New tectonics: a preliminary framework involving classic and digital thinking

Creativity and parametric design? Comparing designer's cognitive approaches with assessed levels of creativity

“…Thus, by using parameters to control different variations, designers can explore multiple viable solutions and concepts without being limited by their own drawing and modeling skills (Lawson, 2002). The process of generating design variations, which is effectively automated in parametric design, is also thought to be the key to pursuing creativity as well as to extending the boundaries of design knowledge (Gero, 1996;Liu & Lim, 2006). In the parametric design process, rules define relations between geometric elements (Lee & Kim, 1996) and configure the parameter attributes.…”

Wallpaper & tectonics – A critical discussion of the state of the architectural discipline

“…There have been lots of discussions and publication on the theme of tectonics, not least in relation to the development of digital technologies and their use in architectural design (See e.g. Leach, Turnbull, and Williams 2004;Liu and Lim 2009;Spuybroek 2011). Current theoretical developments have ontological as well as epistemological implications, and further articulations of the epistemology of architecture are not least of importance in contemporary multi-disciplinary collaborations in the production of the built environment.…”

Digital-Green architecture: a new design process that integrates digital technology and sustainable concepts

“…Through the digital design process with new methods of assembly, five digital factors were proposed including concept, manipulation, construction, form, and space [29]. In addition, four new digital factors are also sorted out which are motion, information, generation and fabrication [31].…”

“…In creating the original design process, the knowledge of the five classic factors, detail/joint, material, object, structure, and construction, were categorized [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. After rethinking the five classic factors, a set of seven factors: the joint, detail, material, object, structure, construction and interaction were proposed [30]. This redefined the classic elements with the backdrop of digital thinking.…”

“…By using the digital design manipulation technique merging with green thinking, the new method of design process is different from the original expression of digital architectural manipulation. Therefore, the new five Digital-green factors proposed in this paper are construction (structure), materials, object, interaction and form [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31].…”