Computation-based approaches in design have emerged in the last decades and rapidly became popular among architects and other designers.Design professionals and researchers adopted different terminologies to address t...Computation-based approaches in design have emerged in the last decades and rapidly became popular among architects and other designers.Design professionals and researchers adopted different terminologies to address these approaches.However,some terms are used ambiguously and inconsistently,and different terms are commonly used to express the same concept.This paper discusses computational design(CD)and proposes an improved and sound taxonomy for a set of key CD terms,namely,parametric,generative,and algorithmic design,based on an extensive literature review from which different definitions by various authors were collected,analyzed,and compared.展开更多
Architectural representation encompasses the means used to describe architectural entities.This discipline has long been under constant change due to architects’everpresent desire for innovation.Algorithmic design(AD...Architectural representation encompasses the means used to describe architectural entities.This discipline has long been under constant change due to architects’everpresent desire for innovation.Algorithmic design(AD)is currently making its way into the plethora of representation methods that integrate the architect’s day-to-day work tools.However,it provides its fair share of controversy and hardship as it goes.This paper assesses whether AD is suitable as a representation method for architectural design by making a systematic analysis of this medium as a contemporary representation method.Specifically,we investigate(1)its birth and evolution as a means of representation,(2)the characteristics that make it simultaneously appealing and off-putting to the architectural community,(3)the influence of technological evolution and education on its proliferation,and(4)its capacity to represent design problems in comparison to the currently predominant means of digital architectural representation,that is,computer-aided drafting and building information modeling.展开更多
基金This work was supported by national funds through Fundacao para a Ciencia-a Tecnologia(FCT)with references UID/CEC/50021/2019 and PTDC/ART-DAQ/31061/2017by the PhD grants under contract of FCT with references SFRH/BD/128628/2017 and SFRH/BD/98658/2013,and by the PhD grant under contract of University of Lisbon(UL),Instituto Superior Tecnico(IST)and the research unit Investigacao-Inovacao em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade(CERIS).
文摘Computation-based approaches in design have emerged in the last decades and rapidly became popular among architects and other designers.Design professionals and researchers adopted different terminologies to address these approaches.However,some terms are used ambiguously and inconsistently,and different terms are commonly used to express the same concept.This paper discusses computational design(CD)and proposes an improved and sound taxonomy for a set of key CD terms,namely,parametric,generative,and algorithmic design,based on an extensive literature review from which different definitions by various authors were collected,analyzed,and compared.
基金This work was supported by national funds through Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(FCT)(references UIDB/50021/2020,PTDC/ART-DAQ/31061/2017)PhD grants under contract of FCT(grant numbers SFRH/BD/128628/2017,DFA/BD/4682/2020).
文摘Architectural representation encompasses the means used to describe architectural entities.This discipline has long been under constant change due to architects’everpresent desire for innovation.Algorithmic design(AD)is currently making its way into the plethora of representation methods that integrate the architect’s day-to-day work tools.However,it provides its fair share of controversy and hardship as it goes.This paper assesses whether AD is suitable as a representation method for architectural design by making a systematic analysis of this medium as a contemporary representation method.Specifically,we investigate(1)its birth and evolution as a means of representation,(2)the characteristics that make it simultaneously appealing and off-putting to the architectural community,(3)the influence of technological evolution and education on its proliferation,and(4)its capacity to represent design problems in comparison to the currently predominant means of digital architectural representation,that is,computer-aided drafting and building information modeling.
