Abstract The architectural design process spans a complex, iterative value chain, requiring diverse expertise across conceptualisation, technical development, and building use. While recent advances in machine learning (ML) have sparked growing interest in its application to architectural design, most research remains narrowly focused on task-specific automation in early-stage design. This paper…
Abstract The application of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) in facade design faces barriers due to fragmentation between design and manufacturing teams and limitations of traditional modelling. This paper develops an automated generative design workflow that integrates DfMA principles into facade cladding system design using Building Information Modelling (BIM) and visual programming…
Abstract Abstract. In recent years, the advances in data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are disrupting all sectors, impacting the industry and academic fields. In the AEC sector, there have been a rising number of user-friendly “computational design services” generative and parameterised solutions driven by AI engines. However, if in one hand these services provide rapid…
Abstract The construction industry’s drive toward digitalization and offsite practices has highlighted the potential of integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) principles. While this integration offers opportunities for addressing challenges in productivity, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness, the implementation of DfMA principles…
Adaptive Pavilion is an old school script that used to be taught in many workshops of the early days of Grasshopper (2010-2011). It consists of a Pavilion based on two free-form NURBS curves that delineate pavilion borders connected by arcs defining the pavilion surface. David Rutten, the creator of Grasshopper, has his version of this script from 2013, in which he teaches Grasshopper basics using…
Nowadays, Parametric and Generative Design is getting popular. There are available several pieces of software developed by different companies, such as Rhino/Grasshopper (McNeel), Revit/Dynamo (Autodesk), Archicad/Param-o (Graphisoft), Sketchup/Viz-Pro (Trimble), Microstation/Generative Components (Bentley). However, almost all options are proprietary software. We have a great free option for…
In 2020, I worked as a tutor at University of Adelaide teaching GIS and Grasshopper at Landscape Architecture Studio called Extreme Territories, in which I help to create some tutorials that the students could follow in a Webpage. It is a series of tutorials on Parametric Design using Grasshopper and QGIS for landscape architecture. The tutorials are available in this link.
Abstract Current approaches to smart cities have focused on implementing technologies to harvest and analyse data through sensors and artificial intelligence to improve urban performance from the top-down. However, cities are complex systems of interconnected layers that change at different speeds. More persistent layers, like networks and occupation, must have smartness embedded in them through…
Abstract This paper presents and demonstrates a Computational Design Sustainability (CDS) framework, inspired by Computational Sustainability (CS), which is a new area in computational research (C. Gomes & Yang, 2011). CS aims to apply techniques from computer science to address sustainability problems affecting a wide range of fields from environmental sciences to social studies. While CS has…
Hugo is an open-source project and lives by the work of its contributors. There are plenty of open issues, and we need your help to make Hugo even more awesome. You don’t need to be a Go guru to contribute to the project’s development.
Abstract This paper investigates through a review of the current literature on smart cities, reflecting different concepts across different political-social contexts, seeking to contribute to the establishment of a critical framework for smart cities development. The present work provides a review of the literature of 250 selected publications from four databases (Scielo, ScienceDirect, worldwide…
Abstract Este artigo descreve uma disciplina de ateliê do 9º semestre do curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Estadual de Campinas–Unicamp–em que foi adotada uma estratégia de projeto paramétrico e baseado em desempenho para o desenvolvimento de edifícios altos. A disciplina envolveu o uso de programas de análise ambiental e estrutural, além da modelagem paramétrica e algorítmica como…
Abstract As novas ferramentas computacionais têm modificado significativamente o discurso arqui-tetônico nas últimas décadas. O projeto computacional teve sua origem no início dos anos 60, e uma das metodologias que foi amplamente discutidas na época foi o Space Planning (SP), um campo de pesquisa que estuda o processo de arranjo de uma série de elementos topológicos e/ou geométricos, em um…
Abstract This paper explains how parametric methods are informed by simulation and prototyping, methods that were deployed during some series of digital fabrication workshops, their evolution and specifically with the objective of fabricating using combination of materials and CNC techniques, such as, 3d printing, laser cutting and milling machine. Teaching these workshops were the results of…
Abstract Space planning in architecture is a field of research in which the process of arranging a set of space elements is the main concern. This paper presents a survey of 31 papers among applications and reviews of space planning method using evolutionary algorithms. The objective of this work was to organize, classify and discuss about twenty-two years of SP based on an evolutionary approach…
Abstract Com o avanço da modelagem tridimensional as formas livres que eram difíceis de serem representadas e calculadas pelas ferramentas tradicionais de projeto puderam ser representadas e fabricadas através das máquinas de controle numérico. A prototipagem digital surge nesse cenário com um novo sistema de produção de modelos em escala. A Modelagem da Informação da Construção (BIM) surge como…
Abstract This paper presents the results of an academic research in the field of parametric-‐generative design and through projective tests and processes using parametric tools and computational logic. Thus, five experiments for the region of the Terminal Bandeira Flag Square were set forth. From the urban guidelines and an object in common, it was a distinct possibility, where it was possible to…