| authors |
McFadzean, Jeanette |
| year |
1999 |
| title |
Computational Sketch Analyser (CSA): Extending the Boundaries of Knowledge in CAAD |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1999.503
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| source |
Architectural Computing from Turing to 2000 [eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-5-7] Liverpool (UK) 15-17 September 1999, pp. 503-510 |
| summary |
This paper focuses on the cognitive problem-solving strategies of professional architectural designers and their use of external representations for the production of creative ideas. Using a new form of protocol analysis (Computational Sketch Analysis), the research has analysed five architects' verbal descriptions of their cognitive reasoning strategies during conceptual designing. It compares these descriptions to a computational analysis of the architects' sketches and sketching behaviour. The paper describes how the current research is establishing a comprehensive understanding of the mapping between conceptualisation, cognition, drawing, and complex problem solving. The paper proposes a new direction for Computer Aided Architectural Design tools (CAAD). It suggests that in order to extend the boundaries of knowledge in CAAD an understanding of the complex nature of architectural conceptual problem-solving needs to be incorporated into and supported by future conceptual design tools. |
| keywords |
Computational Sketch Analysis, Conceptual Design |
| series |
eCAADe |
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| full text |
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