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_id	eaea2015_t1_paper05
id	eaea2015_t1_paper05
authors	Lobo de Carvalho, Jose Maria; Heitor, Teresa
year	2015
title	The Adaptive Reuse of the Arco do Cego ancient Car-Barn Structure in Lisbon
source	ENVISIONING ARCHITECTURE: IMAGE, PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION OF HERITAGE [ISBN 978-83-7283-681-6],Lodz University of Technology, 23-26 September 2015, pp.61-70
summary	This paper presents the example of the reconversion of an important tram station from the origins of electricity in Portugal that was still in use until the late 1990’s but became redundant since then. Its significant urban presence and the importance of preserving the memory of the old trams that were still in use some years ago in Lisbon, led to an innovative solution, combining public value and heritage protection. In 2011, the Lisbon City Council agreed to give the building and its site for university use, namely to be transformed into a student’s facility, as a study, leisure, recreational and cultural space of the IST, open 24h a day. This new university building, located just one block away from the traditional IST compound, was called IST Learning Center and extended the notion of campus outside its walls and into the city’s urban fabric.
keywords	reconversion; university; tram
series	EAEA
email
last changed	2016/04/22 11:52

_id	sigradi2017_061
id	sigradi2017_061
authors	Lobos Calquín, Danny Alfredo; Lorena Del Pilar Silva Castillo
year	2017
title	BIM y CES. Dos agendas de gobierno unidas a través de las Tecnologías Digitales [BIM and CES. Two government agendas brought together through ICT tools]
source	SIGraDi 2017 [Proceedings of the 21th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-227-439-5] Chile, Concepción 22 - 24 November 2017, pp.417-422
summary	The paper discusses the intersection of two main agendas for Chilean governments that are BIM (Building Information Modeling) and BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Methods). It shows the state-of-the-art in both fields in Chile as well as in the world, it discusses some previous efforts of integration; it found some new opportunities for collaboration and finally proposes a new framework that brings together BIM and BEAM. The development of the method includes BIM Models, databases and spread sheets for building energy Certification, it finally provides a semi-automatic environment where architects model their design in BIM and this Information is used as an input to the certification process. Potentials and risk of this method are discussed.
keywords	BIM (Building Information Modeling); BPS (Building Performance Simulation); BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Methods); Architectural Design; Interoperability.
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2021/03/28 19:58

_id	sigradi2021_82
id	sigradi2021_82
authors	Lobos, Danny, Rojas, Katherinne, Segovia, Byron, Cruz, Eber, Millan, Jael, Palma, Rodolfo, Vallejos, Rodrigo, Olguin, Fernando, Morel, Pablo and Nunez, Victor
year	2021
title	Comparative Study for Several BIM Software on Latin-American AEC Market
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. 795–806
summary	There is a variety of BIM brands present in the Latin American market, there are several questions about their performance in the Spanish language. BIM software companies with a presence in Latin America were appointed to a series of structured and sequenced workshop. At the end of each talk, a specialized audience responded to a series of structured surveys on both theoretical and practical aspects of the software presented. The demonstration consisted of two areas: one theoretical and one practical. The theory presented relevant historical attributes, brand visibility data and some known examples of its use. In the practical part, a live demonstration of the use of the basic tools and functions of the interface was requested. It was derived that: The companies fulfilled the expectation on the agenda in a dissimilar way, the responses to the surveys revealed a similar performance in general terms (modeling, prices), the workshops showed significant differences in theoretical aspects such as known examples, certification. There is a need to advance in the dissemination of the performance of the different BIM brands in the AEC industry in Latin America, the level of individual experience strongly influences the evaluation of the software, the user's profile and the type of project will determine the software to use.
keywords	BIM, BIM learning, software, comparison, industria AEC
series	SIGraDi
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last changed	2022/05/23 12:11

_id	sigradi2017_048
id	sigradi2017_048
authors	Lobos, Danny; Clara Codron Lechuga, Clara Codron Lechuga, Victor Nunez Bustos
year	2017
title	BIM y Madera. Nuevos desafíos para el Diseño y Construcción [BIM and Wood. New challenges for Design and Construction]
source	SIGraDi 2017 [Proceedings of the 21th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-227-439-5] Chile, Concepción 22 - 24 November 2017, pp.328-334
summary	The work compiles several academic and Research initiatives, and aims to establish a right link between two agendas that governments, AEC industry and academia normally handle separated, this is BIM (Building Information Modeling) and Wood. By running several literature reviews, interviews and software tests, the state-of-the-art was reached in both fields; several cases linking BIM and wood are shown and discussed. It can be concluded that both fields have several commons processes and also that many cases have used just a few BIM tools, disregarding a big potential of these methodologies.
keywords	Wood; BIM (Building Information Modeling); Architectural Design; Building Construction.
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2021/03/28 19:58

_id	sigradi2008_078
id	sigradi2008_078
authors	Lobos, Danny; Dirk Donath
year	2008
title	Top down and bottom up – using BIM to merge these two design strategies.
source	SIGraDi 2008 - [Proceedings of the 12th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] La Habana - Cuba 1-5 December 2008
summary	Our current research is focused on the optimization and evaluation of the architectural building design (gestalt), related and in balance to the inner organization of a building, the floorplan layout. This paper is focused on the impact of Space Layout Planning supported by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) applied to Architectural Design. We present an overview and wide description of the „architectural design“, the classical definition and methods; and its evolution in practice since the ICT tools impact of the last forty years. Definition such as space program, space relationships, space function are wide discussed to understand the phenomena of architectural layout design, the parameters, variables, constraints and goals of each design. Second we present the state of the art and the current techniques and approaches (optimization, generative systems, artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms, physically based modeling, etc), a classification structure is generated to visualize the areas of impact and use of each technique (different areas from architectural design). Finally we described a complete framework to research and develop our own methodologies based on a specific case of architectural design, the current CAD tools and the possible develop of new tools using the impact of BIM systems.
keywords	space layout planning, computer aided design, functional planning, architectural floor layout, design methodologies, simulation and evaluation
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:55

_id	sigradi2013_271
id	sigradi2013_271
authors	Lobos, Danny; Gerth Wandersleben; Lorena Silva Castillo
year	2013
title	Mapeo de Interoperabilidad entre BIM y software de Simulación Energética para Chile [Mapping the Interoperability between BIM and Energy Simulation Software for Chile]
source	SIGraDi 2013 [Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISBN: 978-956-7051-86-1] Chile - Valparaíso 20 - 22 November 2013, pp. 378 - 382
summary	The Research focuses on possible links between (Building Information Modeling), the Building Energy Performance Requirements and BPS software (Building Performance Simulation). It is expected to establish critical paths within the interoperability processes between BIM and BPS to support architects and energy consultants to choose the most appropriated workflow for the analyzed buildings to fulfill the performance requirements given by the Chilean laws. Several study cases in interoperability and the state-of-the-art are presented and discussed. Finally a novel map of relation between these three areas is presented.
keywords	Building information modeling; Building performance simulation; Building performance standards; Architectural design, Interoperability
series	SIGRADI
email
last changed	2016/03/10 09:55

_id	sigradi2018_1327
id	sigradi2018_1327
authors	Lobosco, Tales
year	2018
title	Virtual Reality as a tool to regain tactual procedures in digital design
source	SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 37-43
summary	This article aims to analyze the transformations undergone in design since the implementation of the digital processes. Seeking to discuss the limits for the construction of an operational model that does not act directly on the generated form and where the gesture and the materiality lost their place. In this sense, this paper proposes a project experience based on the interaction between analogue and virtual reality tools, allowing the retrieval of tactile and material interactions, with the direct manipulation of the final shape of the object in a digital design environment.
keywords	Digital design; Tactual; Materiality; Virtual reality; Gesture
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2021/03/28 19:58

_id	eaea2015_t3_paper12
id	eaea2015_t3_paper12
authors	LoBuglio, David; Derycke, Denis
year	2015
title	Reduce to Understand: A Challenge for Analysis and Three-dimensional Documentation of Architecture
source	ENVISIONING ARCHITECTURE: IMAGE, PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION OF HERITAGE [ISBN 978-83-7283-681-6],Lodz University of Technology, 23-26 September 2015, pp.388-397
summary	For nearly thirty years, the digital phenomenon has integrated many disciplines. Those involved in image processing and analysis took advantage of this major technological breakthrough to revisit the tools and methods of their discipline. In this context, the architectural field, and more specifically the one of heritage analysis and documentation, have greatly benefited from the development of acquisition and visualization techniques. Today, it is no longer unusual to document a building with millions of three-dimensional spatial coordinates. Nevertheless, until the last century, documentation by drawing corresponded to a work of reverse engineering in which it belonged to the architect to understand the object and to represent its key feature. Today, 3D data acquisition technology promotes an increasingly “figurative” representation of architecture. In this paper, we consider some epistemological avenues for the integration of those new approaches to the requirements of architectural representation.
keywords	computer graphics; architectural representation; architectural education; architectural survey
series	EAEA
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last changed	2016/04/22 11:52

_id	sigradi2018_1797
id	sigradi2018_1797
authors	Locatelli, Daniel; de Paula, Adalberto; Omena, Thiago Henrique; Lara, Arthur
year	2018
title	High-Low as expression of the Brazilian digital fabrication
source	SIGraDi 2018 [Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics - ISSN: 2318-6968] Brazil, São Carlos 7 - 9 November 2018, pp. 718-723
summary	This paper is the result of an investigation about the influence of digital processes in Design and its importance in innovation within ephemeral architecture through the concept of High-Low. The ephemeral architecture has the potential to combine academic and artistic knowledge to Brazilian commercial production. Here is presented one experimental case study designed to Expo Revestir for Docol in 2017 that balances the paradigm of computational design with the academic field and viable commercial applications.
keywords	High-Low; File-to-Factory; Ephemeral Architecture; Computational Design;
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2021/03/28 19:58

_id	sigradi2011_229
id	sigradi2011_229
authors	Lochon Adrien; Faria Lopes, Pedro; Dias, Miguel
year	2011
title	DigitalPinDirector: a digital pinscreen editor for images and realtime animation in low cost personal computers
source	SIGraDi 2011 [Proceedings of the 15th Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphics] Argentina - Santa Fe 16-18 November 2011, pp. 261-264
summary	This paper presents the main characteristics of the traditional Pinscreen, the way it works, its problems and results achieved. The first Digital Pinscreen system is presented, along with its main characteristics and limitations. The rest of the paper describes and presents the DigitalPinDirector: a system that enables a full and true creative access to the unique visual and animation characteristics of the Pinscreen.
keywords	Pinscreen; Digital Pinscreen; Computer Animation; NPR; Chiaroscuro
series	SIGRADI
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last changed	2016/03/10 09:55

_id	ascaad2007_040
id	ascaad2007_040
authors	Loemker, T.M.
year	2007
title	Location Based Services in Revitalization: The Use of Commonly Available Techniques for a Client-Participation Model
source	Em‘body’ing Virtual Architecture: The Third International Conference of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD 2007), 28-30 November 2007, Alexandria, Egypt, pp. 505-516
summary	This research concentrates on the combination of remote sensing devices, georeferenced data, web-based optimization techniques and Location Based Services in revitalization. Its aim is to enhance the delivery of information about the development potentialities of existing buildings. The present and idle stock of buildings is extensive. Nonetheless, significant data and information about existing buildings is hardly available. The real estate owners are usually not known by prospective clients and they can be elicited only with substantial effort. But even if data about a building is available it is difficult to valuate it precisely, because of missing standard classification techniques. The question whether or not a building is suitable for a certain subsequent use is therefore hard to answer. It involves an extensive expenditure of time and manpower. Recent publications however, demonstrate that requests for the re-use of buildings can be solved through the use of combinatorial optimization techniques (Loemker 2006a, 2006b, 2007). Within these approaches researchers mainly concentrate on the architect dealing with inquiries from clients. These inquiries typically address the question if specific buildings are suitable for particular future uses. With the aid of optimization engines the architect can solve these requests through a description of the existing buildings and the corresponding enquiries in terms of specific criteria such as number and size of rooms or adjacency between rooms. According to an unambiguous syntax these approaches can be applied to any building type. The building data is stored in databases which can be inquired through optimization engines which thereupon calculate suitable solutions to the demands made by the client. But even if these approaches demonstrate high potential, their bottleneck lies in the exclusive use through the architect. Neither can they be addressed to buildings that are not listed in the architects own inventory listings nor can they be used by the clients themselves. Furthermore, no reliable statement about a prospective reuse of a building can be made directly on site by prospective clients, i.e. buyers or renters. In our research we examined if ad-hoc analyses of existing buildings can be accomplished through the clients themselves with the aid of Location Based Services that can be accessed by common remote sensing devices. The aim is to give prospective clients the possibility to visit a building and run in-situ usability simulations. To accomplish this, building data will be transferred between the building and the client through the use of ordinary communication devices. These devices automatically connect to server-based applications, which compare the requirements of the client with the existing building and run remote simulations on concrete further utilization. The newly generated information will then be passed back to the client’s device. In the paper we address a scenario of a prospective client who visits a city where he hits on an unused building he might be interest in. The client wishes to gain immediate and accurate information if the building is able to meet his demands regarding the space needed for his company. Different techniques investigated, their assets and drawbacks will be described that could accomplish suchlike tasks.
series	ASCAAD
last changed	2008/01/21 22:00

_id	ascaad2009_thorsten_loemker
id	ascaad2009_thorsten_loemker
authors	Loemker, Thoreten M. and Albrecht Degering
year	2009
title	How much is it? About the use of the element method in conjunction with optimization techniques
source	Digitizing Architecture: Formalization and Content [4th International Conference Proceedings of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD 2009) / ISBN 978-99901-06-77-0], Manama (Kingdom of Bahrain), 11-12 May 2009, pp. 5-15
summary	It is obvious that the preparation and compliance with cost estimates for a proposed architectural design is indispensable for successful realization of building projects. A variety of methods exists that can be used by the architect to achieve this objective. However, most of these methods are regularly not used until the design is completed. In many cases this procedure leads to cost overruns. Hence, our paradigm is to estimate the total building costs prior to the generation of detailed designs and thus use the costs of building elements as design parameters right from the beginning to produce design solutions which entail the least possible costs. For this purpose we invert the customary process through the use of building element costs as a means for the automatic generation of monetarily assessable design solutions. For various reasons we concentrate on the design of housing projects. The methodology however, can be adopted to any other kind of building typology.
series	ASCAAD
email
last changed	2009/06/30 08:12

_id	caadria2008_77_session7b_635
id	caadria2008_77_session7b_635
authors	Loemker, Thorsten M.
year	2008
title	In-situ Analyses of Buildings by means of Smart Devices and Location Based Services
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2008.635
source	CAADRIA 2008 [Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia] Chiang Mai (Thailand) 9-12 April 2008, pp. 635-641
summary	In this research we examined if it might be possible that a client accomplishes an ad-hoc analysis of an existing building with the intention of prospective revitalization. The aim is to give a client who incidentally faces a building the possibility to run an in situ usability simulation. To accomplish this we recommend Location Based Services that can be accessed by common remote sensing devices. These devices should automatically connect to server-based applications, which compare the requirements of the client with the existing building and run remote simulations on concrete further utilization. The newly generated information will then be passed back to the clients’ device. In the paper we address a scenario of a prospective client who visits a city where he hits on an unused building he might be interest in. The client wishes to gain immediate and accurate information if the building is able to meet his demands regarding the space needed for his company. Different techniques investigated, their assets and drawbacks will be described that could accomplish suchlike tasks.
keywords	Location Based Services, Smart Environments, Ubiquitous Computing, Optimization
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:59

_id	fcb4
id	fcb4
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2006
title	Solving Revitalization-Problems by the Use of a Constraint Programming Language
source	IKM 2006, International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering, Weimar, July 2006
summary	This research focuses on an approach to describe principles in architectural layout planning within the domain of revitalization. With the aid of mathematical rules, which are executed by a computer, solutions to design problems are generated. Provided that “design” is in principle a combinatorial problem, i.e. a constraint-based search for an overall optimal solution of a problem, an exemplary method will be described to solve such problems in architectural layout planning. To avoid conflicts relating to theoretical subtleness, a customary approach adopted from Operations Research has been chosen in this work [1]. In this approach, design is a synonym for planning, which could be described as a systematic and methodical course of action for the analysis and solution of current or future problems. The planning task is defined as an analysis of a problem with the aim to prepare optimal decisions by the use of mathematical methods. The decision problem of a planning task is represented by an optimization model and the application of an efficient algorithm in order to aid finding one or more solutions to the problem. The basic principle underlying the approach presented herein is the understanding of design in terms of searching for solutions that fulfill specific criteria. This search is executed by the use of a constraint programming language.
keywords	Revitalization, Optimization, Constraint Programming, OPL
series	other
type	short paper
email
more	http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2006-cd/data/templates/papers/f26.pdf
last changed	2008/10/13 14:02

_id	73ae
id	73ae
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2006
title	Revitalization of Existing Buildings through Sustainable Non-Destructive Floor Space Relocation
source	GBEN 2006, Global Built Environment Network: Towards an Integrated Approach for Sustainability, P. 181-189
summary	The revitalisation of existing buildings is getting more and more important. We are facing a situation where in many cases there is no need to design new buildings because an increasing number of existing buildings is not used anymore. The most ecological procedure to revitalise these buildings would be through a continuous usage and by making few or no alterations to the stock. Thus, the modus operandi could be named a “non-destructive” approach. From the architects’ point of view, non-destructive redesign of existing buildings is time-consuming and complex. The methodology we developed to aid architects in solving such tasks is based on exchanging or swapping utilisation of specific rooms to converge in a design solution. With the aid of mathematical rules, which will be executed by the use of a computer, solutions to floor space relocation problems will be generated. Provided that “design” is in principle a combinatorial problem, i.e., a constraint-based search for an overall optimal solution of a problem, an exemplary method will be described to solve such problems.
keywords	Revitalisation, Optimisation, Floor Space Relocation, Constraint Programming
series	other
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2008/10/13 13:57

_id	c7e6
id	c7e6
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2006
title	Digital Tools for Sustainable Revitalization of Buildings - Finding new Utilizations through Destructive and Non-Destructive Floor Space Relocation
source	Proceedings of the International Conference on Urban, Architectural and Technical Aspects of the Renewal of the Countryside IV., Bratislava, May 2006
summary	In 1845 Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem “The Raven”, an act full of poetry, love, passion, mourning, melancholia and death. In his essay “The Theory of Composition” which was published in 1846 Poe proved that the poem is based on an accurate mathematical description. Not only in literature are structures present that are based on mathematics. In the work of famous musicians, artists or architects like Bach, Escher or Palladio it is evident that the beauty and clarity of their work as well as its traceability has often been reached through the use of intrinsic mathematic coherences. If suchlike structures could be described within architecture, their mathematical abstraction could supplement “The Theory of Composition” of a building. This research focuses on an approach to describe layout principles of existing buildings in the form of mathematical rules. Provided that “design” is in principle a combinatorial problem, i.e. a constraint-based search for an overall optimal solution of a design problem, two exemplary methods will be described to apply new utilizations to existing buildings through the use of these rules.
series	other
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2008/10/13 14:06

_id	4643
id	4643
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2007
title	Preservation of existing buildings through methods of Operations Research
source	DACH 2007, International Conference on Digital Applications in Cultural Heritage, P. 157-175
summary	The revitalization of existing buildings is getting more and more important. We are facing a situation where in many cases there is no need to design new buildings because an increasing number of existing buildings is not used anymore. The most ecological procedure to revitalize these buildings would be through a continuous usage and by making few or no alterations to the stock. Thus, the modus operandi could be named a “non-destructive” approach. From the architects’ point of view, non-destructive redesign of existing buildings is time-consuming and complex. The methodology we developed to aid architects in solving such tasks is based on exchanging or swapping utilization of specific rooms to converge in a design solution. In this regard, it was examined whether solutions for reuse tasks can be produced automatically by the use of optimization processes in floor plan design. These solutions shall be produced by swapping of existing areas. The objective is to obtain feasible planning solutions by means of these computer-based processes, which will serve the architect as a basis for the further editing of the plans. The methodical basis for this procedure is formed by models from Operations Research. The design of the model developed relates to problems in logistics, for example, the loading in trans-shipment centers. It also has analogies to board games like Chess or Go. These games are based on a specific number of fields or crosses of grid lines which are occupied by various tokens. Occupation is subject to a variety of conditions or rules. Compliance to conditions and objectives is clearly defined by the use of these rules. The analogy to our model is the fixed grid, the limited possibility to occupy fields and the fulfillment of an overall goal, i.e., to win the game. Therefore the model does not alter geometric proportions or locations of rooms but changes their occupancy such that a new usage could be applied to the building.
keywords	Operations Research, Revitalization, Optimization
series	other
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2008/10/13 13:49

_id	b678
id	b678
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2008
title	Designing with machines
source	Proceedings of the Dresden International Symposium of Architecture 2005, Technische Universitaet Dresden, P. 225-229
summary	In 1845 Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem “The Raven”. An act full of poetry, love, passion, mourning, melancholia and death. In his essay “The Theory of Composition” which was published in 1846 Poe proved that the poem is based on an accurate mathematical description. Not only in literature are structures present that are based on mathematics. In the work of famous musicians, artists or architects like Bach, Escher or Palladio it is evident that the beauty and clarity of their work as well as its traceability has often been reached through the use of intrinsic mathematic coherences. If suchlike structures could be described within architecture, their mathematical abstraction could supplement “The Theory of Composition” of a building. This research focuses on a basic approach to describe principles in architectural layout planning in the form of mathematical rules that will be executed by the use of a computer. Provided that “design” is in principle a combinatorial problem, i.e. a constraint-based search for an overall optimal solution of a design problem, an exemplary method will be described to solve those problems. Mathematical and syntactical difficulties that arise from the attempt to extract rules that relate to the process of building design will be pointed out. As a consequence for teachings it will be demonstrated which competences are needed in order to aid designing with machines.
series	other
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2008/10/13 14:20

_id	ascaad2010_161
id	ascaad2010_161
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael
year	2010
title	Design and Simulation of Textile Building Elements
source	CAAD - Cities - Sustainability [5th International Conference Proceedings of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD 2010 / ISBN 978-1-907349-02-7], Fez (Morocco), 19-21 October 2010, pp. 161-170
summary	In this paper we examine the use of textile building elements and investigate on their potential scope of application in architecture. Other than commonly used for spanned or tent-like structures we concentrate on the use of textiles for folded, crinkled and procumbent assemblies, as these seem to correspond much better with the textiles´ inherent properties. On closer examination of these properties it becomes obvious that fabric primarily exists in a loose, uneven and irregular physicality that can be adjusted and configured into different states that match specific criteria. That is why fabric is mainly used for covering, protecting or hiding objects, e.g. as apparel for people. Only at a second glance does one recognize that textiles can be used for many other purposes such as collecting, separating, filtering or even healing. Thus, in the first instance of this research we examined customary usages and classified them into different categories that aided us to further develop practical application areas for the architectural domain. Subsequently to the fact that the shape of a textile might alter under the influence of forces, the further focus of this research lied on the appraisal of digital simulation techniques and simulation engines to provide sophisticated instruments for the generation of the associated time-based geometric form of the fabric. External elements that might drive this deformation process such as wind, temperature, precipitation, as well as static and dynamic building components were considered in the simulation process in order to generate visual output of the corresponding shapes. Studies about bipartite materials that can control the deformation process and might lead the textile beyond its primary functionality conclude this work.
series	ASCAAD
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last changed	2011/03/01 07:36

_id	ecaade2009_058
id	ecaade2009_058
authors	Loemker, Thorsten Michael; Richter, Katharina
year	2009
title	On Computational Design and Critical Thinking in Architecture
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2009.113
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. 113-118
summary	The paper examines the potential of existing traditional approaches in knowledge engineering against the background of current trends in the use of information technology in architectural design. The focus of this debate will be put on the commonalities of these approaches. The key concept they share is learning from the past, be it humans or be it machines. The vision they arise from is thereby as old as mankind. It is the wish to augment human thinking by artificial devices. The aim of the paper is to remove the scales from the eyes of those who neglect the past, be it in the architectural design process or in the use of Information Technology in architecture. The paper understands itself as a position paper and was moreover inspired by the announcement of the conference theme.
wos	WOS:000334282200013
keywords	Architecture, computational design, parametric modeling, experience-based design, rule-based design
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:59

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