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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Computer-Aided Architectural Design"”.
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The creation and comparison of three contrasting programs for computer aided architectural design.
This thesis is an account of research in Computer Aided Architectural Design carried out at Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Aberdeen, from October 1975 to September 1977. The work resulted in the creation of three main computer programs, of different contrasting type, and descriptions of …
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A computer-aided architectural design system for the analysis, synthesis and appraisal of domestic activity spaces and house plans.
… of domestic activity spaces and of other related design theories have led to the formulation of novel design models for the analysis, synthesis and evaluation processes of house design. A theoretical model of the 2—D plan layout of activity spaces was first developed so as to allow appraisal of …
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The machine refinement of raw graphic data for translation into a low level data base for computer aided architectural design (CAAD).
… the adoption of CAAD systems by small private architectural practices, is the awkwardness of communicating with computers when compared with traditional drawing board techniques. This consideration, although not perhaps the dominant feature, may be mitigated by the development of systems in …
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Context modeling : extending the parametric object model with design context
… response, perspective or judgment of a thing. Design always takes place in a context. However, current Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) systems don't have a way to represent design knowledge associated with context. This thesis presents a computational model, called Context Modeling …
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The Sketchpad Window
For the first two decades of their history, computers were text only. With the exception of a few experimental military systems, they did not feature any interactive graphics displays. Then, in the 1960's, while designing the first interactive graphical computer-aided design system, a young …
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Towards meaningful computational descriptions of architectural form
Computers have irrupted in the domain of architectural design, still with uncertain results. The impetus are driven by two major forces: First, the momentum originated by extensive application of computational tools to any imaginable human activity, not necessarily related to design. Second, the …
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Conceptual Requirement Validation for Architecture Design Systems
<p>Computer-aided architectural design (CAAD) programs represent architectural design at a low level of spatial abstraction. While this representation model allows CAAD programs to capture the precise spatial characteristics of a design, it means that CAAD programs lack the underlying computational …
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The impact of CAAD on design methodology and visual thinking in architectural education.
… thesis aims to explore the potential impact of Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) as a conceptual design tool on the design methodology of final year students. Many design studies have focused on sketching and its relationship with creative thinking to validate CAAD programs as a design …