A virtual studio environment for design integration

Chen, Y. Z.; Frame, Ian; Maver, Tom

doi:10.1016/s0965-9978(97)00063-x

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“…Computational platforms for integrated analysis across disciplines had mainly been developed since the 1990's. Driven mostly from within the academic context in the US and Europe, researchers such as Augenbroe and Winkelmann [21] Kalay [22] Papamichael [23], Chen, Frame and Maver [24] as well as Mahdavi, Suter and Ries [25] have investigated computational frameworks for collaboration. 5 Systems such as P3, BDA,VSE, and SEMPER were driven by researchers who aimed to support architects and engineers in addressing architectural design in a holistic, socially responsive, and environmentally responsible way.…”

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Optioneering in Collaborative Design Practice

Holzer

2010

International Journal of Architectural Computing

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The discourse about computational support of collaborative architectural design has in recent years mainly focused on the topic of Building Information Modeling (BIM). In this paper, the method of 'optioneering' is presented that, in contrast to current BIM capabilities, assists designers and consultants to resolve design problems through integrated analyses across disciplines in the early stages of design. Although the method of 'optioneering' has only recently been adapted in building practice, it has been preceded by manifold efforts by researchers in the field of design and computation over the past two decades. At the end of this paper the computational framework 'DesignLink' will be discussed. 'DesignLink' supports 'optioneering' in the design stages before BIM becomes effective and it is currently being developed and used to support performance optimisation of building projects in practice.

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Optioneering in Collaborative Design Practice

Holzer

2010

International Journal of Architectural Computing

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“…Multimedia objects such as photos, drawings, audio recordings, and videos used in the design process can be shared and exchanged through the Internet (Budd et al 1999;Chastain and Elliott 2000;Cheng 2000). Students can also link with and control distributed resources (Chen et al 1998) to satisfy the visualization requirements of design. • Tools and methods: the new design tools and methods based on Internet and information technology, for example, the various computer-aided design and drawing software packages, computer-mediated communications, and resources shared through the Internet, have changed design practice, environment, and methods.…”

Section: The Potential Of the Internet For Professional Design Educationmentioning

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“…Related tools meet the various functional needs of collaborative design, making collaboration possible with designers in different geographical locations. Even specialists in other fields and users can participate in collaborative design projects (Budd et al 1999;Chen et al 1998;Dave and Danahy 2000;Kolarevic et al 2000;Wood 2003). • Interaction and communication: ''learning by doing'' is the main principle of professional design education.…”

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“…Therefore, the student must learn new tools and methods to adapt to the new design environment and design methods that have been affected by the Internet and IT (Dave and Danahy 2000;McCormick 2004). Students can improve their ability to integrate social and technical dimensions by means of an Internet-mediated design course (Chen et al 1998;Cheng 2000). In addition, design students need a space to show their design projects.…”

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Student response to an Internet-mediated industrial design studio course

Chen

You

2008

Int J Technol Des Educ

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The purpose of this study is to investigate student attitudes towards and perceptions of using the Internet and information technology to mediate a design studio course and to propose guidelines and suggestions for developing Internet-mediated design studio courses. Two classes of third-year undergraduate industrial design students in two collaborating universities in Taiwan-Chang Gung University and National Yunlin University of Science and Technology-participated in an experimental design studio course mediated with an online design learning environment. Surveys and focus group interviews were conducted at the end of the course to record students' attitudes and perceptions. The students thought that the approach used had a positive influence on design teaching and learning and expressed acceptance of using the Internet to support design education. Finally, suggestions were proposed to help design educators in adopting, modifying, and developing systems for using the Internet to mediate design studio courses.

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“…This position is supported by studies from researchers such as Bratteteig (1998), Munkvold (2003), and Nikas et al (2007), which have found that collaborative technologies are implemented with far greater success when collaborative practices are firmly in place prior to their deployment. Consequently, rather than continuing to concentrate on humancomputer interaction, researchers like Chen, Frame & Maver (1998) and Achten (2002) advocate a shift in focus to the use of computers as an enabling medium for human-human interaction. Holzer (2009, p.62), referencing Negroponte, thus argues that there is a need for designers "to draw a distinction between heuristics of form and heuristics of method and to find ways of taking advantage of digital technology to pursue both of these".…”

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Energy simulation for decision support in early architectural design

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Decisions made in the earliest stage of architectural design have the greatest impacts on the environmental and financial performance of buildings. Yet despite being one of the largest contributors to energy consumption and cost, building services are rarely a driving influence in the conceptualisation of architectural form.If building professionals are to engage in sustainable design practices, they must be able to assess the performance impacts of different design options prior to major architectural characteristics becoming fixed. Current modelling and simulation tools, however, largely lack the capacity to resolve design and performance constraints simultaneously. New digital tools and processes for exploring the interdependencies between architecture, building services and energy consumption in early design are needed, so that individual professionals can understand the impacts of their decisions on those of other disciplines and on building performance.In response to this problem, this thesis proposes a framework for performance-oriented design that supports integrated decision-making by enabling architects and engineers to work together to simulate and evaluate the energy performance of design alternatives early on. Arguing the need to work across disciplinary boundaries, it demonstrates how cross-cutting performance objectives can better structure and streamline the integration between design and analysis tasks by establishing a shared basis for communication. Guided by an embedded-practice research methodology, this thesis draws on firsthand experience of multidisciplinary practice to identify the limitations of current tools and processes in supporting performance-oriented investigations, and establishes common goals and principles for an integrated energy-oriented design strategy. It then describes a collaborative tool for energy design and analysis that has been developed as a critical response to observed shortcomings, which provides decision support by permitting practitioners to quickly, flexibly and reliably assess the performance of multiple design options early on.Central to this research is the understanding that there is a need to unify the disparate methods of working that have been adopted by architects and engineers as a result of progressive specialisation within the building industry. This understanding suggests that there is more to the design process than simply data exchanges supported by a common building representation, and points to the importance of communication networks that strengthen the dialogue between architect and engineer. In responding to this finding, the proposed framework facilitates the sharing of knowledge across disciplines, which is of as great a benefit to the design process as the performance evaluation capabilities that it also provides. Principal Supervisor:Professor Journal ArticlesToth, B., Janssen, P., Stouffs, R. Conference PapersJanssen, P., Stouffs, R., Chaszar, A., Boeykens, S., & Toth, B. (2014). Custom digital workflows with user-defined dat...

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A virtual studio environment for design integration

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Optioneering in Collaborative Design Practice

Optioneering in Collaborative Design Practice

Student response to an Internet-mediated industrial design studio course

Energy simulation for decision support in early architectural design

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