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_id	ddss2008-35
id	ddss2008-35
authors	Neema, M.N. and A. Ohgai
year	2008
title	A GA-based Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Location Planning of Urban Parks and Open Spaces A Case Study on Dhaka City
source	H.J.P. Timmermans, B. de Vries (eds.) 2008, Design & Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning, ISBN 978-90-6814-173-3, University of Technology Eindhoven, published on CD
summary	In this paper, we present a new multi-objective location model for urban parks and open spaces (POSs) planning. We developed a Genetic Algorithm (GA) based multi-objective optimization model (GAMOOM) to derive optimum locations of POSs by considering four incommensurable objectives with the provision of POSs near: 1) densely populated areas, 2) air polluted areas, 3) noisy areas, and 4) areas without open spaces. The success of the model is presented through its application as a case study on Dhaka City. Obtained results indicate that the model can successfully provide optimum location of required POSs. The findings from this study also signify that optimum location of POSs obtained by utilizing only the second objective is substantially different than that of others. Moreover, there is also difference in optimum location of POSs by taking into account only the third objective when compared with others. Therefore, considering single objective cannot give optimum results for good POSs planning. So, it is verified that POSs should be planned by optimizing multiple objectives instead of single objective. The outcome of this multi-objective GAMOOM model does have an implication on how POSs should be designed and managed by the planning authority for not only sustainable environment but also better quality of life in a city.
keywords	Genetic Algorithm (GA), Multi-Objective Optimization, Parks and Open Space (POS)
series	DDSS
last changed	2008/09/01 17:06

_id	89a5
authors	Negroponte, Nicholas
year	1971
title	Aspects of Living in an Architecture Machine
source	Design Participation : Proceeding Design Research Society Conference. September, 1971. pp. 63-67
summary	Aspects of living in an architecture machine will subsume giving the physical environment things it has never had before: knowledge, common sense, intelligence and any attribute necessary to make the built environment as responsive as a good friend or surrogate self. This article discusses what the author calls 'responsive architecture' to be vigorously distinguished from flexible architecture, manipulative architecture, or adaptable architecture
keywords	architecture, learning, intelligence
series	CADline
last changed	1999/02/12 15:09

_id	acadia03_065
id	acadia03_065
authors	Neidhardt, Lisa and Luhan, Gregory A.
year	2003
title	The Space of an IDEA: Ideas for Living
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2003.x.i1g
source	Connecting >> Crossroads of Digital Discourse [Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture / ISBN 1-880250-12-8] Indianapolis (Indiana) 24-27 October 2003, p. 437
summary	Studio Issue: The space of an idea resides in the connection between thinking and making. The studio explorations reveal the tension between the private experience and the public perception and investigate new methods of architectural assemblage. By uniting thinking/drawing with seeing/making, an effectual palette engenders a new way of looking at the individual and thus narrows the normative boundaries associated with actualizing ideas.
series	ACADIA
last changed	2022/06/07 07:49

_id	6
authors	Neiman, Bennett and Bermudez, J.
year	1998
title	Entre la Civilizacion Analoga y la Digital: El Workshop de Medios y Manipulacion Espacial (Between the Analogue and Digital Civilization: Workshop of Media and Space Manipulation)
source	II Seminario Iberoamericano de Grafico Digital [SIGRADI Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-97190-0-X] Mar del Plata (Argentina) 9-11 september 1998, pp. 46-55
summary	As the power shift from material culture to media culture accelerates, architecture finds itself in the midst of a clash between centuries old analog design methods (such as tracing paper, vellum, graphite, ink, chipboard, clay, balsa wood, plastic, metal, etc.) and the new digital systems of production (such as scanning, video capture, image manipulation, visualization, solid modeling, computer aided drafting, animation, rendering, etc.). Moving forward requires a realization that a material interpretation of architecture proves limiting at a time when information and media environments are the major drivers of culture. It means to pro-actively incorporate the emerging digital world into our traditional analog work. It means to change. This paper presents the results of an intense design workshop that looks, probes, and builds at the very interface that is provoking the cultural and professional shifts. Media space is presented and used as an interpretive playground for design experimentation in which the poetics of representation (and not its technicalities) are the driving force to generate architectural ideas. The work discussed was originally developed as a starting exercise for a digital design course. The exercise was later conducted as a workshop at two schools of architecture by different faculty working in collaboration with it's inventor. The workshop is an effective sketch problem that gives students an immediate start into a non-traditional, hands-on, and integrated use of contemporary media in the design process. In doing so, it establishes a procedural foundation for a design studio dealing with digital media.
series	SIGRADI
email
more	http://www. arch.utah.edu/people/faculty/julio/studio.htm
last changed	2016/03/10 09:56

_id	03d0
authors	Neiman, Bennett and Bermudez, Julio
year	1997
title	Between Digital & Analog Civilizations: The Spatial Manipulation Media Workshop
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.1997.131
source	Design and Representation [ACADIA ‘97 Conference Proceedings / ISBN 1-880250-06-3] Cincinatti, Ohio (USA) 3-5 October 1997, pp. 131-137
summary	As the power shift from material culture to media culture accelerates, architecture finds itself in the midst of a clash between centuries-old analog design methods (such as tracing paper, vellum, graphite, ink, chipboard, clay, balsa wood, plastic, metal, etc.) and the new digital systems of production (such as scanning, video capture, image manipulation, visualization, solid modeling, computer aided drafting, animation, rendering, etc.). Moving forward requires a realization that a material interpretation of architecture proves limiting at a time when information and media environments are the major drivers of culture. It means to pro-actively incorporate the emerging digital world into our traditional analog work. It means to change. This paper presents the results of an intense design workshop that looks, probes, and builds at the very interface that is provoking the cultural and professional shifts. Media space is presented and used as an interpretive playground for design experimentation in which the poetics of representation (and not its technicalities) are the driving force to generate architectural ideas. The work discussed was originally developed as a starting exercise for a digital design course. The exercise was later conducted as a workshop at two schools of architecture by different faculty working in collaboration with it's inventor. The workshop is an effective sketch problem that gives students an immediate start into a non-traditional, hands-on, and integrated use of contemporary media in the design process. In doing so, it establishes a procedural foundation for a design studio dealing with digital media.
series	ACADIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	caadria2010_040
id	caadria2010_040
authors	Neisch, P.
year	2010
title	Thai children’s participation in development of 3D virtual village
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2010.423
source	Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / Hong Kong 7-10 April 2010, pp. 423-431
summary	This paper present the process of virtual world’s adaptation to the vision of the real environment designed by the children of two primary Thai schools – a state school and a private school. The main point of the present paper is presentation of empirical research that is an analysis of four exercises – inquiries in which I asked children to draw the elements of their city and social life. The first task was to represent a route from home to school. Next, children were asked to draw the plan of their school, on which they had to differentiate the places dedicated to them, the common spaces and the spaces for another people. The last exercise done at school was related to the description of their family and their closest friends. At the end, the children were asked to draw an inside of their houses with the maximum of details. The results of representations of the daily life environments analysed and synthesised were rebuilt with the graphic computer tools. They will serve as the base of the conception of a 3D virtual village dedicated to the Thai children.
keywords	Virtual / real; children; inquiry; drawing; pedagogic platform
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	caadria2011_067
id	caadria2011_067
authors	Neisch, Paulina
year	2011
title	Colour-code models: The concept of spatial network
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2011.707
source	Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / The University of Newcastle, Australia 27-29 April 2011, pp. 707-716
summary	The main goal for the architects or planners is to understand a perspective of the user. The foundation of the design process is to create buildings and environments, which will be both innovative and functional for all types of users, including adults and children. While planning the environments for children the particular aspects should be considered. The important questions are: What kind of contact does child have with the city, urban places and buildings? How does the child construct the picture of the city? What kind of urban or architectural spaces contributes to the relation that a child has with the environment? Most of the previous studies concentrating on creation of spaces for children have focused on the perspectives that have adults. According to CAADRIA 2010 paper, the objective of our study was to “learn about” (get to know the) children’s perception of everyday places. The main goal of the project was to define an appropriate tool for the design process. We identified three elements, which were considered to be the most important for child’s identification with environment: home, school, and the journey from home to school. For this purpose, children living in a residential community in Bangkok were surveyed. Contrariwise to the quantitative approach (Neisch, 2010), the concept of Colour – Code Models of space propose a qualitative development of this research – a graphic language which allow to understand the children’s spatial world, the novel way to analyze and present space, useful for educate architects and planners.
keywords	Spatial network; perception and representation of environment; drawing processing; data analyses; design for children
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	ecaade2022_52
id	ecaade2022_52
authors	Nejur, Andrei and Balaban, Thomas
year	2022
title	The A(fin)ne Pavilion - Pandemic adapted architectural studio fabrication
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2022.2.507
source	Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022) - Volume 2, Ghent, 13-16 September 2022, pp. 507–516
summary	This paper presents the didactical and research process of a pandemic-adapted digital fabrication, material-driven research master studio held at University of Montreal School of Architecture in early 2021 that concluded with the construction of a large-scale research pavilion assembled by the students with hand tools only. The paper focuses on the structure of the studio and how the research was re-oriented to permit material investigations using limited physical interaction between the participants, intermittent access to on-campus fabrication facilities, limited financial resources, and a cohort of students with near-zero computational design experience.
keywords	DIY, Education, Pavilion, Construction, Folding, Pandemic, Digital Fabrication
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2024/04/22 07:10

_id	caadria2021_341
id	caadria2021_341
authors	Nejur, Andrei and Szentesi-Nejur, Szende
year	2021
title	The F8LD mask - Parametrized on-body design for personal protection.
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.503
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 503-512
summary	The present research introduces a novel parametric approach for the construction of PPE, a face mask inspired from takeaway food packaging and kirigami techniques. The technique requires only foldable planar material with no gluing or binding. The design is customizable to the users face using an augmented reality application and automatic processing in the Grasshopper environment. Using the proposed workflow, a personal mask can be constructed from a cutting and folding pattern printed on any household 2d printer. This makes it one of the most affordable and fast techniques for artisanal PPE existent now.
keywords	folding; ar; mask; parametric; on-body design
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	acadia23_v1_174
id	acadia23_v1_174
authors	Nejur, Andrei
year	2023
title	NoeudAL Pavilion: Ultralight folded nodes for bespoke geometries
source	ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 1: Projects Catalog of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9860805-8-1]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 174-179.
summary	This research project, conducted at the University of Montreal School of Architecture, presents an innovative approach to the construction of reticulated structures, focusing on the development and application of a novel, ultralight aluminum node. The node, constructed from a folded, laser-cut, 1-mm aluminum sheet, is designed to accommodate wooden linear members with varied rectangular sections, making it adaptable to bespoke geometries and low valence nodes. This innovative design offers a solution to the long-standing challenge in the construction industry of balancing cost, customization, and weight for reticulated structures through novel node designs (Abdelwahab and Tsavdaridis 2019; Dyvik et al. 2023; Chilton 2007; Rochas 2014; Hassani et al. 2020).
series	ACADIA
type	project
email
last changed	2024/04/17 13:58

_id	acadia16_140
id	acadia16_140
authors	Nejur, Andrei; Steinfeld, Kyle
year	2016
title	Ivy: Bringing a Weighted-Mesh Representations to Bear on Generative Architectural Design Applications
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2016.140
source	ACADIA // 2016: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines [Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-77095-5] Ann Arbor 27-29 October, 2016, pp. 140-151
summary	Mesh segmentation has become an important and well-researched topic in computational geometry in recent years (Agathos et al. 2008). As a result, a number of new approaches have been developed that have led to innovations in a diverse set of problems in computer graphics (CG) (Sharmir 2008). Specifically, a range of effective methods for the division of a mesh have recently been proposed, including by K-means (Shlafman et al. 2002), graph cuts (Golovinskiy and Funkhouser 2008; Katz and Tal 2003), hierarchical clustering (Garland et al. 2001; Gelfand and Guibas 2004; Golovinskiy and Funkhouser 2008), primitive fitting (Athene et al. 2004), random walks (Lai et al.), core extraction (Katz et al.) tubular multi-scale analysis (Mortara et al. 2004), spectral clustering (Liu and Zhang 2004), and critical point analysis (Lin et al. 20070, all of which depend upon a weighted graph representation, typically the dual of a given mesh (Sharmir 2008). While these approaches have been proven effective within the narrowly defined domains of application for which they have been developed (Chen 2009), they have not been brought to bear on wider classes of problems in fields outside of CG, specifically on problems relevant to generative architectural design. Given the widespread use of meshes and the utility of segmentation in GAD, by surveying the relevant and recently matured approaches to mesh segmentation in CG that share a common representation of the mesh dual, this paper identifies and takes steps to address a heretofore unrealized transfer of technology that would resolve a missed opportunity for both subject areas. Meshes are often employed by architectural designers for purposes that are distinct from and present a unique set of requirements in relation to similar applications that have enjoyed more focused study in computer science. This paper presents a survey of similar applications, including thin-sheet fabrication (Mitani and Suzuki 2004), rendering optimization (Garland et al. 2001), 3D mesh compression (Taubin et al. 1998), morphin (Shapira et al. 2008) and mesh simplification (Kalvin and Taylor 1996), and distinguish the requirements of these applications from those presented by GAD, including non-refinement in advance of the constraining of mesh geometry to planar-quad faces, and the ability to address a diversity of mesh features that may or may not be preserved. Following this survey of existing approaches and unmet needs, the authors assert that if a generalized framework for working with graph representations of meshes is developed, allowing for the interactive adjustment of edge weights, then the recent developments in mesh segmentation may be better brought to bear on GAD problems. This paper presents work toward the development of just such a framework, implemented as a plug-in for the visual programming environment Grasshopper.
keywords	tool-building, design simulation, fabrication, computation, megalith
series	ACADIA
type	paper
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	acadia17_446
id	acadia17_446
authors	Nejur, Andrei; Steinfeld, Kyle
year	2017
title	Ivy: Progress in Developing Practical Applications for a Weighted-Mesh Representation for Use in Generative Architectural Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.446
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. 446- 455
summary	This paper presents progress in the development of practical applications for graph representations of meshes for a variety of problems relevant to generative architectural design (GAD). In previous work (Nejur and Steinfeld 2016), the authors demonstrated that while approaches to marrying mesh and graph representations drawn from computer graphics (CG) can be effective within the domains of applications for which they have been developed, they have not adequately addressed wider classes of problems in GAD. There, the authors asserted that a generalized framework for working with graph representations of meshes can effectively bring recent advances in mesh segmentation to bear on GAD problems, a utility demonstrated through the development of a plug-in for the visual programming environment Grasshopper. Here, we describe a number of implemented solutions to mesh segmentation and transformation problems, articulated as a series of additional features developed as a part of this same software. Included are problems of mesh segmentation approached through the creation of acyclic connected graphs (trees); problems of mesh transformations, such as those that unfold a segmented mesh in anticipation of fabrication; and problems of geometry generation in relation to a segmented mesh, as demonstrated through a generalized approach to mesh weaving. We present these features in the context of their potential applications in GAD and provide a limited set of examples for their use.
keywords	design methods; information processing
series	ACADIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	acadia22_294
id	acadia22_294
authors	Nelson, Cameron
year	2022
title	Field Guide to Meta-Architecture
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. 294-299.
summary	Architecture, as a discipline, is enjoying a front row seat to the cosmological big bang of the Metaverse. Countless designers have flooded into a new forum for 3D worldbuilding, with a significant portion of new content attributable to moonlighting architects. This trend is partly catalyzed by accessible game engine technology, increased emphasis on technical literacy in the field, and the rise of remote work and the gig economy as alternatives or supplements to traditional career paths. Educators, practitioners, students, and amateurs curious about this space should be aware of earlier “virtual worlds” like Second Life in order to contextualize the aesthetic and social contributions of the “Metaverse’s” latest incarnation. This article also calls upon architects to help imagine a more digital-native architecture of the Metaverse, beyond mere imitation of the real.
series	ACADIA
type	field note
email
last changed	2024/02/06 14:00

_id	acadia20_372
id	acadia20_372
authors	Nelson, Cameron; Sabin, Jenny
year	2020
title	Shape-Programmed Self-Assembly of Bead Structures
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.372
source	ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume I: Technical Papers [Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-578-95213-0]. Online and Global. 24-30 October 2020. edited by B. Slocum, V. Ago, S. Doyle, A. Marcus, M. Yablonina, and M. del Campo. 372-381.
summary	This paper demonstrates the potential of a robust, low-cost approach to programmable matter using beads and string to achieve complex shapes with novel self-organizing and deformational properties. The method is inspired by the observation that beads forced together along a string will become constrained until they spontaneously rigidify. This behavior is easily observed using any household string and flat-faced beads and recalls the mechanism behind classic crafts such as push puppets. However, specific examples of architectural applications are lacking. We analyze how this phenomenon occurs through static force analyses, physical tests, and simulation, using a rigid body physics engine to validate digital prototypes. We develop a method of designing custom bead geometries able to be produced via generic 3D-printing technology, as well as a computational path-planning toolkit for designing ways of threading beads together. We demonstrate how these custom bead geometries and threading paths influence the acquired structure and its assembly. Finally, we propose a means of scaling up this phenomenon, suggesting potential applications in deployable architecture, mortarless assembly of nonfunicular masonry, and responsive architectural systems.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
email
last changed	2023/10/22 12:06

_id	caadria2018_282
id	caadria2018_282
authors	Nelson, Jonathan and Knapp, Chris
year	2018
title	GLUEHOUSE - Towards an Open, Integrated Design-To-Fabrication Workflow for Realizing Variable-Geometry Stress-Skin Plywood Cassette Panels
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.1.277
source	T. Fukuda, W. Huang, P. Janssen, K. Crolla, S. Alhadidi (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018, pp. 277-286
summary	This paper documents the development and application of an open, flexible, and highly integrated design to fabrication workflow capable of resolving complex geometries into a stress-skin panel system ready for direct construction. The system was developed in late 2016 and has been tested at full scale by being utilized to build a complete 225 m2 single-family dwelling.
keywords	Digital Fabrication; FIle-to-Factory; Automated Construction
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	cf2009_poster_25
id	cf2009_poster_25
authors	Nembrini, Julien; Guillaume Labelle, Nathaniel Zuelzke, Mark Meagher and Jeffrey Huang
year	2009
title	Source Studio: Teaching Programming For Architectural Design
source	T. Tidafi and T. Dorta (eds) Joining Languages Cultures and Visions: CAADFutures 2009 CD-Rom
summary	The architectural studio framework presented here is based on the use of programming as central form generation reflexive medium (Schon, 1983). Its aim is to teach architectural design while introducing a different approach toward computer tools by enabling students to fully explore variations in their designs through the use of coding for form definition. It proposes the students to reflect on their design process through its confrontation to algorithmic formalization (Mitchell 1990). This results in exercising the synthetic re-thinking of their initial sketch intents to comply with the difficult task of fitting the language syntax. With the proliferation and constant replacement of computer tools among the architectural practice, a shift appears in the attitude towards introducing students to different tools: studio teaching is branded by specific software platforms advocated by the teaching team. A lack of generalized view, independent of commercial CAD software, is problematic for the definition of new teaching tools suited for this constantly evolving situation (Terzidis, 2006).
keywords	Programming, studio teaching, scripting, parametric design
series	CAAD Futures
type	poster
last changed	2009/07/08 22:12

_id	ecaade2010_145
id	ecaade2010_145
authors	Nembrini, Julien; Labelle, Guillaume; Huang, Jeffrey
year	2010
title	Limited Embodied Programming: Teaching programming languages to architects
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2010.065
source	FUTURE CITIES [28th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-9-6] ETH Zurich (Switzerland) 15-18 September 2010, pp.65-72
summary	The paper presents a teaching experiment using the LOGO language to introduce geometric programming to architectural students with no a priory coding knowledge. Based on extreme simplicity as well as instant visual feedback, the language allows to introduce core programming concepts with little technicality. The extension of the language to a 3D space triggers designers interest and creativity while the introduction of a simple robotic drawing machine confront them with a simple fabrication context. These elements concur to develop a critical approach of the use of digital tools in the architectural design process, with the underlying aim to raise the students awareness on the implication of tooling on their design practice.
wos	WOS:000340629400006
keywords	Geometric programming; CNC; Digital tools teaching; Low-tech
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	ecaade2017_138
id	ecaade2017_138
authors	Nerla, Maria Giuditta, Erioli, Alessio and Garai, Massimo
year	2017
title	Modulated corrugations by differential growth - Integrated FRP tectonics towards a new approach to sustainability, fusing architectural and energy design for a new students’ space
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.593
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. 593-602
summary	This Master Thesis research investigates the concept of 'integrated tectonics' as a new way of thinking sustainability in architecture, intended as an ecology of different, integrated factors which take part in a seamless design-to-fabrication process. In particular, this new paradigm is applied to the design of a pavilion made of a fiber-reinforced (FRP) sandwich shell integrating multiple systems and performances. A differential growth algorithm mimicking cellular tissue development modulates performance across the surface through ornamental features in the form of corrugated patterns. Iterative feedback simulations allow the exploration of the mutual relations connecting morphogenesis and performance distribution patterns at the architectural scale. Problems connected to simulation inaccuracies and difficult software integration are discussed. A 1:2 scale prototype of a shell portion was fabricated to test material properties and production feasibility.
keywords	Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP); integrated tectonics; differential growth; composite materials; ecology; sustainability
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	46bd
authors	Nestor, J. A. and Thomas, Donald E.
year	1982
title	Defining and Implementing a Multilevel Design Representation with Simulation Applications
source	Design Research Center, CMU, December, 1982. [7] p. includes bibliography
summary	A design representation that incorporates descriptions at more than one level of abstraction is called a multilevel representation. This paper describes a multilevel representation which includes behavioral and structural levels of description, and a multilevel analysis aid, called timing abstraction, which extracts timing information from a structural design and adds it to a behavior level description. With this design aid, alternate implementations of the same behavior, generated using the CMU-DA synthesis software, can be compared using a behavior level simulator. The timing accuracy is that of the microcode implementation, while the speed of the simulation is that of a behavior level simulator
keywords	representation, design, CAD, automation, simulation, electrical engineering, integrated circuits
series	CADline
last changed	2003/06/02 13:58

_id	sigradi2023_449
id	sigradi2023_449
authors	NETA, ANTINESCA, BATISTELLA, LARISSA and MUSSI, ANDRÉA
year	2023
title	Co-design of toys for children with atypical development: digital fabrication as a tool in the school environment.
source	García Amen, F, Goni Fitipaldo, A L and Armagno Gentile, Á (eds.), Accelerated Landscapes - Proceedings of the XXVII International Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 2023), Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay, 29 November - 1 December 2023, pp. 681–692
summary	Starting from the need for assistive technologies and resources for children with atypical development, this article aimed to evaluate the application of a set of teaching materials, co-created for elementary school children, made through digital fabrication by architects, presenting the application in the school environment of the first workshops with teachers who work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. To this end, a literature review was carried out on Codesign, Autism Spectrum Disorder, assistive technologies and educational toys. It also presented the relationships between the design process and the children's learning process. The research was divided into stages of bibliographic review, field research through interviews, and action research with teachers. At the end of this work, we hope to understand the concepts and teaching approaches for children with ASD, and with this, evaluate whether it is possible to create an equitable and effective school environment, stimulating the maker culture.
keywords	Co-design, Elementary Education, Digital Fabrication, Creativity, Technology
series	SIGraDi
email
last changed	2024/03/08 14:07

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