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_id	ecaade2021_304
id	ecaade2021_304
authors	Mei, Zihan, Pan, Yue, Cheng, Jack and Garcia del Castillo Lopez, Jose Luis
year	2021
title	Cross-Scale and Density-Driven City Generator - Parametric assistance to designers in prototyping stage
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.1.563
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. 563-570
summary	In the modern urbanization process, urban planners create rules to define urban form and composition of blocks which are greatly impacted by the road network. This research paper proposes a "city generator", as an urban design toolkit for urban designers to make prototypes of large new town planning and reimagination of city generation. The generator aims to translate planning regulations into three-dimensional urban form and provide users with efficient and intuitive design iterations. Moreover, our generator emphasizes consistency in generation across scales. From a single block to a district, they can be produced in one operation without losing details. Finally, the generator provides a great degree of freedom for users to manipulate, including three aspects - road generation, density mapping and building form. Because of the flexibility of input parameters, generated models can be a rigid urban grid or an organic pattern, which can highly satisfy urban designer's expectations and imagination.
keywords	parametric urban design; urban planning; Grasshopper plugin
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia12_187
id	acadia12_187
authors	Mei-Ling, Lin ; Han, Ling ; Kothapuram, Shankara ; Jiawei, Song
year	2012
title	Digital Vernacular
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2012.187
source	ACADIA 12: Synthetic Digital Ecologies [Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-62407-267-3] San Francisco 18-21 October, 2012), pp. 187-195
summary	Digital Vernacular investigates the potential of the process of depositing a paste like material with precision using a CNC device which has produced an innovative system for design and fabrication of environmentally responsive housing. Architectural practice has been greatly impacted by technical innovations in the past, usually new building types emerge as part of new ideologies. Yet the current revolution in computer-aided design and fabrication has architecture focusing on form – without questioning what these new processes can bring for the masses. The research project 'Digital Vernacular' has investigated the potential of using CNC technology for the production of housing. It has focused on the design of the machinic devices as well as computational design tools, and revolves around the concept of fabrication on site. Using an additive and layered manufacturing process and locally available material, the project proposes a revolutionary new digital design and fabrication system that is based on one of the oldest and most sustainable construction methods in the world. The main potentials of this method are not to create complex forms for the sake of design, but to use parametric control to adapt each design to the specificities of its site. Using geometrical rules found during many research experiments with real material behaviour, a new architectural language is created that merges several environmental functionalities into a single integrated design.
keywords	Digital , Vernacular , CNC , CAM , Housing , fabrication , environmental
series	ACADIA
type	panel paper
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_id	acadia19_100
id	acadia19_100
authors	Meibodi, Mania Aghae; Kladeftira, Marirena; Kyttas, Thodoris; Dillenburger, Benjamin
year	2019
title	Bespoke Cast Facade
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2019.100
source	ACADIA 19:UBIQUITY AND AUTONOMY [Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-59179-7] (The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Austin, Texas 21-26 October, 2019) pp. 100-109
summary	This paper presents a computational design approach and a digital fabrication method for a freeform aluminum facade made of prefabricated bespoke elements. The fabrication of customized metal elements for construction remains a challenge to this day. Traditional fabrication methods, such as sand casting, are labor intensive, while direct metal 3D printing has limitations for architecture where large-scale elements are needed. Our research investigates the use of Binder Jetting technology to 3D print sand molds for casting bespoke facade elements in aluminum. Using this approach, custom facade elements can be economically fabricated in a short time. By automating the generation of mold design for each element, an efficient digital process chain from design to fabrication was established. In search of a computational method to integrate casting constraints into the form generation and the design process, a differential growth algorithm was used. The application of this fabrication method (3D printed sand molds and casting) in architecture is demonstrated via the design and fabrication of a freeform facade-screen. The paper articulates the relationship between the fabrication process and the differential growth algorithm with a parallel process of adaptive design tools and fabrication tests to exhibit future potential of the method for architectural practice.
series	ACADIA
type	normal paper
email
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_id	acadia18_434
id	acadia18_434
authors	Meibodi, Mania Aghaei ; Jipa, Andrei; Giesecke, Rena; Shammas, Demetris; Bernhard, Mathias; Leschok, Matthias; Graser, Konrad; Dillenburger, Benjamin
year	2018
title	Smart Slab. Computational design and digital fabrication of a lightweight concrete slab
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.434
source	ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 434-443
summary	This paper presents a computational design approach and novel digital fabrication method for an optimized lightweight concrete slab using a 3D-printed formwork. Smart Slab is the first concrete slab fabricated with a 3D-printed formwork. It is a lightweight concrete slab, displaying three-dimensional geometric differentiation on multiple scales. The optimization of slab systems can have a large impact on buildings: more compact slabs allow for more usable space within the same building volume, refined structural concepts allow for material reduction, and integrated prefabrication can reduce complexity on the construction site. Among the main challenges is that optimized slab geometries are difficult to fabricate in a conventional way because non-standard formworks are very costly. Novel digital fabrication methods such as additive manufacturing of concrete can provide a solution, but until now the material properties and the surface quality only allow for limited applications. The fabrication approach presented here therefore combines the geometric freedom of 3D binderjet printing of formworks with the structural performance of fiber reinforced concrete. Using 3D printing to fabricate sand formwork for concrete, enables the prefabrication of custom concrete slab elements with complex geometric features with great precision. In addition, space for building systems such as sprinklers and Lighting could be integrated in a compact way. The design of the slab is based on a holistic computational model which allows fast design optimization and adaptation, the integration of the planning of the building systems, and the coordination of the multiple fabrication processes involved with an export of all fabrication data. This paper describes the context, design drivers, and digital design process behind the Smart Slab, and then discusses the digital fabrication system used to produce it, focusing on the 3D-printed formwork. It shows that 3D printing is already an attractive alternative for custom formwork solutions, especially when strategically combined with other CNC fabrication methods. Note that smart slab is under construction and images of finished elements can be integrated within couple of weeks.
keywords	full paper, digital fabrication, computation, generative design, hybrid practices
series	ACADIA
type	paper
email
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_id	acadia21_410
id	acadia21_410
authors	Meibodi, Mania Aghaei; Craney, Ryan; McGee, Wes
year	2021
title	Robotic Pellet Extrusion: 3D Printing and Integral Computational Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2021.410
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. 410-419.
summary	3D printing offers significant geometric freedom and allows the fabrication of integral parts. This research showcases how robotic fused deposition modeling (FDM) enables the prefabrication of large-scale, lightweight, and ready-to-cast freeform formwork to minimize material waste, labor, and errors in the construction process while increasing the speed of production and economic viability of casting non-standard concrete elements. This is achieved through the development of a digital design-to-production workflow for concrete formwork. All functions that are needed in the final product, an integrally insulated steel-reinforced concrete wall, and the process for a successful cast, are fully integrated into the formwork system. A parametric model for integrated structural ribbing is developed and verified using finite element analysis. A case study is presented which showcases the fully integrated system in the production of a 2.4 m tall x 2.0 m curved concrete wall. This research demonstrates the potential for large-scale additive manufacturing to enable the efficient production of non-standard concrete formwork.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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last changed	2023/10/22 12:06

_id	acadia22_34
id	acadia22_34
authors	Meibodi, Mania Aghaei; McGee, Wes; Bayramvand, Alireza
year	2022
title	Robotic 3D Printing Multilayer Building Envelope
source	ACADIA 2022: Hybrids and Haecceities [Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9860805-8-1]. University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. 27-29 October 2022. edited by M. Akbarzadeh, D. Aviv, H. Jamelle, and R. Stuart-Smith. 34-43.
summary	This research explores the use of robotic pellet extrusion 3D printing (3DP) in the production of a multifunctional thermoplastic building envelope. A computational design method was developed to generate multi-layered systems of interconnected volumes using minimal surfaces, combined with a rib-stiffening approach that accommodates fabrication constraints. The investigation highlights the development of an integrated system that includes robotic end-effector tooling, programming/control methods to allow “endless” prints, as well as specific toolpath strategies to improve print speed and quality. These developments are then demonstrated through the design and fabrication of two 2.2 m by 1.1 m building envelope panels, and the results are discussed along with specific details of the printing process. The innovations of this research are: (1) a computational design tool that allows intuitive generation and adaptation of multilayer building envelopes to site criteria; and (2) a robust robotic control system allowing continuous, uninterrupted printing at architectural scale with minimal supervision and high-quality surface finish.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
email
last changed	2024/02/06 14:00

_id	acadia10_49
id	acadia10_49
authors	Meier, Alexis
year	2010
title	Computation against design? Toward a new logicocentrism in architecture
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2010.049
source	ACADIA 10: LIFE in:formation, On Responsive Information and Variations in Architecture [Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-4507-3471-4] New York 21-24 October, 2010), pp. 49-52
summary	The purpose of this paper is to make apparent critical and theoretical aspects of the instrumentation of new technologies inside architectural processes. After twenty five years of “Choral Work” between architecture and post-structuralist philosophy superimposed together inside architectural processes, we now face a new technological era which seems to provide a new figure of authority by replacing logocentrism to mathematical logicocentrism. Everywhere, the “insemination” of computer by biogenetic algorithms and codification processes transform matter into a zoocentric paradigmatic system, which is supposed, by its internal “modulation,” to extend our potential of social dynamics into space. The goal of our demonstration will then be to examine new technical and theoretical strategies, in a way that the positivistic structure of computation can avoid a totalizing effect (that leading architecture under technological domination), but open up to an un-programmable (emergent) future far above “weaving” and calculated design.
series	ACADIA
type	panel paper
email
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_id	ead3
authors	Meinecke, Christoph and Scherer, Raimar J.
year	1991
title	Architecture of a Knowledge- Based -System for the Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Columns
source	Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures: Education, Research, Applications [CAAD Futures ‘91 Conference Proceedings / ISBN 3-528-08821-4] Zürich (Switzerland), July 1991, pp. 451-464
summary	This paper presents the hypothesis part of an expert-system for detailing reinforced concrete structures. The structural members on which the work is focused are columns. To generate a hypothesis - that means to configurate the reinforcement for a given structural member with an almost fixed geometry - needs different kinds of information, i.e. knowledge and a strategy to apply this knowledge. Therefore a hybrid system is chosen which combines object oriented organization to represent the fixed knowledge and a rule base to model the strategy and the dynamic knowledge.
series	CAAD Futures
last changed	1999/04/07 12:03

_id	sigradi2009_857
id	sigradi2009_857
authors	Meirelles, Célia Regina Moretti; Henrique Dinis; Ricardo Hernán Medrano
year	2009
title	A aplicação da modelagem em elementos finitos na concepção das cascas de concreto armado [The application of finite element modeling in the design of reinforced concrete shell]
source	SIGraDi 2009 - Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16-18, 2009
summary	This report examines the application of physical models and digital ones as tools in the design of reinforced concrete shells. The development of computational processes and consequently the process of analyzing the structure as the finite element method allows more complex forms to be applied in architectural projects. The research demonstrates the potential of this tool, through the analysis of contemporary projects such as the “Memorial da America Latina” of Oscar Niemeyer, with modeling of the structure in ANSYS.
keywords	concrete shells, minimal forms, finite element
series	SIGRADI
email
last changed	2016/03/10 09:55

_id	eaea2009_meisse
id	eaea2009_meisse
authors	Meisse, Maximilian
year	2011
title	Photographs of the Legendary Tempelhof Airport
source	Projecting Spaces [Proceedings of the 9th European Architectural Endoscopy Association Conference / ISBN 978-3-942411-31-8 ], pp. 25-28
summary	Classified as a historical monument, it is the world’s third biggest building and was once the oldest airport in service. In accordance with the designs of Ernst Sagebiel, a student of Erich Mendelsohn, construction work started in 1936. The outbreak of the Second World War prevented the completion of the building project. After the war, the area became an American military base, gaining international fame in the postwar period, thanks to the Allied airlift Luftbru_cke.
series	other
more	http://info.tuwien.ac.at/eaea
last changed	2011/03/04 08:45

_id	2b30
authors	Mejía, Ricardo Cuberos
year	1998
title	Integration of CAD on a Planning Support System Experiences in Urban Planning of Altagracia
source	Cyber-Real Design [Conference Proceedings / ISBN 83-905377-2-9] Bialystock (Poland), 23-25 April 1998, pp. 53-74
summary	This paper relates to the group of strategies of information automation utilized for the development of a planning support system, conceived for the preparation of the urban plan of an intermediate city, with semi-industrial, tourist and fishing character, whish is located in the occident from Venezuela. Developed according the official methodology of urban analysis established for the national urban authorities, the planning support system incorporates different technical for the automated processing of information in innovative way, to obtaining each one of the products that constitute the urban plan. Such system bases on a model of integral management and structured control of cartographic and document information, databases, images and animations, respect to information fields so different as routes networks, census segments, building inventories, and tourist videos. For it, a CAD system was combined with analysis and information presentation tools, elaborated through GIS, word processors, image processors, spreadsheet, database systems, presentation programs and hypertext interfaces, under the administration of a local network area.
series	plCAD
last changed	1999/04/08 17:16

_id	ecaade2017_077
id	ecaade2017_077
authors	Mekawy, Mohammed and Petzold, Frank
year	2017
title	Exhaustive Exploration of Modular Design Options to Inform Decision Making
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.107
source	Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge! - Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 107-114
summary	Europe is facing an increasing demand for new construction, which is pushing the industry away from traditional construction technology towards prefabrication and Mass-Customization. However, prefabrication-based construction requires a more efficient, better informed decision making process due to the increased difficulty of on-site variations. Furthermore, the lack of means to navigate the whole spectrum of solutions for a given design problem using traditional tools, and the absence of the manufacturer's input in the early phases of the project can present significant challenges for the efficiency of the design and construction process. As a way to face these challenges, this paper presents an approach, realized as an Autodesk Dynamo-for-Revit package called Box Module Generator (BMG), which enables the exhaustive generation of configurations for a given building based on a construction scheme that utilizes Box Prefabricates. The output can be sorted, dissected and explored by users in various ways and the building geometry can be generated automatically in a Building Information Modeling environment. This makes it possible for the projects' stakeholders to browse thousands of potential design alternatives, which would otherwise be very hard to explore manually, or using traditional parametric modelers.
keywords	Prefabrication; Box Prefabricates; Design Tools; Design Automation; Building Information Modeling; Dynamo
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	caadria2018_180
id	caadria2018_180
authors	Mekawy, Mohammed and Petzold, Frank
year	2018
title	BIM-Based Model Checking in the Early Design Phases of Precast Concrete Structures
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.2.071
source	T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 71-80
summary	Designers often carry out their work in the early design stages with disregard to prefabrication requirements, leading to poorly thought out design decisions in terms of precast concrete planning efficiency. If precast expertise could be integrated early into design schemes, this would improve design efficiency, reduce errors and misalignments, and save time at every design iteration. The objective is not to replace precast domain experts, but to help architects make better-informed design decisions. This research is part of a wider investigation that aims to develop a rule-based expert system to support an automated review of precast concrete requirements in BIM models in the early design stages, proactively providing feedback for design decision support. This specific paper summarizes the theoretical part of the research and proposes a way to formalize precast expert knowledge as rule-sets in a tabular form that can be later programmed and integrated in a BIM platform for automated checking of BIM models.
keywords	Precast Concrete; Rule-based checking; BIM-based model checking; Expert system; Decision tables
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	ascaad2021_024
id	ascaad2021_024
authors	Mekawy, Mohammed; Mostafa Gabr
year	2021
title	Against a Workplace Contagion: A Digital Approach to Support Hygiene-Conscious Office Space Planning
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. 167-176
summary	In today’s corporate world, open-plan offices are supposed to enhance the communication and the flow of ideas among workers; however, they have also proven to facilitate the spread of infectious diseases. One approach to solve this problem is adopting spatial planning measures that reduce the risk of infection transmission. This research presents a Multi-Objective Optimization approach to integrate spatial planning measures in open-plan office environments in order to lower the risk of a workplace contagion. These measures were gathered, formalized, parameterized, and coded and integrated into a digital tool. The tool was able to automate the generation and optimization of spatial solutions based on the integrated criteria. The resulting solution space could be easily navigated and filtered to obtain one or more optimum, hygiene-conscious layouts for further development.
series	ASCAAD
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last changed	2021/08/09 13:11

_id	sigradi2021_11
id	sigradi2021_11
authors	Mela, Débora, Carmo Pena Martinez, Andressa and Henrique Lima Zuin, Affonso
year	2021
title	Leaf Coverage Quantification for the Design of Vegetated Shading Geometries Using Algorithmic Modeling, Coupled with Imaging Software
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. 1463–1473
summary	One of the most significant parameters for obtaining positive benefits from vegetation is the leaf area index. This parameter influences the shading of the plant, acting as a solar control device in the architecture. In this sense, this work aims to collect average parameters of the percentage of leaf cover of climbing species, in a high tropical climate, through digital mapping and pixel counting, using the image software ImageJ for digital image processing and analysis. With these parameters, it will be possible to simulate the shading of the vines and predict their growth. This simulation can help designers make decisions such as mesh configurations, planting spacing, and regular maintenance. The research hopes to fill a gap in the literature on specific data on leaf cover of climbing species, which can serve as an input to the algorithmic modeling of green facades in architecture.
keywords	Digital image processing, Algorithmic design, Green shading devices, Leaf area index, Pixel counting.
series	SIGraDi
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last changed	2022/05/23 12:11

_id	caadria2015_015
id	caadria2015_015
authors	Melenbrink, Nathan and Nathan King
year	2015
title	Fulldome Interfacing
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2015.221
source	Emerging Experience in Past, Present and Future of Digital Architecture, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2015) / Daegu 20-22 May 2015, pp. 221-230
summary	The ability to communicate design intent to potential users, clients, and communities is fundamental to the process of architectural design. Conventionally, this need is addressed through phased submissions of drawings, renderings, animations, and physical models—all with the intention of representing space and its constituent elements. Recent technological advancements however—including tools like those produced by OculusTM—have begun to present new opportunities for spatial representation through the use of simulated 3D environments that are both convenient for the design team and readily accepted by clients and end users. While immersive technologies do present novel representational opportunities, current workflows position the potential at the conclusion of the design process, not as part of it. The project presented here moves beyond mere representation and positions simulated 3D environments within the design process itself. To this end, an integrated real-time computational workflow that enables the use of simulated spatial experience as an iterative design tool was developed in order to create the illusion of being in a space while it is being designed and allowing experientially informed decision making. The Fulldome Interface creates a collaborative immersive environment that utilizes a novel computational design workflow (linking the parametric GrasshopperTM for RhinocerosTM design environment to the Unity3DTM gaming engine) that responds in real-time through dome-based stereoscopic projection that can be experienced by multiple occupants simultaneously.
keywords	Immersive; fulldome; real-time; interface; parametric design
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	acadia17_382
id	acadia17_382
authors	Melenbrink, Nathan; Kassabian, Paul; Menges, Achim; Werfel, Justin
year	2017
title	Towards Force-aware Robot Collectives for On-site Construction
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.382
source	ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 382- 391
summary	Due to the irregular and variable environments in which most construction projects take place, the topic of on-site automation has previously been largely neglected in favor of off-site prefabrication. While prefabrication has certain obvious economic and schedule benefits, a number of potential applications would benefit from a fully autonomous robotic construction system capable of building without human supervision or intervention; for example, building in remote environments, or building structures whose form changes over time. Previous work using a swarm approach to robotic assembly generally neglected to consider forces acting on the structure, which is necessary to guarantee against failure during construction. In this paper we report on key findings for how distributed climbing robots can use local force measurements to assess aspects of global structural state. We then chart out a broader trajectory for the affordances of distributed on-site construction in the built environment and position our contributions within this research agenda. The principles explored in simulation are demonstrated in hardware, including solutions for force-sensing as well as a climbing robot.
keywords	material and construction; physics; construction/robotics; simulation & optimization
series	ACADIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	ijac202321404
id	ijac202321404
authors	Melih, Kamaoglu
year	2023
title	The idea of evolution in digital architecture: Toward united ontologies?
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing 2023, Vol. 21 - no. 4, 622-634
summary	Humans have always sought to grasp nature’s working principles and apply acquired intelligence to artefacts since nature has always been the source of inspiration, solution and creativity. For this reason, there is a comprehensive interrelationship between the philosophy of nature and architecture. After Charles Darwin’s revolutionary work, living beings have started to be comprehended as changing, evolving and developing dynamic entities. Evolution theory has been accepted as the interpretive power of biology after several discussions and objections among scientists. In time, the working principles of evolutionary mechanisms have begun to be explained from genetic code to organism and environmental level. Afterwards, simulating nature’s evolutionary logic in the digital interface has become achievable with computational systems’ advancements. Ultimately, architects have begun to utilise evolutionary understanding in design theories and methodologies through computational procedures since the 1990s. Although several studies about technical and pragmatic elements of evolutionary tools in design, there is still little research on the historical, theoretical and philosophical foundations of evolutionary understanding in digital architecture. This paper fills this literature gap by critically reviewing the evolutionary understanding embedded in digital architecture theories and designs since the beginning of the 1990s. The original contribution is the proposed intellectual framework seeking to understand and conceptualise how evolutionary processes were defined in biology and philosophy, then represented through computational procedures, to be finally utilised by architectural designers. The network of references and concepts is deeply connected with the communication between natural processes and their computational simulations. For this reason, another original contribution is the utilisation of theoretical limits and operative principles of computation procedures to shed light on the limitations, shortcomings and potentials of design theories regarding their speculations on the relationship between natural and computational ontologies.
keywords	Evolution, computation, digital architecture, ontology, architectural theory
series	journal
last changed	2024/04/17 14:30

_id	51c2
authors	Melling, G., Bradley, D.A., McKee, H. and Widden, M.B.
year	1997
title	The development of a rapid-prototyping technique for mechatronic-augmented heavy plant
source	Automation in Construction 5 (5) (1997) pp. 365-378
summary	Telechiric, semi-autonomous and autonomous heavy plant is finding an increasing role in applications such as construction, sub-sea work and decommissioning. There is a need for improved operator interfaces for such plant, and hence for rapid-prototyping tools which link the development of the operator interface with control and operational strategies and with machine geometries.The paper sets out a strategy by which different operator interfaces can be readily evaluated while at the same time generating the requisite information structure for the control of real items of plant. The proposed system is based on the use of interconnected PCs, one to simulate the operator interface and another to provide a kinematic representation of the machine using an appropriate "desk-top reality" environment. This system offers a safe, practical, rapid and cost-effective means of assessing proposed operator interfaces, as well as facilitating the development of machine kinematic structures and the associated operational and control strategies.
series	journal paper
more	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/autcon
last changed	2003/05/15 21:22

_id	caadria2020_129
id	caadria2020_129
authors	Melnyk, Virginia
year	2020
title	Sewing Pneumatic Textures - three-dimensional digital design based on the craft of dressmaking
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.115
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. 115-124
summary	This project explores a novel approach to digitally designing pneumatic membrane structures, utilizing traditional sewing methods from dressmaking. These sewn fabric manipulation techniques are commonly used to fit flat non-stretchy fabrics around the curvature of the body. The goal is to adapt these methods to create, shape, texture, and articulation on the pneumatic surfaces. This is in contrast with other research that is interested in creating smooth minimal surfaces with complex paneling patterns. The expression of textures explore engagement with tactility, addressing desires of playful touch and comfort within the built environment. Computer software for the fashion industry is used in the design process. The software has built in simulations and works with CAD-CAM software to produce patterns, which streamlines production and fabrication. The prototypes produced test the possibilities of these methods of sewing and the physical outputs for shape, tactility, and aesthetics.
keywords	Textiles; Engagement; Computation; Interdisciplinary ; Texture
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

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