Narration of light : computational tools for framing the tonal imagination

Existence of light reveals the architectural space. And images depict them. This thesis proposes a computational model for evaluating tonal and compositional qualities of photorealistically rendered synthetic images. Its aim is to assist the architects to quickly externalize their spatial imagination through automated evaluation and selection of volume rendered images in search of the ones they like to achieve. Taking the visual perception as the focal communication tool in design, the research promotes the use of computer generated realistic images to the very beginning of the design process. The implemented tool, Narration of Light is a plug-in that runs on the 3D Studio Max 7 environment, where realistic images can be rendered without any evaluation for the generated images. The tool aims to create a more self-conscious rendering environment that would computationally recognize the qualities of image by reading it via bitmap values.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Gün, Onur Yüce

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Takehiko Nagakura.

• Architecture.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35503

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/35503