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_id	bdc1
authors	Kolodner, J.
year	1993
title	Case-Based Reasoning
source	San Mateo, CA:Morgan Kaufmann
summary	Case-based reasoning systems store information about situations in their memory. As new problems arise, similar situations are searched to help solve them. The author places special emphasis on applying case-based reasoning to complex real-world problem- solving tasks such as medical diagnosis, design, conflict resolution, and planning. The approach combines cognitive science and engineering, and is based on analysis of both expert and common- sense tasks. Guidelines for building case-based expert systems are provided. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Book Description
series	other
last changed	2003/04/23 15:14

_id	caadria2013_217
id	caadria2013_217
authors	Kolodziej, Przemyslaw and Jozef Rak
year	2013
title	Responsive Building Envelope as a Material System of Autonomous Agents
source	Open Systems: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2013) / Singapore 15-18 May 2013, pp. 945-954
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2013.945
wos	WOS:000351496100097
summary	The paper represents the concept of an abstract model of the Responsive Building Envelope (RBE), founded on pre-programmed material’s behaviour. The assumed model of the responsive building envelope is based on the idea of material autonomous agents that control default parameters of building’s energies like ventilation, humidity, light volume, radiation, temperature, etc., by materials’ geometry deformation. The agent is a material system, built with the Electroactive Polymers (EAPs) actuators which react to the environment’s fluctuations continuously and independently from other agents. The model of a responsive envelope is a cluster of self-reliant units which control the primary characteristic of the building environment in an analogous way to the homeostasis system of a living organism. By decentralization the system becomes more stable and reliable. The CFD simulation was created from the schematic model of the RBE’s performance to test the presented design concepts.
keywords	Responsive system, Autonomous agent, Electroactive Polymers (EAPs), Homeostatic cycle, CFD simulation
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecaade2011_008
id	ecaade2011_008
authors	Kolovou, Eleni
year	2011
title	Sensitive skin design: a generative approach
source	RESPECTING FRAGILE PLACES [29th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-9-4912070-1-3], University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture (Slovenia) 21-24 September 2011, pp.453-460
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2011.453
wos	WOS:000335665500052
summary	This paper presents a framework of study of an iterative evolution of a modular component designed in an attempt to simulate material constraints and motional response with the perspective to be multiplied into a dynamic system. The main scope of this project was to investigate the process that maps a territory of possibilities, among which lies the potential architectural solution. In order to explore this field a parametric model has been developed. The simulation of the materials nature has been embedded in the algorithm on a geometry constraint basis in an attempt to simulate the behavior of the system comprised by elements in tension and torsion. A multiplication process of the module was introduced at a following stage of the research focusing on regular tessellations and circle packing on the plane. Responsive performance has been studied on a selected specimen of the evolution given a hypothetic context scenario according to which the scale of the design was set at a façade component level. The resulting responsive permeable skin was presented as a potential design solution among the successive approximations of this algorithm. Along the course of the research the parametric tools were used not only as a medium of synchronous output visualization but also as a mechanism to simulate material properties, structural constrains, environmental data, and worked as stimuli of inspiration driving the overall design process.
keywords	Parametric design; generative design; simulation and visualization; responsive skin
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/05/01 23:21

_id	a3ac
id	a3ac
authors	Kolravic, Branko (ed.)
year	2003
title	ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
source	Spon Press
summary	Architecture in the Digital Age addresses contemporary architectural practice in which digital technologies are radically changing how the buildings are conceived, designed and produced. It discusses the digitally-driven changes, their origins, and their effects by grounding them in actual practices already taking place, while simultaneously speculating about their wider implications for the future. The book offers a diverse set of ideas as to what is relevant today and what will be relevant tomorrow for emerging architectural practices of the digital age. The contents of the book brings together some of the leading international practitioners with the aim of providing informed views of what is seen as a critical juncture in architecture's evolving relationship to its wider cultural and technological context.
keywords	Digital fabrication
series	book
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2005/03/06 07:28

_id	ecaade2017_291
id	ecaade2017_291
authors	Koltsova Jenne, Anastasia, Tunçer, Bige, Beir?o, José Nuno and Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2017
title	Stratification of Public Spaces based on Qualitative Attribute Measurement
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. 581-590
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.581
summary	This paper presents a computational setup for public space quality attribute measurement that leverages GIS technologies, remote access and actual databases. The goal of this research study is to objectify public space qualities established by prior research and verify these in a specific context. In particular, this work uses liveliness as a quality criterion for public space and analyses its interrelationship to space descriptive attributes represented by the objective characteristics of the existing public spaces. The main motivation of this research is to provide for better understanding of public space characteristics that support vibrant social life within contemporary urban settings in Europe.
keywords	Urban Design; Public Space Quality; Liveliness; Integrative Analysis; Parametric Modelling; GIS
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecaade2012_208
id	ecaade2012_208
authors	Koltsova, Anastasia ; Tuncer, Bige ; Georgakopoulou, Sofia ; Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2012
title	Parametric Tools for Conceptual Design Support at the Pedestrian Urban Scale: Towards inverse urban design
source	Achten, Henri; Pavlicek, Jiri; Hulin, Jaroslav; Matejovska, Dana (eds.), Digital Physicality - Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1 / ISBN 978-9-4912070-2-0, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture (Czech Republic) 12-14 September 2012, pp. 279-287
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2012.1.279
wos	WOS:000330322400028
summary	This paper presents an inverse pedestrian urban design method and an initial set of parametric tools for conceptual design support at the pedestrian urban scale. Inverse pedestrian urban design concerns the derivation of urban design parameters from a local context in order to produce better informed and situated designs. The tools concern the rationalization of street network and building form. Some of the parameters that are used within the tools are view angles (visibility analysis) and distances between target points (accessibility analysis). The paper elaborates on inverse urban design, presents some case studies and tools, and touches upon design patterns and their alignment to design processes.
keywords	Urban design; pedestrian design; parametric modelling; design tools; inverse urban design method
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecaade2013_251
id	ecaade2013_251
authors	Koltsova, Anastasia; Tunçer, Bige and Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2013
title	Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 2, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 375-383
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.2.375
wos	WOS:000340643600038
summary	This paper presents a visibility analysis tool for 3D urban environments and its possible applications for urban design practice. Literature exists for performing visibility analysis using various methods and techniques, however, tools that result from such research are generally not suitable for use by designers in practice. Our visibility analysis tool resides in Grasshopper, Rhino. It uses a ray casting method to analyze the visibility of façade surfaces from a given vantage point, and of a given urban setting, in particular, buildings and roads. The latter analysis provides information on the best visible buildings/building facades from segments of roads. We established a collaboration with a practicing architect to work on a design competition together, using this tool. The paper elaborates on the visibility analysis methods, presents the tool in detail, discusses the results of our joint work on the competition, and briefly reflects on the evaluation of the use of the tool by design practitioners.
keywords	Visibility analysis; pedestrian design; urban space quality; design practice.
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	41be
authors	Komatsu, Kiichiro and Kanda, Nobutaka
year	1997
title	Visual Recognition Oriented Spatial Presentation in CAAD System
source	CAADRIA ‘97 [Proceedings of the Second Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 957-575-057-8] Taiwan 17-19 April 1997, pp. 267-276
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.1997.267
summary	Computers have established themselves as indispensable tools in the practice of urban and architectural design. As they have become more and more popular, various presentation means to support computerized design tools, such as CG and VRML, have been developed and put into practical use. They have been inclined to be regarded as tools for photorealistic presentation, or as a mere shape previewer. However, considering the recent demand to esteem multi-aspects of space design, the importance of understanding and transmitting multi-aspects in space aided by visual recognition is expected to increase undoubtedly. In order to realize such assistant procedure in design, we must identify the requirements of spatial presentation in design, and apply it appropriately to visualizing process. By virtue of that, it can be said that visualization itself has possibilities to open some innovative styles of urban and architectural design.
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	6df0
authors	Komatsu, Kiichiro and Watanabe, Shun
year	1998
title	Spatial Database for Model Analysis Methods
source	CAADRIA ‘98 [Proceedings of The Third Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 4-907662-009] Osaka (Japan) 22-24 April 1998, pp. 203-212
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.1998.203
summary	In the field of architectural and urban planning and design, computer education needs to move beyond basic computer literacy and have more emphasis placed on special subjects related to planning and design. How to manage spatial data is becoming an essential issue for research and education in planning and design especially in the analysis and evaluation phases. This paper discusses the importance of spatial data in planning education and shows how a common spatial database for model analysis methods was constructed at the University of Tsukuba. The database consists of many geographical and statistical data files classified under the standard region mesh codes and covers the whole country from global areas to local areas. Web-based instructions about how to use the database have also been prepared which enable students to study practical spatial analysis by themselves.
keywords	Education, Database, GIS, Spatial Analysis
series	CAADRIA
email
more	http://www.caadria.org
last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	sigradi2003_018
id	sigradi2003_018
authors	Kommonen, L.D. and Salgado, M.
year	2003
title	Interface design and usability testing in the digital facsimile of map of mexico 1550
source	SIGraDi 2003 - [Proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Rosario Argentina 5-7 november 2003
summary	This paper describes the usability test carried out as a part of the interface design to further develop the Digital Facsimile of Map of Mexico 1550. The working method used brought insights regarding the social and individual subjective experience involved in navigating an interactive piece. It also defined the guidelines for the design of a second version of the Digital Facsimile presented from May of 2003 at the Gropius Bau Museum in, Berlin, Germany. The Digital Facsimile of Map of Mexico 1550 is a work in progress of Systems of Representation research group in Media Lab (See: http://cipher.uiah.fi/Systems_of_representation). The Facsimile is being designed by Lily Díaz-Kommonen, Janne Pietarila, and Mariana Salgado.
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:54

_id	2006_714
id	2006_714
authors	Kona, Silika Rahman and Saleh Uddin
year	2006
title	Movement in Architecture - An Analytical Approach Towards Organic Characteristics
source	Communicating Space(s) [24th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-5-9] Volos (Greece) 6-9 September 2006, pp. 714-719
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2006.714
summary	Nature is the fundamental and recurring inspiration of organic architecture. Living organisms, both in their outward forms and in their inner structures, offer endless ideas and concepts for design. Organic architecture works with metamorphosis (the process of growth and change), the notion of “design from within”. Why should architecture be lifeless and static? Here, Movement, a unique quality of living organism is used to contribute to architecture. We cannot make a new life but we can take the characteristics to make changes in our environment, seeking not to imitate nature’s appearance, but instead to imaginatively apply its profound principles. The focus of this paper is to examine and categorize the different kinds of movement that exist in nature, understanding how their purpose can be effectively used in architecture. The topic explores techniques of living organisms used for function and defense and discusses possible implementation in architecture. Movement has the potentiality to introduce flexibility, ecological efficiency and building defense through deformable, transportable, shape shifting and morphing forms.
keywords	Organic Characteristics; Movement
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	caadria2024_422
id	caadria2024_422
authors	Kondratenko, Aleksei, Hsain, Houssame Eddine, Cheng, Cesar, Antonio, Rishan, Nisztuk, Maciej, Chavan, Tejas, Weijenberg, Camiel and Patel, Sayjel Vijay
year	2024
title	Quantifying and Mitigating Neighborhood Transportation CO2 Emissions Through Data-Driven Urban Design
source	Nicole Gardner, Christiane M. Herr, Likai Wang, Hirano Toshiki, Sumbul Ahmad Khan (eds.), ACCELERATED DESIGN - Proceedings of the 29th CAADRIA Conference, Singapore, 20-26 April 2024, Volume 2, pp. 435–444
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.2.435
summary	Urban areas are significant contributors to CO2 emissions, mainly due to transportation. In this paper, we introduce a novel data-driven tool that leverages urban design to mitigate transportation-related emissions. Our original contribution lies in the development of a comprehensive methodology and a digital analytics tool that applies global data to quantify neighbourhood transportation CO2 emissions and recommend mitigation strategies. Unlike other existing approaches that only present carbon emissions metrics for specific locations, our system uses a robust methodology that employs global data and can be applied to any neighbourhood in the world. A unique feature of our system is the application of the “15-minute city” concept, which assesses the accessibility of essential amenities within a specified travel time and the impact of a specific location on carbon emissions. The system queries, classifies, and filters nearby amenities, identifies those outside the 15-minute isochrone, finds potential car routes, and calculates the annual transportation CO2 emissions for the neighbourhood population. The tool evaluates the problem and suggests optimal facility placement, offering effective strategies for emission reduction. This dual functionality accelerates the urban design and decision-making processes. We validate our approach through case studies in Milan, Dubai, and Calgary, comparing our results with official data. Our tool empowers decision-makers with data-driven insights, paving the way for sustainable urban planning and significant reductions in transportation CO2 emissions.
keywords	Transportation CO2 emissions, Urban Design, Data-driven, Neighbourhood Evaluation, Climate Risk Mitigation
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2024/11/17 22:05

_id	ecaadesigradi2019_567
id	ecaadesigradi2019_567
authors	Konieva, Kateryna, Joos, Michael Roberto, Herthogs, Pieter and Tunçer, Bige
year	2019
title	Facilitating Communication in a Design Process using a Web Interface for Real-time Interaction with Grasshopper Scripts
source	Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 731-738
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.731
summary	Urban design project development encompasses a wide range of disciplines and approaches, which often have separate goals, frameworks, and software tools. Lack of timely alignment of the disconnected expert inputs to the common vision leads to an increasing number of revisions and decreases chances for finding a compromise solution. We developed an intuitive browser-supported interface in order to incorporate various types of expert inputs and ways of representing the information to take a first step towards facilitating collaborative decision-making processes. The current paper describes the application of the developed tool on three exemplary case studies, where the expert and non-expert users' inputs are combined and analysed using Grasshopper scripts at the back-end. Pilot user studies conducted with professionals have shown that the tool has potential to facilitate collaboration across disciplines and compromise decisions, while most of the participants were still more likely to use it for communication with customers rather than the design team. It suggests that the interaction scheme of different actors with the tool needs to correspond better to the interaction of different actors during common negotiation processes. The findings suggest that the type of involvement of different stakeholders should be explored further in order to find the balance in functionality suitable for different parties.
keywords	computational design; design exploration; collaborative design
series	eCAADeSIGraDi
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	caadria2019_625
id	caadria2019_625
authors	Konieva, Kateryna, Knecht, Katja and Koenig, Reinhard
year	2019
title	Collaborative Large-Scale Urban Design with the Focus on the Agent-Based Traffic Simulation
source	M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 221-230
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.221
summary	The better integration of the knowledge and expertise from different disciplines into urban design and the creation of more interdisciplinary and collaborative work processes to accommodate this have been under discussion in related research for decades. Nevertheless, many barriers preventing a seamless collaborative work flow still persist. In this paper we present an experiment taking place under real-world conditions, which outlines an alternative way for more efficient collaboration by focusing on the design process rather than the result and thus providing additional insights for all parties involved. A parametric design approach was chosen to help mediate between the areas of expertise involved supporting the smooth transition of data, the mutual translation of design feedback and better informed design decisions as an outcome. The case study presented in this paper exemplifies the application of the approach in a design project on masterplan scale integrating inputs from urban design, economics and mobility experts; and shows the opportunity for transforming the formerly segregated design process into a platform for transparent negotiations.
keywords	parametric urban design; urban mobility; collaborative design
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecca
authors	Koning, H. and Eizenberg, J.
year	1981
title	The Language of the Prairie : Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses
source	Environment and Planning B. 1981. vol. 8: pp. 295-323 : ill. includes bibliography
summary	The following parametric shape grammar generates the compositional forms and specifies the function zones of Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie-style houses. The establishment of a fireplace is the key to the definition of the prairie-style house. Around this fireplace, functionally distinguished Froebelean-type blocks are recursively added and interpenetrated to from the basic compositions from which elaborated prairie-style houses are derived. The grammar is based on a corpus of eleven houses from the Winslow house, the evolutionary precursor of the style, to the Robie house, considered by many as the culmination of the style. Much has been written about prairie-style houses - their balance, their debt to Beaux Arts and Japanese design traditions, and their organic qualities. However, such descriptions do not explicitly inform us as to how prairie-style houses are constructed, and consequently provide little help in designing new members of this style. The power of a grammar, such as the one given here, is that it establishes a recursive structure from which new designs can be constructed. Three new prairie houses generated by the grammar as well as step-by-step generation of one of these designs are shown
keywords	synthesis, analysis, architecture, shape grammars, parametrization,
series	CADline
last changed	2003/06/02 13:58

_id	acadia23_v2_362
id	acadia23_v2_362
authors	Konis, Kyle
year	2023
title	Rover Printing: A Novel Approach to Rapid Prototyping of Large-Scale Climate Altering Pneumatic Structures
source	ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 2: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference for the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9860805-9-8]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 362-370.
summary	he aim of this project is to develop and experimentally test the applicability of an auton- omous robotic fabrication process (Rover Printing) enabling rapid prototyping of climate altering pneumatic structures addressing critical issues of shade equity, urban cooling, and geoengineering. The work draws on the expressive, climatic, sensory, and tech- nical dimensions of pneumatic architecture to expand the possibilities of climate change mitigation beyond the dominant narrative of crisis and utilitarian response by enabling prototypes that are celebratory, creative, and playful, in addition to performative, low cost, and rapidly deployable. A digital/physical prototyping workflow is presented, including physics simulation, performative analysis, autonomous physical fabrication using a novel Rover Printer (Figure 1), and hands-on making. The workflow enables prototyping of novel climate-altering structures, tunable to local conditions, which utilize air as their primary structural material. Prototypes manifest the impulse to “solve” the climate crisis while simultaneously serving to explore the technical and social dimensions of climate change mitigation from a more creative and human-engaged perspective.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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last changed	2024/04/17 13:59

_id	ecaade2009_162
id	ecaade2009_162
authors	Kontaxakis, Dimitris G.; Papadimitriou, Spiros I.
year	2009
title	The ‘‘Formalization’’ of the In-Formal: Design and Materialization Evolution of ‘Paramana’ Square as a Case Study
source	Computation: The New Realm of Architectural Design [27th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-8-9] Istanbul (Turkey) 16-19 September 2009, pp. 399-406
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2009.399
wos	WOS:000334282200048
summary	Informal has to do with shifting certainties and the insertion of unexpected, chance and improvisation. The ‘formalization’ of the informal is the subject of this paper; seeking to explore the possibility to have atypical and not rigorous formalizations. But if that is possible until what point informality can be described and designed? By presenting an experimental and realized architectural project we bring forward the necessity of rethinking the concepts of design and construction evolution. There is a strong relation between techniques and the generation, control and construction of complex forms. It is clear that the animation techniques and the dynamic vectorial systems that they are used during the design process played a vital role in the liberation from a pre-conceived typology, as well as in morphing, in controlling, and in materialization of the new that didn’t exist before.
keywords	Informality, animation techniques, dynamic design systems, optimization, rationalization
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecaade2018_233
id	ecaade2018_233
authors	Kontiza, Iacovina, Spathi, Theodora and Bedarf, Patrick
year	2018
title	Spatial Graded Patterns - A case study for large-scale differentiated space frame structures utilising high-speed 3D-printed joints
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 39-46
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.039
summary	Geometric differentiation is no longer a production setback for industrial grade architectural components. This paper introduces a design and fabrication workflow for non-repetitive large-scale space frame structures composed of custom-manufactured nodes, which exploits the advantages of latest advancements in 3D-printing technology. By integrating design, fabrication and material constraints into a computational methodology, the presented approach addresses additive manufacturing of functional industry-grade parts in short time, high speed and low cost. The resulting case study of a 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 m lightweight kite structure comprises 1380 versatile fully-customised connectors and outlines the manifold potential of additive manufacturing for architecture much bigger than the machine built space. First, after briefly introducing space frames in architecture, this paper discusses the computational framework of generating irregular space frames and parametric joint design. Second, it examines the advantages of MJF printing in conjunction with integrating smart sequencing details for the following assembly process. Finally, a conclusive outlook is given on improvements and further developments for bespoke 3D-printed space frame structures.
keywords	3D-printing; Multi-Jet Fusion; Space Frame; Graded Subdivision
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ecaade2018_317
id	ecaade2018_317
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas and Doumanidis, Constantine C
year	2018
title	ICARUS Project - An Open Source Platform for Computer Programming in Architectural Teaching and Research
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 341-350
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.341
summary	This paper, presents an ongoing work entitled ICARUS, an abbreviation for 'Integrating Computerized ARchitecture with USers'. The aim of this work is to develop an open source platform for computer programming implemented in architecture, for teaching and research. In particular, the platform provides the framework for a simplified and user friendly textual programming methodology for the needs of our architectural institution. It consists of several modules like coding, plug-in and repository development, targeting to be publicly available in the future. The platform is created based on the Python programming language, which is run in Grasshopper, a plug-in for Rhino 3D. In the first phase of ICARUS development, several case studies within the framework of a postgraduate course are conducted, aiming at providing an overview of its potentials, limitations and generally, its impact on establishing a useful methodology for algorithmic thinking among students with little or no prior computer programming skills.
keywords	Computer programming; Open source platform; Parametric design; Plug-in development; Algorithmic thinking
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:51

_id	ijac201614403
id	ijac201614403
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas and George Tryfonos
year	2016
title	Design optimization and robotic fabrication of tensile mesh structures: The development and simulation of a custom-made end-effector tool
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 14 - no. 4, 333-348
summary	This article presents an ongoing research, aiming to introduce a fabrication procedure for the development of tensile mesh systems. The purpose of current methodology is to establish an integrated approach that combines digital form- finding and robotic manufacturing processes by extracting data and information derived through elastic material behavior for physical implementation. This aspires to extend the capacity of robotically driven mechanisms to the fabrication of complex tensile structures and, at the same time, to reduce the defects that might occur due to the deformation of the elastic material. In this article, emphasis is given to the development of a custom-made end-effector tool, which is responsible to add elastic threads and create connections in the form of nodes. Based on additive fabrication logic, this process suggests the development of physical prototypes through a design optimization and tool-path verification.
keywords	Robotic fabrication, tensile mesh structures, real-time response, end-effector tool, multi-objective gentic algorithms, structure optimization, form-finding
series	journal
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last changed	2016/12/09 10:52

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