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_id	ascaad2021_118
id	ascaad2021_118
authors	Abdelmohsen, Sherif; Passaint Massoud
year	2021
title	Material-Based Parametric Form Finding: Learning Parametric Design through Computational Making
source	Abdelmohsen, S, El-Khouly, T, Mallasi, Z and Bennadji, A (eds.), Architecture in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: Transformations and Challenges [9th ASCAAD Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-907349-20-1] Cairo (Egypt) [Virtual Conference] 2-4 March 2021, pp. 521-535
summary	Most approaches developed to teach parametric design principles in architectural education have focused on universal strategies that often result in the fixation of students towards perceiving parametric design as standard blindly followed scripts and procedures, thus defying the purpose of the bottom-up framework of form finding. Material-based computation has been recently introduced in computational design, where parameters and rules related to material properties are integrated into algorithmic thinking. In this paper, we discuss the process and outcomes of a computational design course focused on the interplay between the physical and the digital. Two phases of physical/digital exploration are discussed: (1) physical exploration with different materials and fabrication techniques to arrive at the design logic of a prototype panel module, and (2) deducing and developing an understanding of rules and parameters, based on the interplay of materials, and deriving strategies for pattern propagation of the panel on a façade composition using variation and complexity. The process and outcomes confirmed the initial hypothesis, where the more explicit the material exploration and identification of physical rules and relationships, the more nuanced the parametrically driven process, where students expressed a clear goal oriented generative logic, in addition to utilizing parametric design to inform form finding as a bottom-up approach.
series	ASCAAD
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_id	ecaade2021_125
id	ecaade2021_125
authors	Heidari, Farahbod, Mahdavinejad, Mohammadjavad, Werner, Liss C. and Khayami, Sima
year	2021
title	PH Computation to Growth Prediction
source	Stojakovic, V and Tepavcevic, B (eds.), Towards a new, configurable architecture - Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, 8-10 September 2021, pp. 95-104
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.1.095
summary	Bacterial cellulose is a bio self-assembled organic material with unique features such as great tensile strength, biodegradability, and renewable potential that has made it worthwhile for different fields of industrial development research. Since the past decade, in the field of architecture also, enormous efforts were done to reach the desired guided shape of bacterial cellulose with optimized structural features. However, all these efforts are in their infancy. To reach the adaptive architectural bio-component, we need something beyond static prototyping. Therefore, we investigate the specific type "Bacterium Glucoacetobacter xylinus(BC)" cellulose growth procedure by syncing the culture medium (cellulose growth environment) to a virtual stimulating environment to introduce the computational architectural design process based on dynamic biological structures. This research presents the smart design process via the syncing of CAD environment and growth environment to create a framework that provides data analysis that the implementation of its outcomes can revolutionize the bio-digital fabrication process.
keywords	Bio-fabrication; Bio-based material; Biocomputation; Living Functional Components; Pattern Recognition; AI prediction
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia21_58
id	acadia21_58
authors	Karsan, Zain
year	2021
title	TinyZ
source	ACADIA 2021: Realignments: Toward Critical Computation [Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-986-08056-7]. Online and Global. 3-6 November 2021. edited by B. Bogosian, K. Dörfler, B. Farahi, J. Garcia del Castillo y López, J. Grant, V. Noel, S. Parascho, and J. Scott. 58-67.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.058
summary	The circumstances of the pandemic have resulted in the closure of workshops and Fab Labs and put physical making on hold for fabrication-based design courses. However, with digital fabrication having become a crucial component of design education, involving the critical transition from design ideas represented digitally to being realized physically, alternative approaches needed to be found. Remote making can be enabled by the potentials of small-scale modular machines, which due to their low cost, are easily distributable and can be shipped to each student in a design studio. The use of at-home fabrication offers new possibilities for project-adaptive prototyping tools. Desktop scaled fabrication tools designed to reach a distributed audience abound in industry, academia, and amongst DIY-ers. Drawing from these precedents, a desktop milling machine called the TinyZ was developed to support digital fabrication in an architectural studio held at MIT in the Spring of 2021. The machine was designed to be an easily reconfigurable rapid prototyping tool intended to adapt to evolving design processes. The TinyZ Kit introduced students to the basics of machine building, electronics, and computer numerically controlled (CNC) programming. The outcome of the studio showed the potential for different home labs to develop specializations and to collaborate by out-sourcing, offering a way for students to work together remotely. Finally, the work of the studio demonstrated that new material processes developed remotely could return to fab labs and extend the capacities of shared maker spaces.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	ijac202119103
id	ijac202119103
authors	Liu, Jingyang; Yi-Chin Lee, and Daniel Cardoso Llach
year	2021
title	Computational design and fabrication of highly customizable architectural space frames: Making a flat-cut Weaire-Phelan structure
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing 2021, Vol. 19 - no. 1, 37–49
summary	This paper documents a computational approach to the design, fabrication, and assembly of customizable space structures built entirely out of flat-cut interlocking elements without the need of nodes, fasteners, cement, or glue. Following a Research by Design (RbD) methodology, we establish a framework comprising geometric and parametric modeling, structural analysis, and digital fabrication stages to examine the following research question: how might the modularity of a construction kit be combined with the plasticity of parametric descriptions to facilitate the design and fabrication of flat-cut space structures? We find that an adaptive joint design that resolves local deformations at the node and element levels can facilitate the construction of flat-cut space structures by making modular components responsive to local geometric, material, and mechanical demands. The research centers on the design and construction of an architecture-scale installation based on the Weaire-Phelan structure—an aperiodic space-filling geometric structure that approximates the geometry of foam—entirely out of flat-cut interlocking elements. Documenting the process in technical detail, as well as some limitations, the paper contributes to recent efforts to develop digital materials suitable for architectural applications. In addition, it contributes to extend the formal and architectural possibilities of flat-cut space structure design by facilitating “bottom-up” design explorations in concert with the structure’s tectonic resolution.
keywords	Computational design, generative fabrication, construction kit
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_id	caadria2021_213
id	caadria2021_213
authors	Oghazian, Farzaneh and Vazquez, Elena
year	2021
title	A Multi-Scale Workflow for Designing with New Materials in Architecture: Case Studies across Materials and Scales - Case studies across materials and scales
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 533-542
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.533
summary	In this paper, we present a workflow developed for designing with and scaling-up new materials in architecture through an iterative cycle of materialization and testing. The framework establishes a connection between design requirements and form, taking advantage of different scales in new materials known as micro, meso, and macroscale in the process of design/manufacture. Different scales when dealing with material systems-especially in those that possess some level of uncertainty in their behavior from the formation process-make it challenging to deal with the different material variables controlled at each scale. This paper presents a brief review of existing design workflows centered on material properties. We then discuss case studies and argue for a multi-scale approach for design. Finally, we present the workflow. By implementing the workflow on two case studies, we answer how we can include material scales and their embedded properties as the central part of the design/manufacture process to aid in implementing new materials in architecture. The case studies are a responsive skin system and a free-standing tensile structure incorporating 3D printed wood filament and knitted yarn as the primary material.
keywords	material computation; material-based design; wood 3D printing; knitting; multi-scale workflow
series	CAADRIA
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_id	acadia21_308
id	acadia21_308
authors	Rossi, Gabriella; Chiujdea, Ruxandra; Colmo, Claudia; El Alami, Chada; Nicholas, Paul; Tamke, Martin; Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette
year	2021
title	A Material Monitoring Framework
source	ACADIA 2021: Realignments: Toward Critical Computation [Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-986-08056-7]. Online and Global. 3-6 November 2021. edited by B. Bogosian, K. Dörfler, B. Farahi, J. Garcia del Castillo y López, J. Grant, V. Noel, S. Parascho, and J. Scott. 308-317.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.308
summary	Through 3d printing, cellulose-based biopolymers undergo a two-staged hybrid fabrication process, where initial rapid forming is followed by a slower secondary stage of curing. During this curing large quantities of water are evaporated from the material which results in anisotropic deformations. In order to harness the potential of 3d printing biopolymers for architectural applications, it is necessary to understand this extended timeline of material activity and its implications on critical architectural factors related to overall element shrinkage, positional change of joints, and overall assembly tolerance. This paper presents a flexible multi-modal sensing framework for the understanding of complex material behavior of 3d printed cellulose biopolymers during their transient curing process. We report on the building of a Sensor Rig, that interfaces multiple aspects of the curing of our cellulose-slurry print experiments, using a mix of image-based, marker-based, and pin-based protocols for data collection. Our method uses timestamps as a common parameter to interface various modes of curing monitoring through multi-dimensional time slices. In this way, we are able to uncover underlying correlations and affects between the different phenomena occuring during curing. We report on the developed data pipelines enabling the Monitoring Framework and its associated software and hardware implementation. Through graphical Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) of 3 print experiments, we demonstrate that geometry is the main driver for behavior control. This finding is key to future architectural-scale explorations.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	acadia21_246
id	acadia21_246
authors	Safley, Nick
year	2021
title	Reconnecting...
source	ACADIA 2021: Realignments: Toward Critical Computation [Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-986-08056-7]. Online and Global. 3-6 November 2021. edited by B. Bogosian, K. Dörfler, B. Farahi, J. Garcia del Castillo y López, J. Grant, V. Noel, S. Parascho, and J. Scott. 246-255.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.246
summary	This design research reimagines the architectural detail in a postdigital framework and proposes digital methods to work upon discrete tectonics. Drawing upon Marco Frascari's writing The Tell-the-Tale Detail, the study aims to reimagine tectonic thinking for focused attention after the digital turn. Today, computational tools are powerful enough to perform operations more similar to physical tools than in the earlier digital era. These tools create a "digital materiality," where architects can manipulate digital information in parallel and overlapping ways to physical corollaries. (Abrons and Fure, 2018) To date, work in this area has focused on materiality specifically. This project reinterprets tectonics using texture map editing and point cloud information, particularly reconceptualizing jointing using images. Smartphone-based 3D digital scanning was used to captured details from a series of Carlo Scarpa's influential works, isolating these details from their physical sites and focusing attention upon individual tectonic moments. As digital scans, these details problematize the rhetoric of smoothness and seamlessness prevalent in digital architecture as they are discretely construed loci yet composed of digital meshes. (Jones 2014) Once removed from their contexts, reconnecting the digital scans into compositions of "compound details" necessitated a series of new mechanisms for constructing and construing not native to the material world. Using Photoshop editing of texture-mapped images, digital texturing of meshes, and interpretation of the initial material constructions, new joints within and between these the digital scanned details were created to reframe the original detail for the post-digital.
series	ACADIA
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_id	acadia21_328
id	acadia21_328
authors	Akbari, Mostafa; Lu, Yao; Akbarzadeh, Masoud
year	2021
title	From Design to the Fabrication of Shellular Funicular Structures
source	ACADIA 2021: Realignments: Toward Critical Computation [Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-986-08056-7]. Online and Global. 3-6 November 2021. edited by B. Bogosian, K. Dörfler, B. Farahi, J. Garcia del Castillo y López, J. Grant, V. Noel, S. Parascho, and J. Scott. 328-339.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.328
summary	Shellular Funicular Structures (SFSs) are single-layer, two-manifold structures with anticlastic curvature, designed in the context of graphic statics. They are considered as efficient structures applicable to many functions on different scales. Due to their complex geometry, design and fabrication of SFSs are quite challenging, limiting their application in large scales. Furthermore, designing these structures for a predefined boundary condition, control, and manipulation of their geometry are not easy tasks. Moreover, fabricating these geometries is mostly possible using additive manufacturing techniques, requiring a lot of supports in the printing process. Cellular funicular structures (CFSs) as strut-based spatial structures can be easily designed and manipulated in the context of graphic statics. This paper introduces a computational algorithm for translating a Cellular Funicular Structure (CFS) to a Shellular Funicular Structure (SFS). Furthermore, it explains a fabrication method to build the structure out of a flat sheet of material using the origami/ kirigami technique as an ideal choice because of its accessibility, processibility, low cost, and applicability to large scales. The paper concludes by displaying a structure that is designed and fabricated using this technique.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	ascaad2021_007
id	ascaad2021_007
authors	Alabbasi, Mohammad; Han-Mei Chen, Asterios Agkathidis
year	2021
title	Developing a Design Framework for the 3D Printing Production of Concrete Building Components: A Case Study on Column Optimization for Efficient Housing Solutions in Saudi Arabia
source	Abdelmohsen, S, El-Khouly, T, Mallasi, Z and Bennadji, A (eds.), Architecture in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: Transformations and Challenges [9th ASCAAD Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-907349-20-1] Cairo (Egypt) [Virtual Conference] 2-4 March 2021, pp. 713-726
summary	This paper is examining the development of a design and fabrication framework aiming to increase the efficiency of the construction of concrete building components by introducing 3D concrete printing in the context of Saudi Arabia. In particular, we will present an algorithmic process focusing on the design and fabrication of a typical, mass customised, single-family house, which incorporates parametric modelling, topology optimisation, finite element (FE) analysis and robotic 3D printing techniques. We will test and verify our framework by designing and fabricating a loadbearing concrete column with structural and material properties defined by the Saudi Building Code of Construction. Our findings are highlighting the advantages and challenges of the proposed file-to-factory framework in comparison to the conventional construction methods currently applied in Saudi Arabia, or other similar sociopolitical contexts. By comparing the material usage in both conventional and optimised columns, the results have shown that material consumption has been reduced by 25%, the required labour in the construction site has been mitigated by 28 and the duration time has been reduced by 80% without the need for formwork.
series	ASCAAD
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last changed	2021/08/09 13:11

_id	ecaade2021_130
id	ecaade2021_130
authors	Alassaf, Nancy and Clayton, Mark
year	2021
title	The Use of Diagrammatic Reasoning to Aid Conceptual Design in Building Information Modeling (BIM)
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. 39-48
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.2.039
summary	Architectural design is an intellectual activity where the architect moves from the abstract to the real. In this process, the abstract represents the logical reasoning of how architectural form is configured or structured, while the real refers to the final physical form. Diagrams become an integral part of the conceptual design stage because they mediate between those two realms. Building Information Modeling (BIM) can reallocate the effort and time to emphasize conceptual design. However, many consider BIM a professionally-oriented tool that is less suitable for the early design stages. This research suggests that architectural design reasoning can be achieved using constraint-based parametric diagrams to aid conceptual design in BIM. The study examines several techniques and constructs a framework to use diagrams in the early design stages. This framework has been investigated through Villa Stein and Citrohan House by Le Corbusier. This study addresses two roles of diagrams: the generative role to create various design solutions and the analytical one to conduct an early performance study of the building. Our research contributes to the discussion on the ways designers can use digital diagrams to support the architectural design process.
keywords	Building Information Modeling (BIM); Performance analysis ; Architectural Form; Diagram; Parametric modeling
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2021_291
id	caadria2021_291
authors	Bansal, Medha and Erdine, Elif
year	2021
title	Bio-Mineralisation And In-Situ Fabrication Of In-Dune Spaces: Case Study Of Thar Desert
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 493-502
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.493
summary	Desertification has made large productive landscapes in the South-west Thar desert redundant, subjected people to migration and induced a constant influx of sand into the region (Singhvi and Amal, 2014). The abundance of sand creates an opportunity to adopt an existing technique, Bio-mineralisation, to develop a sand based composite material which, when treated with a construction binder like sodium alginate, can be used for engineering purposes. The paper sets a theoretical framework to develop a fabrication mechanism with microbial-grout injections and propose the development of in-dune/underground assembly of habitable spaces. Each of the sub-components of material system, fabrication mechanism and In-dune structures are detailed, and evaluated to devise a hierarchy between them. Their interdependencies together inform design strategies, a phasing plan and global time scale for overall terrain transformation.
keywords	Bio-mineralisation; Bio-grouting; In-dune fabrication; Tool path algorithms; Micro-climate analysis
series	CAADRIA
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_id	caadria2021_329
id	caadria2021_329
authors	Breseghello, Luca, Sanin, Sandro and Naboni, Roberto
year	2021
title	Toolpath Simulation,Design and Manipulation in Robotic 3D Concrete Printing
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 623-632
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.623
summary	Digital fabrication is blurring the boundaries between design, manufacturing and material effects. More and more experimental design processes involve an intertwined investigation of these aspects, especially when it comes to additive techniques such as 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP). Conventional digital tools present limitations in the description of an object, which neglects material, textural, and machinic information. In this paper, we exploit the control of extrusion-based 3D printing via programmed layered toolpath as a design method for enhancing the control of the manufactured architectural elements. The paper presents an experimental framework for design, analysis and fabrication with 3DCP, developing a system for materializing interdependencies between geometry, material, performance. This is applied to a series of architectural artefacts which demonstrate the advantages and possibilities opened by the introduced workflow, expanding the design process towards higher control on the objects buildability, structural integrity and aesthetic. manufacturing and material effects. More and more experimental design processes involve an intertwined investigation of these aspects, especially when it comes to additive techniques such as 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP). Conventional digital tools present limitations in the description of an object, which neglects material, textural, and machinic information. In this paper, we exploit the control of extrusion-based 3D printing via programmed layered toolpath as a design method for enhancing the control of the manufactured architectural elements. The paper presents an experimental framework for design, analysis and fabrication with 3DCP, developing a system for materializing interdependencies between geometry, material, performance. This is applied to a series of architectural artefacts which demonstrate the advantages and possibilities opened by the introduced workflow, expanding the design process towards higher control on the objects buildability, structural integrity and aesthetic."
keywords	3D Concrete Printing; Robotic Fabrication; Additive Manufacturing; Toolpath Simulation; Toolpath Manipulation
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ijac202119101
id	ijac202119101
authors	Budig, Michael; Oliver Heckmann, Markus, Hudert, Amanda Qi Boon Ng, Zack Xuereb Conti, and Clement Jun Hao Lork
year	2021
title	Computational screening-LCA tools for early design stages
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing 2021, Vol. 19 - no. 1, 6–22
summary	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been widely adopted to identify the Global Warming Potential (GWP) in the construction industry and determine its high environmental impact through Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, energy and resource consumptions. The consideration of LCA in the early stages of design is becoming increasingly important as a means to avoid costly changes at later stages of the project. However, typical LCA-based tools demand very detailed information about structural and material systems and thus become too laborious for designers in the conceptual stages, where such specifications are still loosely defined. In response, this paper presents a workflow for LCA-based evaluation where the selection of the construction system and material is kept open to compare the impacts of alternative design variants. We achieve this through a strict division into support and infill systems and a simplified visualization of a schematic floor layout using a shoebox approach, inspired from the energy modelling domain. The shoeboxes in our case are repeatable modules within a schematic floor plan layout, whose enclosures are defined by parametric 2D surfaces representing total ratios of permanent supports versus infill components. Thus, the assembly of modular surface enclosures simplifies the LCA evaluation process by avoiding the need to accurately specify the physical properties of each building component across the floor plan. The presented workflow facilitates the selection of alternative structural systems and materials for their comparison, and outputs the Global Warming Potential (GWP) in the form of an intuitive visualization output. The workflow for simplified evaluation is illustrated through a case study that compares the GWP for selected combinations of material choice and construction systems.
keywords	Computational life cycle assessment tool, embodied carbon, parametric design, construction systems, global warming potential
series	journal
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_id	ecaade2021_154
id	ecaade2021_154
authors	Capone, Mara, Lanzara, Emanuela and Marsillo, Laura
year	2021
title	Customization System for Ergonomic Benches - DOMINO_ a parametric design configurator
source	Stojakovic, V and Tepavcevic, B (eds.), Towards a new, configurable architecture - Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, 8-10 September 2021, pp. 437-444
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.1.437
summary	The principle of customization is based on the concept of modularity, which consists in the repetition of a module without changing size or shape of the single element. Therefore, this concept expands with introduction of smaller sub-modules to obtain the so called "complex modularity". According to this research framework our paper focuses on a customization system for designing an ergonomic bench that can be adaptable to different people (kids, adults, elders) and different use, sitting, semi-sitting and lying position. Our goal is to design a parametric "configurator", able to modify modules shape in relation to ergonomics specific needs and to combine them in relation to a specific context.
keywords	complex modularity; ergonomic bench; parametric configurator
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2022_249
id	ecaade2022_249
authors	Carrasco Hortal, Jose, Hernandez Carretero, Sergi, Abellan Alarcon, Antonio and Bermejo Pascual, Jorge
year	2022
title	Algae, Gobiidae Fish and Insects that inspire Coastal Custodian Entities - Digital models for a real-virtual space using TouchDesigner
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. 361–370
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2022.1.361
summary	At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a discipline at the intersection of digital art and science explores how natural and artificial species are affected, coexist, and feed back to humans based on multi-scalar hybrid models. They embody types of surveillance entities or non-human custodians, and serve as inspiration for another generation of designs produced ten years later, the case studies that are presented here. This paper explains the design and parametric fundamentals of a digital architecture installation at the University of Alicante (Spain 2021) using CNC models and the TouchDesigner programming environment. The installation contains a clan of technological-virtual hybrid species, non-human custodians, which: (a) strengthen the Proposal’s discourse on the recognition of legal identity of the Mar Menor lagoon (Southeast Spain); (b) incorporate reactive designs; (c) help raise awareness of the effect of human actions on the lagoon’s ecology and nearby streams. The viewpoint is not anthropocentric, because it adopts the perspective of the foraging fish species or the oxygen-seeking algae species, among others, in order to reveal the deterioration processes. In most cases, the result is a sort of synaesthetic conversation that interweaves light, sound, movement and data.
keywords	Human-Machine Interaction, TouchDesigner, Non-Human Custodian, Responsive Interface, Ethnography of Things
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia21_270
id	acadia21_270
authors	Dambrosio, Niccolo; Schlopschnat, Christoph; Zechmeister, Christoph; Rinderspacher, Katja; Duque Estrada, Rebeca; Knippers, Jan; Kannenberg, Fabian; Menges, Achim; Gil Peréz, Marta
year	2021
title	Maison Fibre
source	ACADIA 2021: Realignments: Toward Critical Computation [Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-986-08056-7]. Online and Global. 3-6 November 2021. edited by B. Bogosian, K. Dörfler, B. Farahi, J. Garcia del Castillo y López, J. Grant, V. Noel, S. Parascho, and J. Scott. 270-279.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.270
summary	This research demonstrates the development of a hybrid FRP-timber wall and slab system for multi-story structures. Bespoke computational tools and robotic fabrication processes allow for adaptive placement of material according to specific local requirements of the structure thus representing a resource-efficient alternative to established modes of construction. This constitutes a departure from pre-digital, material-intensive building methods, based on isotropic materials towards genuinely digital building systems using lightweight, hybrid composite elements. Design and fabrication methods build upon previous research on lightweight fiber structures conducted at the University of Stuttgart and expand it towards inhabitable, multi-story building systems. Interdisciplinary design collaboration based on reciprocal computational feedback allows for the concurrent consideration of architectural, structural, fabrication and material constraints. The robotic coreless filament winding process only uses minimal, modular formwork and allows for the efficient production of morphologically differentiated building components. The research results were demonstrated through Maison Fibre, developed for the 17th Architecture Biennale in Venice. Situated at the Venice Arsenale, the installation is composed of 30 plate like elements and depicts a modular, further extensible scheme. While this first implementation of a hybrid multi-story building system relies on established glass and carbon fiber composites, the methods can be extended towards a wider range of materials ranging from ultra-high-performance mineral fiber systems to renewable natural fibers.
series	ACADIA
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_id	sigradi2021_312
id	sigradi2021_312
authors	Dickinson, Susannah and Ida, Aletheia
year	2021
title	Dynamic Interscalar Methods for Adaptive Design Futures
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. 41–53
summary	This paper addresses our current environmental and political climate directly, disseminating work from a research-based, upper-level architecture studio located at the border of Mexico and the United States. Dynamic digital tools and methods were developed to connect multiple scales of spatialized data. Additional field tools, including electromagnetic field (EMF) meters, environmental sensors, and micro-photography, enabled real-time dynamics to be combined with photogrammetry, satellite and GIS data. The selected outcomes utilize the methodological framework in different ways. Three presiding significant outcomes demonstrated from this work include: 1) micro-macro scale inquiry through spatio-temporal data collection and fieldwork; 2) parametric digital tools for emergent design optimization linking natural and artificial systems; and 3) human-machine-nature interactions for cultural awareness, participation, and activism. Collectively, these three functions of the methodology shift practice towards an alter-disciplinary logic to enable adaptive design outcomes that are responsive to a range of issues presented through site-specific climate change dynamics.
keywords	Parametric Generative Design, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Bio-Inspired Design, Digital Pedagogy
series	SIGraDi
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_id	caadria2021_412
id	caadria2021_412
authors	Estrina, Tatiana, Hui, Vincent and Ma, Lena
year	2021
title	The Digital Design Build - Modes of Experiential Learning in the Pandemic Era
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 41-50
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.2.041
summary	In recent years, academia has deviated from the lecture-based model to a hybridized system of instruction and experiential learning. Experiential learning aids students in understanding collaborative processes in architectural praxis and exposes them to engaging learning opportunities, a critical component of architectural studio education (Nijholt et al. 2013). During the COVID-19 outbreak, students are barred from accessing on-campus facilities. This causes a redevelopment of curricular delivery and disrupts experiential learning which heavily relies on in-person interaction. It is imperative for instructors to retain experiential learning in the transition to virtual instruction. This paper explores experiential learning within virtual platforms for instruction. Through outlining the implementation of technologies, capitalizing on connectivity, and maximizing opportunity for digital problem solving, the authors posit a framework that other educators may adopt. The paper concludes with a case study of a virtual design-build project, and the various techniques implemented in retaining experiential learning during the pandemic.
keywords	Pedagogy; Experiential learning; Social connectivity; Resilience; Disrupted education
series	CAADRIA
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_id	caadria2021_167
id	caadria2021_167
authors	Ezra, Erez and Barath, Shany
year	2021
title	Expanding the Role of Electro-Thermal Actuators Based On Carbon Nanotubes Within the Fabrication of Pre-Programmed Material Composites.
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 613-622
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.613
summary	Taking a cue from research at the crossroads between chemistry, material science, and nanotechnology this paper examines the role of material-driven fabrication methods that enable the integration of pre-programmed geometrical expression onto customized thin-film composites from within a design mindset. Recent developments in electrothermal actuators (ETAs) have demonstrated low cost and ease of fabrication with relatively high precision deformation capabilities. We, therefore, explore ETAs based on Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) capable of reversible actuation in a controlled fashion by external stimuli. Our interest focuses on the ability to pre-program deflection through intervention with the CNT application and composite layer configuration as well as exploring affordable and relatively accessible fabrication methodologies. These adaptive mechanisms displaying; controllable movements, unique actuations, and high thermal insulation suggest affordable and responsive opportunities for developing design applications capable of expanding the role of material agency in the physical context.
keywords	material computation; Pre-programmed geometry; Electro-thermal actuation; Carbon Nanotubes; Composite fabrication
series	CAADRIA
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_id	caadria2021_137
id	caadria2021_137
authors	Fattahi Tabasi, Saba, Alaghmandan, Matin and Rafizadeh, Hamid Reza
year	2021
title	Simultaneous effect of form modifications and topology of the bracing system on the structural performance of timber high rise building - Introducing an innovative approach using parametric design
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 421-430
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.421
summary	Topology optimization is a tool that minimizes the material consumption in a structure, while at the same time provides us design alternatives integrating architectural and structural engineering concepts. However, topology optimization is a structural engineering subject and its known methods are required professional knowledge of engineering to be used. In this article, the mutual effect of form modifications and topology of the bracing system in a 9-story timber exoskeleton high-rise building regarding the governing wind load and seismic load is examined. What differentiates this study from former ones and in fact its main purpose is introducing an innovative approach towards structural topology optimization using parametric design. In this innovative approach, the possibility of moving for each central node of bracing systems in defined ranges independently and the possibility of the existence or absence of each bracing member is provided. This parametric model will enable architects to optimize the topology of the structural elements which are part of their architectural design by themselves. The CMA-ES-algorithm-based optimization is done to minimize both total mass of structure per unit area and the horizontal displacement of the top floor. For modeling, optimizing cross-sections and structural analysis, Grasshopper and its plug-in called Karamba are utilized.
keywords	Topology optimization; Form finding; Parametric design; Timber tall buildings; Exoskeleton structures
series	CAADRIA
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