spatial configuration, organizational schedules, people’s behavior, and virus characteristics. Spatiotemporal Modeling builds upon the current models of building analytics for architecture combined with predictive models of COVID-19 spread. While most of the current research on COVID-19 spread focuses on mathematical models at regional scales and the CDC guidelines emphasizing on human behavior, our research focuses on the role of buildings in this pandemic, as the intermediate mechanism where human and social activities occur. The goal is to understand the most significant parameters that influence the virus spread within built environments, including human-to-human, fomite (surface-to-human), and airborne ways of transmission, with the purpose of providing a comprehensive parametric model that may help identify the most influential design and organizational decisions for controlling the pandemic. The proof-of-concept study is a healthcare facility.
keywords	Spatiotemporal modeling, Agent-based simulation, COVID-19, Virus spread, Built environments, Human behavior, Social distancing
series	SIGraDi
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_id	caadria2020_119
id	caadria2020_119
authors	Hsiao, Yuan Sung (Kris)
year	2020
title	A Comparison of Design Impact and Creativity in the Early Stage of Complex Building Design Processes
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.345
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. 345-354
summary	This paper applied empirical research, the evidence-based method, on the correlation between creativity and computing tools (parametric and nonparametric tools) for the design ideation stage of complex buildings like hospitals. The computer-based protocol analysis was set at observing two different groups of CAD architects worked in a small design task. Then the statistical tool, SPSS, was applied to explore the relationships of the different activities and the impact of design creativity on the design process. The research discovered that the numbers of idea generation had significant connecting to the parametric design process. Also, the users showed well-organised design decision making and better design cognition performance, such as strategical thought during the ideation stage. On the other hand, the nonparametric design users made fewer design ideas and did not appear clear ideation process in terms of some critical design decision making.
keywords	Algorithmic design; Design creativity; Complex building design; Hospital; Design cognition
series	CAADRIA
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_id	caadria2020_431
id	caadria2020_431
authors	Kim, Jong Bum, Balakrishnan, Bimal and Aman, Jayedi
year	2020
title	Environmental Performance-based Community Development - A parametric simulation framework for Smart Growth development in the United States
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.873
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. 873-882
summary	Smart Growth is an urban design movement initiated by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States (Smart Growth America, 2019). The regulations of Smart Growth control urban morphologies such as building height, use, position, section configurations, faÃ§ade configurations, and materials, which have an explicit association with energy performances. This research aims to analyze and visualize the impact of Smart Growth developments on environmental performances. This paper presents a parametric modeling and simulation framework for Smart Growth developments that can model the potential community development scenarios, simulate the environmental footprints of each parcel, and visualize the results of modeling and simulation. We implemented and examined the proposed framework through a case study of two Smart Growth regulations: Columbia Unified Development Code (UDC) in Missouri (City of Columbia Missouri, 2017) and Overland Park Downtown Form-based Code (FBC) in Kansas City (City of Overland Park, 2017, 2019). Last, we discuss the implementation results, the limitations of the proposed framework, and the future work. We anticipate that the proposed method can improve stakeholders' understanding of how Smart Growth developments are associated with potential environmental footprints from an expeditious and thorough exploration of what-if scenarios of the multiple development schemes.
keywords	Smart Growth; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Parametric Simulation; Solar Radiation
series	CAADRIA
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_id	acadia20_484
id	acadia20_484
authors	Kim, Namjoo; Otitigbe, Eto; Shannon, Caroline; Smith, Brian; Seyedahmadian, Alireza; Höweler, Eric; Yoon, J. Meejin; Marshall, Durham; Durham, James
year	2020
title	Parametric Photo V-Carve for Variable Surfaces
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.484
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. 484-493.
summary	This research project was part of the design and construction of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers (MEL) at the University of Virginia (UVA). The MEL was dedicated to an estimated 4,000 enslaved persons who worked at UVA between 1817 and 1865. The 80-foot-diameter memorial is a tapered toroidal shape composed of 75 stone blocks. This project demonstrates how computational design tools along with robotic digital fabrication can be used to achieve unique social and experiential effects in an architectural application. The memorial’s design was informed by an extensive community engagement process that clarified the importance of including a visual representation of enslaved people on the memorial. With this input, the eyes of Isabella Gibbons were selected to be used as a symbolic representation of triumph on the outer wall of the memorial. The MEL project could not rely solely on prior methods or existing software applications to design and fabricate this portrait due to four particularities of the project: material, geometry, representation, and scale. To address these challenges, the MEL design team employed an interdisciplinary collaborative process to develop an innovative parametric design technique: parametric photo V-carve. This technique allowed the MEL design team to render a large-scale photo-realistic portrait into stone. This project demonstrates how the synthesis of artistic motivations, computational design, and robotic digital fabrication can develop unique expressions that shape personal and cultural experiences.
series	ACADIA
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_id	ecaade2020_049
id	ecaade2020_049
authors	Kretzer, Manuel and Mostafavi, Sina
year	2020
title	Robotic Fabrication with Bioplastic Materials - Digital design and robotic production of biodegradable objects
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.1.603
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. 603-612
summary	Bioplastics are materials that are composed of renewable organic biomass sources and thus they are inherently biodegradable. On top of their ecological advantages to standard plastics they help to conserve fossil raw materials and the dependency on mineral oil. Recent advancements in digital design and robotic materialisation have introduced innovative methods for the realisation of complex geometries and direct experimentation through physical prototyping. Within this collaborative course between the Dessau Department of Design and the Dessau Institute of Architecture, we set out to explore the potentials of self-made bioplastic materials in combination with cutting-edge robotic fabrication in order to produce compostable products. Throughout the course the participants got acquainted with the fundamentals of parametric design to robotic production while performing systematic scientific experiments with bioplastics to develop the perfect material for robotic production. The paper presents a number of recipes on how to create bioplastics in a DIY manner. Moreover, the material research methodology, as well as robotic fabrication strategies behind each of the projects, are discussed in detail.
keywords	Bioplastic; Robotic 3D Printing; Digital Materiality; Material Architecture; Biomaterial; Material Ecology
series	eCAADe
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_id	sigradi2020_188
id	sigradi2020_188
authors	Matos, Elisa Bomtempo; Martinez, Andressa Carmo Pena
year	2020
title	Gridshell structural evaluation criteria based on Upward and Downward Modeling Methods in Karamba3D
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. 188-195
summary	Despite the vast number of researches that address Gridshells as regular meshes, there is a lack of studies discussing hybrid meshes. In this context, this paper presents a parametric approach and employs visual algorithms for designing digital gridshells with different mesh patterns. We intend to formulate a methodology for Karamba 3D applications that address the structural performance according to variations in geometric composition, number of props, and construction methods. The work seeks to examine patterns that improve structural performance, through a parallel discussion between Upward and Downward modeling methods. Although the Upward modeling method is the most recurrent in studies on the topic, in this study, the Downward method generated structures with better structural performance.
keywords	Gridshell, Pattern, Geometric Modeling, Structural Design, Structural Optimization
series	SIGraDi
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