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_id	ddss9469
id	ddss9469
authors	Nutt, Bev
year	1994
title	The Decisions of Facility Adaption
source	Second Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture & Urban Planning (Vaals, the Netherlands), August 15-19, 1994
summary	Obsolescence in buildings is driven today by functional, locational and financial factors rather than by physical deterioration alone. As a result, it is no longer reasonable to expect that new building stock will remain within its originally designed class of use throughout its effective life. It is also optimistic to assume that 'change of use' adaptions, once made, will not be subject to further changes in due course. In these circumstances, the conventional notion of designing for a particular 'building type' must be questioned. The paper will describe current research into the adaptability potential of buildings, particularly the development of decision protocols to evaluate options for the adaption of vacant building stock to different uses. Speculative suggestions will be advanced concerning the probable impact of the research and on urban planning and building design.
series	DDSS
last changed	2003/08/07 16:36

_id	sigradi2023_350
id	sigradi2023_350
authors	Nóbrega, Thiers Freire, Henriques, Gonçalo Castro and Passaro, Andres Martin
year	2023
title	3D Printing for Architecture: organic integration of algorithm, machine and material paste-manufacture
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. 1207–1218
summary	Form, process and material tend to be considered as independent or separated entities in modern design theory. This research explores the integration of parametric design with a paste-based 3D printing process. This integration intends to enable creative and holistic design inspired by nature. For that purpose, the research simultaneously develops, in a feedback loop, parametric modelling with the development of a machine to produce the shape in past-like material. The research develops a customized paste extruder to integrate the design algorithms and the machining processes. The authors test the methodology in a DIY, hands-on, empiric design integrating digital manufacture and handcraft craft, developing a customized parametric clay component, baked and glazed at a 1:1 scale for a future pavilion.
keywords	Paste-based 3D printing, Digital Fabrication, Digital craft, Ceramic
series	SIGraDi
email
last changed	2024/03/08 14:08

_id	ddss9470
id	ddss9470
authors	O'Brien, William J. and Fischer, Martin A.
year	1994
title	Boundaries, Interdependence, and Coordination in ConstructionNetwork Organizations
source	Second Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture & Urban Planning (Vaals, the Netherlands), August 15-19, 1994
summary	Of the profileration of new business paradigms in recent years, one of the primary foci has been building closer relationships between firms in the value adding chain. Lean production, which encompasses J1T, supply-chain management, and TQM/continuous improvement, has provided an important paradigm for reorganization of business practices and is in the process of revolutioni-zing western mass production industries, particularly the automotive industry. While lean production is attractive, it is not appropriate for all industries or production requirements. Lean production works best within a relatively stable production volume and stable range of products. "Mass customization" has proven difficult for accomplished lean producers such as Toyota, and requires a different set of organizational disciplines than those used in lean production. For example, in the lean production paradigm, relationships with suppliers are long-standing and steady, while in a mass customization paradigm, relationships with and between long-term suppliers will vary over time, and new suppliers will enter and leave the organization in a transient fashion. The organization form appropriate to mass customization is the network organization (also known as the virtual corporation in the popular business press), of which construction project organization is an instance, At the project level, we examine construction organization in the context of network organization theory. In particular, we examine boundaries between firms to highlight problems of coordination in a multi-firm environment, and the interdependencies that arise due to coordination needs. We provide a conceptual framework to describe these aspects of construction network organization, and discuss ways that different construction firms are dealing with coordination and boundary problems by rethinking contractual relationships and building closer ties with other firms in the network.
series	DDSS
last changed	2003/08/07 16:36

_id	2c22
authors	O'Neill, Michael J.
year	1992
title	Neural Network Simulation as a Computer- Aided design Tool For Predicting Wayfinding Performance
source	New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1992. pp. 347-366 : ill. includes bibliography
summary	Complex public facilities such as libraries, hospitals, and governmental buildings often present problems to users who must find their way through them. Research shows that difficulty in wayfinding has costs in terms of time, money, public safety, and stress that results from being lost. While a wide range of architectural research supports the notion that ease of wayfinding should be a criterion for good design, architects have no method for evaluating how well their building designs will support the wayfinding task. People store and retrieve information about the layout of the built environment in a knowledge representation known as the cognitive map. People depend on the information stored in the cognitive map to find their way through buildings. Although there are numerous simulations of the cognitive map, the mechanisms of these models are not constrained by what is known about the neurophysiology of the brain. Rather, these models incorporate search mechanisms that act on semantically encoded information about the environment. In this paper the author describes the evaluation and application of an artificial neural network simulation of the cognitive map as a means of predicting wayfinding behavior in buildings. This simulation is called NAPS-PC (Network Activity Processing Simulator--PC version). This physiologically plausible model represents knowledge about the layout of the environment through a network of inter-connected processing elements. The performance of NAPS-PC was evaluated against actual human wayfinding performance. The study found that the simulation generated behavior that matched the performance of human participants. After the validation, NAPS-PC was modified so that it could read environmental information directly from AutoCAD (a popular micro-computer-based CAD software package) drawing files, and perform 'wayfinding' tasks based on that environmental information. This prototype tool, called AutoNet, is conceptualized as a means of allowing designers to predict the wayfinding performance of users in a building before it is actually built
keywords	simulation, cognition, neural networks, evaluation, floor plans, applications, wayfinding, layout, building
series	CADline
last changed	2003/06/02 13:58

_id	acadia07_158
id	acadia07_158
authors	Oatman, Devin; Senagala, Mahesh
year	2007
title	Am I? Architecture of Ambient Intelligence
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2007.158
source	Expanding Bodies: Art • Cities• Environment [Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture / ISBN 978-0-9780978-6-8] Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1-7 October 2007, 158-163
summary	In its purest state, Ambient Intelligence is smart computing whose presence is not apparent to the human senses except in response and actions. The original intentions and origins of Ambient Intelligence began with the need for more efficient and unobtrusive management of our everyday activities. Synonymous with ubiquitous computing, Ambient Intelligence, or AmI, consists of: UbiComp: the integration of microchips and computers into everyday objects; UbiComm: the ability of these objects to communicate with each other and the user; and Intelligent User Interface which allows inhabitants of the environment to interact with the system with human gestures (Riva 2005). Put together, these components are basically personifi ed computers. The key factor in Ambient Intelligent communities is that the microscopic computers are aware of their surroundings and their purpose just as human beings are. With the ability to self-program and react to new software, they eliminate the need for humans to program them, decreasing maintenance and programming time. These concepts and technologies raise important questions. What happens when the system disappears? Are we ready as a society to see a certain degree of power taken away from us by anticipatory computers? This short paper will provide an overview of AmI and why it is important for architects to embrace, explore, and engage this emerging technology.
series	ACADIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	ijac201210208
id	ijac201210208
authors	Ochs, Steven W.
year	2012
title	Architectural Sociability as a Strategy to Drive Technology Integrations into Architectural Structures and Smart Environments
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 10 - no. 2, 301-318
summary	Traditional architectural design fulfills the basic needs of society, but its influence as a system to facilitate personal connection has declined with the growth of telecommunications and social networks.The advance of interactive architecture is now positioning buildings to once again fulfill the role as facilitator of connections and fulfill our personal need of belonging.While current attempts to integrate social communication, technology with built environments are nominally effective; Architectural Sociability is proposed as an effective design solution. Strategy details include a purpose based social approach in which social networks, localized data streams, ubiquitous computing, pervasive networks, and smart environments are considered a traditional part of an architectural structure.
series	journal
last changed	2019/05/24 09:55

_id	ascaad2012_023
id	ascaad2012_023
authors	Ochs, Steven W.
year	2012
title	Architectural Sociability as a Strategy to Drive Technology Integrations into Architectural Structures and Smart Environments
source	CAAD \| INNOVATION \| PRACTICE [6th International Conference Proceedings of the Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design (ASCAAD 2012 / ISBN 978-99958-2-063-3], Manama (Kingdom of Bahrain), 21-23 February 2012, pp. 225-240
summary	Traditional architectural design fulfills the basic needs of society, but its influence as a system to facilitate personal connection has declined with the growth of telecommunications and social networks. The advance of interactive architecture is now positioning buildings to once again fulfill the role as facilitator of connections and fulfill our personal need of belonging. While current attempts to integrate social communication, technology with built environments are nominally effective; Architectural Sociability is proposed as an effective design solution. Strategy details include a purpose based social approach in which social networks, localized data streams, ubiquitous computing, pervasive networks, and smart environments are considered a traditional part of an architectural structure.
series	ASCAAD
email
more	http://www.ascaad.org/conference/2012/papers/ascaad2012_023.pdf
last changed	2012/05/15 20:46

_id	ecaade2017_111
id	ecaade2017_111
authors	Odom, Clay
year	2017
title	Articulate Objects - hard processes and soft effects
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.097
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. 97-106
summary	If the design of environments and experiences has become a key concern for many contemporary designers and artists, then what is the medium that becomes most prevalent? Light. Although elusive (one might even say 'withdrawn') and transitory, light can be seen as both objective and subjective content that is being explored by contemporary artists, designers, and architects. , In addition, the very ephemeral quality of human experience means that light (although it is a condition which is made visible, objectified and transformed through its interactions with form and surface) is often, and strangely, disassociated from objective criteria. This paper uses two recently completed projects to outline an approach to overcoming tendency to separate the objective and subjective. It describes an approach which is positioned within contemporary theory and explored through processes, methods and outcomes. The work outlined explores how effects are theorized and instrumentalized through design processes not only as subjective or 'soft', effective, atmospheric conditions, but as affective drivers of objective or 'hard' processes.
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	ecaade2014_016
id	ecaade2014_016
authors	Odysseas Kontovourkis and Despo Anagiotou
year	2014
title	Integrative Pedestrian Modelling Techniques based on Virtual Force Fields - Analysis, Generation and Evaluation in Public Open Spaces
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2014.1.153
source	Thompson, Emine Mine (ed.), Fusion - Proceedings of the 32nd eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, 10-12 September 2014, pp. 153-163
summary	This paper demonstrates a preliminary research methodology towards an integrative digital design approach for the analysis, generation and evaluation of architectural proposals in public open spaces based on human movement behaviour performances. In order to achieve this, various computational mechanisms that involve the logic of pedestrian modelling are applied, aiming to be explored in different stages of design. The suggested models follow the idea of 'virtual force' fields, an approach initially introduced in previous work by author. Based on particle behaviour modelling, this approach examines the interaction and movement behaviour of individual entities within a system through virtual effects and specifically through attraction and repulsion forces, influencing pedestrians behaviour and hence their accelerated movement. Current paper argues that the idea of 'virtual force' fields can be used not only for pedestrian simulation but also for the analysis and generation of proposals, aiming on a holistic design development of public spaces.
wos	WOS:000361384700015
keywords	Pedestrian modelling; integrative techniques; virtual force fields; public open spaces
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	ecaaderis2018_000
id	ecaaderis2018_000
authors	Odysseas Kontovourkis
year	2018
title	Sustainable Computational Workflows (Front Matter)
source	Odysseas Kontovourkis (ed.), Sustainable Computational Workflows [6th eCAADe Regional International Workshop Proceedings / ISBN 9789491207143], Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 24-25 May 2018, pp. i-xii
keywords	At a time when sustainability plays a key role in the way different disciplines approach development and production, the role of digital technology is crucial, as through smart and efficient techniques, it can lead to the creative design, analysis, evaluation and fabrication of solutions that are ecologically and economically viable and socially accessible. On the other hand, recent developments in the socio-economic context have caused changes and redevelopments in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean region, which have a direct impact and affect the overall reflection on how new technologies, currently in open source and with a widely accessible status, contribute to a better and more sustainable future, without running isolated or far beyond today’s reality.
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2018/05/29 14:33

_id	acadia09_194
id	acadia09_194
authors	Oesterle, Silvan
year	2009
title	Cultural Performance in Robotic Timber Construction
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2009.194
source	ACADIA 09: reForm( ) - Building a Better Tomorrow [Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-9842705-0-7] Chicago (Illinois) 22-25 October, 2009), pp. 194-200
summary	In the research presented in this paper, we investigate the architectonic potential of additive digital fabrication in timber construction through robotic processes. The goal of the project was to learn from traditional building techniques and to translate the cultural knowledge about performance requirements such as constructive weather protection and structure for today’s tools and digital design systems.
keywords	Robot, fabrication, prototype, history, parametric design, wood
series	ACADIA
type	Normal paper
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	caadria2009_145
id	caadria2009_145
authors	Oesterle, Silvan
year	2009
title	Performance As A Design Driver in Robotic Timber Construction
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2009.663
source	Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / Yunlin (Taiwan) 22-25 April 2009, pp. 663-671
summary	In the research project presented in this paper we investigate the architectonic and constructive potential of additive digital fabrication in timber construction through robotic processes as well as the relation of functional requirements of an exterior wooden wall to design. Form finding through performance analysis is of great interest for architects. With advanced digital fabrication technologies at hand it is possible to produce articulate building elements. This can be exploited to analyze and transform performance criteria into architectural expression. We argue that functional requirements and formal characteristics are interdependent. To allow performance criteria drive the generative parameters of design, custom software tools need to be developed which impart physical aspects of building elements to digital design models.
keywords	Digital fabrication: design performance; robotic construction; timber wall
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	ecaade2010_058
id	ecaade2010_058
authors	Oezener, Ozan Oender; Jeong, Woonseong; Haliburton, James; Clayton, Mark J.
year	2010
title	Utilizing 4D BIM Models in the Early Stages of Design
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2010.089
source	FUTURE CITIES [28th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-9-6] ETH Zurich (Switzerland) 15-18 September 2010, pp.89-96
summary	Architectural design education can benefit from incorporation of 4D CAD techniques into a BIM-enabled process for rapid design and assessment of alternatives. Experimental courses conducted at two universities provide evidence that graduate students possessing modest skills with BIM software can adopt 4D CAD methods and integrate them into their design process with minimal effort. The method enables student teams to gain insight into the construction issues of their designs and iteratively improve design alternatives.
wos	WOS:000340629400009
keywords	BIM; 4D visualization; Design; Collaboration; Integrated project delivery
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	ecaade2010_056
id	ecaade2010_056
authors	Oezener, Ozan Oender; Farias, Francisco; Haliburton, James; Clayton, Mark J.
year	2010
title	Illuminating the Design: Incorporation of natural lighting analyses in the design studio using BIM
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2010.493
source	FUTURE CITIES [28th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-9-6] ETH Zurich (Switzerland) 15-18 September 2010, pp.493-498
summary	The growing demand for sustainable architectural design motivates the integration of BIM technologies and novel design processes into architectural education. This paper presents the results from a set of educational case studies for the incorporation of BIM-based daylighting simulations and analyses into the design studio. With a carefully devised studio setting and the participation of interdisciplinary consultants, the experimental case studies simulated an integrated design process based on rapid information exchange and collaborative decision making. The implemented method enables students to use BIM models and daylighting simulations as significant sources of design information for performance-based architectural design.
wos	WOS:000340629400053
keywords	BIM; daylighting simulations; Collaborative design; Integration
series	eCAADe
email
last changed	2022/06/07 08:00

_id	1d79
authors	Ofer, Kurt
year	1999
title	1:1 SIMULATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
source	Full-scale Modeling and the Simulation of Light [Proceedings of the 7th European Full-scale Modeling Association Conference / ISBN 3-85437-167-5] Florence (Italy) 18-20 February 1999, pp. 57-66
summary	Full-scale mock ups have a long and successful history within the architectural profession. There is consensus that future users as well as professionals are better able to make design decisions in full-scale and in real time. Full-scale analogue simulation must be implemented as part of a typical design process for the sake of our clients as well as the sake of the profession: the cost of doing anything less is enormous. Altonview believes it is possible to develop an economical, flexible and utilitarian architectural environmental system (AES) which can be used, with modifications, by all professionals. Additionally, the media needs to take an interest in the AES movement, which will change their focus from the building image to the user. American architectural schools need to increase their interest in AES as well. The AES movement can be closely linked with the zeitgeist that will define the next century as seen in further examples and references from the popular press.
keywords	Full-scale Modeling, Architectural Profession, Education, Spatial Experience, Architectural Environmental System, Model Simulation, Real Environments
series	other
type	normal paper
email
more	http://info.tuwien.ac.at/efa
last changed	2004/05/04 11:28

_id	cf2017_360
id	cf2017_360
authors	Ofluo?lu, Salih
year	2017
title	BIM-based Interdisciplinary Collaborations in a Student Project Competition
source	Gülen Çagdas, Mine Özkar, Leman F. Gül and Ethem Gürer (Eds.) Future Trajectories of Computation in Design [17th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2017, Proceedings / ISBN 978-975-561-482-3] Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2017, pp. 360-373.
summary	Architecture is a profession that requires collaboration among professionals from various fields. Despite the important nature of these interdisciplinary collaborations, architecture students rarely obtain the opportunity to learn about the work areas of other stakeholders and the practice of working together. In all sectors there is a growing need for professionals who possess in-depth knowledge in their own disciplines and also develop an understanding about other related disciplines. In a setting of a student project competition, this article examines how students from various AEC fields collaborate using BIM as a common data environment and emphasizes several considerations for implementing interdisciplinary collaborations in curriculums of architecture schools in students’ perspective.
keywords	Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Architectural Design Studio, BIM, Building Information Modeling
series	CAAD Futures
email
last changed	2017/12/01 14:38

_id	caadria2021_213
id	caadria2021_213
authors	Oghazian, Farzaneh and Vazquez, Elena
year	2021
title	A Multi-Scale Workflow for Designing with New Materials in Architecture: Case Studies across Materials and Scales - Case studies across materials and scales
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2021.1.533
source	A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, T.T.S. Lo (eds.), PROJECTIONS - Proceedings of the 26th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Online, Hong Kong, 29 March - 1 April 2021, pp. 533-542
summary	In this paper, we present a workflow developed for designing with and scaling-up new materials in architecture through an iterative cycle of materialization and testing. The framework establishes a connection between design requirements and form, taking advantage of different scales in new materials known as micro, meso, and macroscale in the process of design/manufacture. Different scales when dealing with material systems-especially in those that possess some level of uncertainty in their behavior from the formation process-make it challenging to deal with the different material variables controlled at each scale. This paper presents a brief review of existing design workflows centered on material properties. We then discuss case studies and argue for a multi-scale approach for design. Finally, we present the workflow. By implementing the workflow on two case studies, we answer how we can include material scales and their embedded properties as the central part of the design/manufacture process to aid in implementing new materials in architecture. The case studies are a responsive skin system and a free-standing tensile structure incorporating 3D printed wood filament and knitted yarn as the primary material.
keywords	material computation; material-based design; wood 3D printing; knitting; multi-scale workflow
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

_id	caadria2022_100
id	caadria2022_100
authors	Oghazian, Farzaneh, Brown, Nathan and Davis, Felecia
year	2022
title	Calibrating a Formfinding Algorithm for Simulation of Tensioned Knitted Textile Architectural Models
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.111
source	Jeroen van Ameijde, Nicole Gardner, Kyung Hoon Hyun, Dan Luo, Urvi Sheth (eds.), POST-CARBON - Proceedings of the 27th CAADRIA Conference, Sydney, 9-15 April 2022, pp. 111-120
summary	This paper presents an optimization-based calibration process for tuning a digital formfinding algorithm used with knitted textile materials in architectural tension structures. 3D scanning and computational optimization are employed to accurately approximate a physical model in a digital workflow that can be used to establish model settings for future exploration within a knit geometric typology. Several aspects of the process are investigated, including different optimization algorithms and various approaches to data extraction. The goal is to determine the appropriate optimization method and data extraction, as well as automate the process of adjusting formfinding settings related to the length of the meshes associated with the knitted textile behavior. The calibration process comprises three steps: extract data from a 3D scanned model; determine the bounds of formfinding settings; and define optimization variables, constraints, and objectives to run the optimization process. Knitted textiles made of natural yarns are organic materials and when used at the industrial level can satisfy DSG 9 factors to promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation in building construction through developing sustainable architectural systems. The main contributions of this paper are calibrated digital models of knitted materials and a comparison of the most effective algorithms and model settings, which are a starting point to apply this process to a wider range of knit geometries. These models enhance the implementation and further development of novel architectural knitted systems.
keywords	Tensioned Knitted Textiles, Computational Design, Formfinding, Calibrating, Optimization, SDG 9
series	CAADRIA
email
last changed	2022/07/22 07:34

_id	acadia22_326
id	acadia22_326
authors	Oghazian, Farzaneh; Moradzadeh, Sam; Davis, Felicia
year	2022
title	Form-finding of Architectural Knitted Tensioned Structures
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. 326-335.
summary	This study discusses the form-finding process of tensile structures and specially knitted tensioned structures. The performance of different plugins in Grasshopper is investigated for behavioral simulation of architectural knitted tensioned structures. Whereas multi-directionality and flexibility are the main characteristics of knitted textiles and allow these materials to be used to develop more complex architectural shapes, such characteristics also make digital simulation of knitted textiles more challenging. We explore the extent to which available tools can assist during the design process.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
email
last changed	2024/02/06 14:00

_id	acadia11_284
id	acadia11_284
authors	Ogrydziak; Luke
year	2011
title	Tetrahedron Cloud
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2011.284
source	ACADIA 11: Integration through Computation [Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)] [ISBN 978-1-6136-4595-6] Banff (Alberta) 13-16 October, 2011, pp. 284-291
summary	The research project, tetrahedron cloud, explores agent-based stochastic behavior as a design tool. It investigates the possibilities for producing volumetric tetrahedral meshes based on the interactions of individual stochastic agents. The research situates itself at the intersection of the visual arts, the physical sciences, and computer science. The basic interest in stochastics comes from the visual arts; the growth simulation approach is borrowed from the natural sciences; and the use of a tetrahedral mesh within C++ comes from computer science. But more generally, the project focuses on architecture’s ongoing engagement with stochastic systems. By embedding extremely specific tendencies within an agent’s behavior, while also allowing for stochastic variation, we can create larger systems that are both in and out of our “control”. This sidesteps the typical limitations of many computational geometry and parametric methods, where there is often an overly deterministic relationship between the input and output of a given system. Such a shift from optimization to behavior inevitably brings up troubling questions of style. Abandoning the search for a “best” solution, or even the articulation of the criteria for such a task, re-opens computational architecture at its deepest levels as a site for design speculation.
series	ACADIA
type	normal paper
email
last changed	2022/06/07 07:58

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