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

_id	acadia15_333
id	acadia15_333
authors	Koltick, Nicole
year	2015
title	Autonomous Botanist: the Poetic Potentials of a New Robotic Species
source	ACADIA 2105: Computational Ecologies: Design in the Anthropocene [Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-53726-8] Cincinnati 19-25 October, 2015), pp. 333-341
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2015.333
summary	This project begins by asking questions about ethics and empathy towards robots, and contemplates the future of their behavior in ways not informed by pragmatics or economy. What if a robot had a hobby? How do robots make aesthetic decisions? What is a robot’s point of view? It seeks to shift perception of robotic agency and allow the audience to embody the robotic gardeners’ vision, behavior and influence its aesthetics. By amplifying perceptual differences between humans and robots and we allow for both tangible and virtual embodiment experiences from multiple scales and perspectives.
keywords	Non-anthropocentric aesthetics, speculative realism, robotics, synthetic ecologies
series	ACADIA
type	normal paper
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_id	ecaade2017_291
id	ecaade2017_291
authors	Koltsova Jenne, Anastasia, Tunçer, Bige, Beir?o, José Nuno and Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2017
title	Stratification of Public Spaces based on Qualitative Attribute Measurement
source	Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge! - Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 581-590
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2017.2.581
summary	This paper presents a computational setup for public space quality attribute measurement that leverages GIS technologies, remote access and actual databases. The goal of this research study is to objectify public space qualities established by prior research and verify these in a specific context. In particular, this work uses liveliness as a quality criterion for public space and analyses its interrelationship to space descriptive attributes represented by the objective characteristics of the existing public spaces. The main motivation of this research is to provide for better understanding of public space characteristics that support vibrant social life within contemporary urban settings in Europe.
keywords	Urban Design; Public Space Quality; Liveliness; Integrative Analysis; Parametric Modelling; GIS
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2012_208
id	ecaade2012_208
authors	Koltsova, Anastasia ; Tuncer, Bige ; Georgakopoulou, Sofia ; Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2012
title	Parametric Tools for Conceptual Design Support at the Pedestrian Urban Scale: Towards inverse urban design
source	Achten, Henri; Pavlicek, Jiri; Hulin, Jaroslav; Matejovska, Dana (eds.), Digital Physicality - Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1 / ISBN 978-9-4912070-2-0, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture (Czech Republic) 12-14 September 2012, pp. 279-287
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2012.1.279
wos	WOS:000330322400028
summary	This paper presents an inverse pedestrian urban design method and an initial set of parametric tools for conceptual design support at the pedestrian urban scale. Inverse pedestrian urban design concerns the derivation of urban design parameters from a local context in order to produce better informed and situated designs. The tools concern the rationalization of street network and building form. Some of the parameters that are used within the tools are view angles (visibility analysis) and distances between target points (accessibility analysis). The paper elaborates on inverse urban design, presents some case studies and tools, and touches upon design patterns and their alignment to design processes.
keywords	Urban design; pedestrian design; parametric modelling; design tools; inverse urban design method
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2013_251
id	ecaade2013_251
authors	Koltsova, Anastasia; Tunçer, Bige and Schmitt, Gerhard
year	2013
title	Visibility Analysis for 3D Urban Environments
source	Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 2, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013, pp. 375-383
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2013.2.375
wos	WOS:000340643600038
summary	This paper presents a visibility analysis tool for 3D urban environments and its possible applications for urban design practice. Literature exists for performing visibility analysis using various methods and techniques, however, tools that result from such research are generally not suitable for use by designers in practice. Our visibility analysis tool resides in Grasshopper, Rhino. It uses a ray casting method to analyze the visibility of façade surfaces from a given vantage point, and of a given urban setting, in particular, buildings and roads. The latter analysis provides information on the best visible buildings/building facades from segments of roads. We established a collaboration with a practicing architect to work on a design competition together, using this tool. The paper elaborates on the visibility analysis methods, presents the tool in detail, discusses the results of our joint work on the competition, and briefly reflects on the evaluation of the use of the tool by design practitioners.
keywords	Visibility analysis; pedestrian design; urban space quality; design practice.
series	eCAADe
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_id	41be
authors	Komatsu, Kiichiro and Kanda, Nobutaka
year	1997
title	Visual Recognition Oriented Spatial Presentation in CAAD System
source	CAADRIA ‘97 [Proceedings of the Second Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 957-575-057-8] Taiwan 17-19 April 1997, pp. 267-276
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.1997.267
summary	Computers have established themselves as indispensable tools in the practice of urban and architectural design. As they have become more and more popular, various presentation means to support computerized design tools, such as CG and VRML, have been developed and put into practical use. They have been inclined to be regarded as tools for photorealistic presentation, or as a mere shape previewer. However, considering the recent demand to esteem multi-aspects of space design, the importance of understanding and transmitting multi-aspects in space aided by visual recognition is expected to increase undoubtedly. In order to realize such assistant procedure in design, we must identify the requirements of spatial presentation in design, and apply it appropriately to visualizing process. By virtue of that, it can be said that visualization itself has possibilities to open some innovative styles of urban and architectural design.
series	CAADRIA
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_id	6df0
authors	Komatsu, Kiichiro and Watanabe, Shun
year	1998
title	Spatial Database for Model Analysis Methods
source	CAADRIA ‘98 [Proceedings of The Third Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN 4-907662-009] Osaka (Japan) 22-24 April 1998, pp. 203-212
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.1998.203
summary	In the field of architectural and urban planning and design, computer education needs to move beyond basic computer literacy and have more emphasis placed on special subjects related to planning and design. How to manage spatial data is becoming an essential issue for research and education in planning and design especially in the analysis and evaluation phases. This paper discusses the importance of spatial data in planning education and shows how a common spatial database for model analysis methods was constructed at the University of Tsukuba. The database consists of many geographical and statistical data files classified under the standard region mesh codes and covers the whole country from global areas to local areas. Web-based instructions about how to use the database have also been prepared which enable students to study practical spatial analysis by themselves.
keywords	Education, Database, GIS, Spatial Analysis
series	CAADRIA
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more	http://www.caadria.org
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_id	2006_714
id	2006_714
authors	Kona, Silika Rahman and Saleh Uddin
year	2006
title	Movement in Architecture - An Analytical Approach Towards Organic Characteristics
source	Communicating Space(s) [24th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9541183-5-9] Volos (Greece) 6-9 September 2006, pp. 714-719
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2006.714
summary	Nature is the fundamental and recurring inspiration of organic architecture. Living organisms, both in their outward forms and in their inner structures, offer endless ideas and concepts for design. Organic architecture works with metamorphosis (the process of growth and change), the notion of “design from within”. Why should architecture be lifeless and static? Here, Movement, a unique quality of living organism is used to contribute to architecture. We cannot make a new life but we can take the characteristics to make changes in our environment, seeking not to imitate nature’s appearance, but instead to imaginatively apply its profound principles. The focus of this paper is to examine and categorize the different kinds of movement that exist in nature, understanding how their purpose can be effectively used in architecture. The topic explores techniques of living organisms used for function and defense and discusses possible implementation in architecture. Movement has the potentiality to introduce flexibility, ecological efficiency and building defense through deformable, transportable, shape shifting and morphing forms.
keywords	Organic Characteristics; Movement
series	eCAADe
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_id	caadria2024_422
id	caadria2024_422
authors	Kondratenko, Aleksei, Hsain, Houssame Eddine, Cheng, Cesar, Antonio, Rishan, Nisztuk, Maciej, Chavan, Tejas, Weijenberg, Camiel and Patel, Sayjel Vijay
year	2024
title	Quantifying and Mitigating Neighborhood Transportation CO2 Emissions Through Data-Driven Urban Design
source	Nicole Gardner, Christiane M. Herr, Likai Wang, Hirano Toshiki, Sumbul Ahmad Khan (eds.), ACCELERATED DESIGN - Proceedings of the 29th CAADRIA Conference, Singapore, 20-26 April 2024, Volume 2, pp. 435–444
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.2.435
summary	Urban areas are significant contributors to CO2 emissions, mainly due to transportation. In this paper, we introduce a novel data-driven tool that leverages urban design to mitigate transportation-related emissions. Our original contribution lies in the development of a comprehensive methodology and a digital analytics tool that applies global data to quantify neighbourhood transportation CO2 emissions and recommend mitigation strategies. Unlike other existing approaches that only present carbon emissions metrics for specific locations, our system uses a robust methodology that employs global data and can be applied to any neighbourhood in the world. A unique feature of our system is the application of the “15-minute city” concept, which assesses the accessibility of essential amenities within a specified travel time and the impact of a specific location on carbon emissions. The system queries, classifies, and filters nearby amenities, identifies those outside the 15-minute isochrone, finds potential car routes, and calculates the annual transportation CO2 emissions for the neighbourhood population. The tool evaluates the problem and suggests optimal facility placement, offering effective strategies for emission reduction. This dual functionality accelerates the urban design and decision-making processes. We validate our approach through case studies in Milan, Dubai, and Calgary, comparing our results with official data. Our tool empowers decision-makers with data-driven insights, paving the way for sustainable urban planning and significant reductions in transportation CO2 emissions.
keywords	Transportation CO2 emissions, Urban Design, Data-driven, Neighbourhood Evaluation, Climate Risk Mitigation
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2024/11/17 22:05

_id	ecaadesigradi2019_567
id	ecaadesigradi2019_567
authors	Konieva, Kateryna, Joos, Michael Roberto, Herthogs, Pieter and Tunçer, Bige
year	2019
title	Facilitating Communication in a Design Process using a Web Interface for Real-time Interaction with Grasshopper Scripts
source	Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 731-738
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.731
summary	Urban design project development encompasses a wide range of disciplines and approaches, which often have separate goals, frameworks, and software tools. Lack of timely alignment of the disconnected expert inputs to the common vision leads to an increasing number of revisions and decreases chances for finding a compromise solution. We developed an intuitive browser-supported interface in order to incorporate various types of expert inputs and ways of representing the information to take a first step towards facilitating collaborative decision-making processes. The current paper describes the application of the developed tool on three exemplary case studies, where the expert and non-expert users' inputs are combined and analysed using Grasshopper scripts at the back-end. Pilot user studies conducted with professionals have shown that the tool has potential to facilitate collaboration across disciplines and compromise decisions, while most of the participants were still more likely to use it for communication with customers rather than the design team. It suggests that the interaction scheme of different actors with the tool needs to correspond better to the interaction of different actors during common negotiation processes. The findings suggest that the type of involvement of different stakeholders should be explored further in order to find the balance in functionality suitable for different parties.
keywords	computational design; design exploration; collaborative design
series	eCAADeSIGraDi
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_id	caadria2019_625
id	caadria2019_625
authors	Konieva, Kateryna, Knecht, Katja and Koenig, Reinhard
year	2019
title	Collaborative Large-Scale Urban Design with the Focus on the Agent-Based Traffic Simulation
source	M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 221-230
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.221
summary	The better integration of the knowledge and expertise from different disciplines into urban design and the creation of more interdisciplinary and collaborative work processes to accommodate this have been under discussion in related research for decades. Nevertheless, many barriers preventing a seamless collaborative work flow still persist. In this paper we present an experiment taking place under real-world conditions, which outlines an alternative way for more efficient collaboration by focusing on the design process rather than the result and thus providing additional insights for all parties involved. A parametric design approach was chosen to help mediate between the areas of expertise involved supporting the smooth transition of data, the mutual translation of design feedback and better informed design decisions as an outcome. The case study presented in this paper exemplifies the application of the approach in a design project on masterplan scale integrating inputs from urban design, economics and mobility experts; and shows the opportunity for transforming the formerly segregated design process into a platform for transparent negotiations.
keywords	parametric urban design; urban mobility; collaborative design
series	CAADRIA
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_id	ecca
authors	Koning, H. and Eizenberg, J.
year	1981
title	The Language of the Prairie : Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses
source	Environment and Planning B. 1981. vol. 8: pp. 295-323 : ill. includes bibliography
summary	The following parametric shape grammar generates the compositional forms and specifies the function zones of Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie-style houses. The establishment of a fireplace is the key to the definition of the prairie-style house. Around this fireplace, functionally distinguished Froebelean-type blocks are recursively added and interpenetrated to from the basic compositions from which elaborated prairie-style houses are derived. The grammar is based on a corpus of eleven houses from the Winslow house, the evolutionary precursor of the style, to the Robie house, considered by many as the culmination of the style. Much has been written about prairie-style houses - their balance, their debt to Beaux Arts and Japanese design traditions, and their organic qualities. However, such descriptions do not explicitly inform us as to how prairie-style houses are constructed, and consequently provide little help in designing new members of this style. The power of a grammar, such as the one given here, is that it establishes a recursive structure from which new designs can be constructed. Three new prairie houses generated by the grammar as well as step-by-step generation of one of these designs are shown
keywords	synthesis, analysis, architecture, shape grammars, parametrization,
series	CADline
last changed	2003/06/02 13:58

_id	acadia23_v2_362
id	acadia23_v2_362
authors	Konis, Kyle
year	2023
title	Rover Printing: A Novel Approach to Rapid Prototyping of Large-Scale Climate Altering Pneumatic Structures
source	ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 2: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference for the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9891764-0-3]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 362-370.
summary	he aim of this project is to develop and experimentally test the applicability of an auton- omous robotic fabrication process (Rover Printing) enabling rapid prototyping of climate altering pneumatic structures addressing critical issues of shade equity, urban cooling, and geoengineering. The work draws on the expressive, climatic, sensory, and tech- nical dimensions of pneumatic architecture to expand the possibilities of climate change mitigation beyond the dominant narrative of crisis and utilitarian response by enabling prototypes that are celebratory, creative, and playful, in addition to performative, low cost, and rapidly deployable. A digital/physical prototyping workflow is presented, including physics simulation, performative analysis, autonomous physical fabrication using a novel Rover Printer (Figure 1), and hands-on making. The workflow enables prototyping of novel climate-altering structures, tunable to local conditions, which utilize air as their primary structural material. Prototypes manifest the impulse to “solve” the climate crisis while simultaneously serving to explore the technical and social dimensions of climate change mitigation from a more creative and human-engaged perspective.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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last changed	2024/12/20 09:12

_id	acadia13_093
id	acadia13_093
authors	Konis, Kyle
year	2013
title	Wiring to the Sky
source	ACADIA 13: Adaptive Architecture [Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-1-926724-22-5] Cambridge 24-26 October, 2013), pp. 93-100
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2013.093
summary	As architectural design methodologies focus increasingly on the production of dynamic form, the means to actuate these forms, the input that fuels parametric processes, analytical form-generating techniques and responsive controls is of primary concern. In the virtual test beds where systems are developed, inputs are often ad-hoc, based on crude assumptions of the environment, or disconnected from the physical environment entirely.Inverting a technique originally developed to illuminate virtual objects with light captured from real (physical) environments, this project explores image-based lighting as a means of detailed environmental light sensing. The objective of the project is to demonstrate the application of High Dynamic Range (HDR) image data acquired continuously in the physical world as signal input to inform, actuate and evaluate responsive solar control and daylighting systems. As a proof of concept, a virtual hemispherical dome consisting of 145 apertures is controlled to respond in real time to continuous image-based measurements of sky luminance, seeking a defined set of daylighting and solar control objectives. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of incorporating real-world environmental data in the development of dynamic form.
keywords	complex systems, image-based lighting, environmental adaptation
series	ACADIA
type	Normal Paper
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_id	ecaade2018_233
id	ecaade2018_233
authors	Kontiza, Iacovina, Spathi, Theodora and Bedarf, Patrick
year	2018
title	Spatial Graded Patterns - A case study for large-scale differentiated space frame structures utilising high-speed 3D-printed joints
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 39-46
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.039
summary	Geometric differentiation is no longer a production setback for industrial grade architectural components. This paper introduces a design and fabrication workflow for non-repetitive large-scale space frame structures composed of custom-manufactured nodes, which exploits the advantages of latest advancements in 3D-printing technology. By integrating design, fabrication and material constraints into a computational methodology, the presented approach addresses additive manufacturing of functional industry-grade parts in short time, high speed and low cost. The resulting case study of a 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 m lightweight kite structure comprises 1380 versatile fully-customised connectors and outlines the manifold potential of additive manufacturing for architecture much bigger than the machine built space. First, after briefly introducing space frames in architecture, this paper discusses the computational framework of generating irregular space frames and parametric joint design. Second, it examines the advantages of MJF printing in conjunction with integrating smart sequencing details for the following assembly process. Finally, a conclusive outlook is given on improvements and further developments for bespoke 3D-printed space frame structures.
keywords	3D-printing; Multi-Jet Fusion; Space Frame; Graded Subdivision
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2011_067
id	ecaade2011_067
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas
year	2011
title	Pedestrian Modeling as Generative Mechanism for the Design of Adaptive Built Environment
source	RESPECTING FRAGILE PLACES [29th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-9-4912070-1-3], University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture (Slovenia) 21-24 September 2011, pp.850-858
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2011.850
wos	WOS:000335665500098
summary	The investigation of the relationship between pedestrian modeling and the built environment is essential in the process of analyzing, evaluating and generating new architectural spaces that can satisfy circulation design conditions and respect the surrounding environment in the best possible way. In order to achieve the direct interaction between the users and the environment, current work attempts to examine how pedestrian models can be used as generative mechanisms for the production of adaptive spaces, which can be optimized according to human movement behavior needs. In this investigation, an existing computer program will be further developed in relation to its ability to inform the environment in an adaptive manner resulting the formation of spaces that can influence and can be influenced by pedestrian movement behavior and hence circulation systems. This can be done by creating new rules of interaction between components, for instance between pedestrians and the geometry of environment, and by taking into account pedestrian movement behavior conditions, as well as functional and morphological architectural design criteria.
keywords	Pedestrian modeling; virtual forces; generative design; adaptive built environment
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2012_65
id	ecaade2012_65
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas
year	2012
title	Virtual Forces in Design and Fabrication Process: Assembly and Construction of Physical Prototypes
source	Achten, Henri; Pavlicek, Jiri; Hulin, Jaroslav; Matejovska, Dana (eds.), Digital Physicality - Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2 / ISBN 978-9-4912070-3-7, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture (Czech Republic) 12-14 September 2012, pp. 133-141
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2012.2.133
wos	WOS:000330320600013
summary	This paper demonstrates a preliminary research and teaching investigation that attempts to use virtual forces in order to achieve interaction behavior between individual components as mechanism for the development of physical prototypes in various scales. Through case studies, the current research examines possibilities for the design of global systems, structural components and joints aiming to construct prototypes that can be characterized by continuity in their forms, structures and materials. In parallel, a number of questions are raised. Is the process from design to fabrication linear? What can be the relation between digital and physical processes? In which level this integration can be achieved? This work attempts to investigate the application of such methodology, both in design and fabrication, and to examine its contribution in the design and construction process.
keywords	Virtual forces; assembly; construction; physical prototypes
series	eCAADe
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_id	ecaade2018_317
id	ecaade2018_317
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas and Doumanidis, Constantine C
year	2018
title	ICARUS Project - An Open Source Platform for Computer Programming in Architectural Teaching and Research
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 341-350
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.341
summary	This paper, presents an ongoing work entitled ICARUS, an abbreviation for 'Integrating Computerized ARchitecture with USers'. The aim of this work is to develop an open source platform for computer programming implemented in architecture, for teaching and research. In particular, the platform provides the framework for a simplified and user friendly textual programming methodology for the needs of our architectural institution. It consists of several modules like coding, plug-in and repository development, targeting to be publicly available in the future. The platform is created based on the Python programming language, which is run in Grasshopper, a plug-in for Rhino 3D. In the first phase of ICARUS development, several case studies within the framework of a postgraduate course are conducted, aiming at providing an overview of its potentials, limitations and generally, its impact on establishing a useful methodology for algorithmic thinking among students with little or no prior computer programming skills.
keywords	Computer programming; Open source platform; Parametric design; Plug-in development; Algorithmic thinking
series	eCAADe
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_id	ijac201614403
id	ijac201614403
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas and George Tryfonos
year	2016
title	Design optimization and robotic fabrication of tensile mesh structures: The development and simulation of a custom-made end-effector tool
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 14 - no. 4, 333-348
summary	This article presents an ongoing research, aiming to introduce a fabrication procedure for the development of tensile mesh systems. The purpose of current methodology is to establish an integrated approach that combines digital form- finding and robotic manufacturing processes by extracting data and information derived through elastic material behavior for physical implementation. This aspires to extend the capacity of robotically driven mechanisms to the fabrication of complex tensile structures and, at the same time, to reduce the defects that might occur due to the deformation of the elastic material. In this article, emphasis is given to the development of a custom-made end-effector tool, which is responsible to add elastic threads and create connections in the form of nodes. Based on additive fabrication logic, this process suggests the development of physical prototypes through a design optimization and tool-path verification.
keywords	Robotic fabrication, tensile mesh structures, real-time response, end-effector tool, multi-objective gentic algorithms, structure optimization, form-finding
series	journal
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last changed	2016/12/09 10:52

_id	ecaade2016_094
id	ecaade2016_094
authors	Kontovourkis, Odysseas and Konatzii, Panagiota
year	2016
title	Optimization Process Towards Robotic Manufacturing in Actual Scale - The Implementation of Genetic Algorithms in the Robotic Construction of Modular Formwork Systems
source	Herneoja, Aulikki; Toni Österlund and Piia Markkanen (eds.), Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 169-178
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.1.169
wos	WOS:000402063700019
summary	The application of optimization processes in architectural design has gained significant attention among architects and recently has become a driving force towards more robust, reliable as well as flexible design investigations. Such application, require handling of multiple parameters, aiming at finding the range of possible solutions in morphological or topological problems of optimization, mostly during the design decision-making process and under the influence of functional, environmental, structural, or other design criteria. This ongoing research investigation puts forward the hypothesis that optimization processes might be equally applied during the construction decision-making process where architectural systems are examined in terms of their ability to be statically efficient and easily manufactured through the use of robotic machines. This is important to exist within a bidirectional platform of communication where the design decision-making will inform decision taken during pre-construction stage and vise versa. In order to test our hypothesis, two case studies are developed that implements genetic algorithms to examine the geometric and static behavior as well as the construction ability of proposed flexible three-dimensional modular formworks and overall systems for concrete casting, aiming to be robotically manufactured in actual scale.
keywords	Optimization process; genetic algorithms; robotic manufacturing; modular formwork system.
series	eCAADe
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