{"title":"Alternatives to Syntactic Paradigms in CAAD: Using Random Numbers in Layout Generation and Spatial Modeling.","authors":"A. Monreal, J.-M. M. de la Puente","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.497","url":null,"abstract":"The paper provides instances of graphic techniques using random numbers in layout generation and spatia1 modelling. Leaving aside more elaborate methods based on shape grammars and syntactically oriented schemes, direct graphic procedures useful in computer aided architectural design are discussed. Drawings presented show aleatory input can influence the appearance of computer generated forms. 1. The many uses of randomness. It is said that Mozart gave instructions for the composition of waltzes based on 'diced' notes, and also that Vivaldi was inspired to create an entire composition from the sequence of notes resulting when his cat leaped unexpectedly upon a keyboard. These could be historical anecdotes, but somehow represent the introduction of randomness in music; a concept that has been fully explored in the XXth century by, composers like Cage, Stockhausen, and Boulez. All of them made use of aleatory notes in their works in various ways. Xenakis, another musician who has played with randomly generated sounds, believes that dealing, with randomness in an requires a deep philosophical understanding of history. Equivalent to both the notion of work in progress and random improvisation in music was the so called \"automatic writing\" practiced by James Joyce and a number of surrealist writers in the first decades of this century. Also the kinetic works of Calder are sculptural objects which can adopt different spatial configurations at random -depending on meteorological forces that act upon them. In the Middle Ages, Virgil had come to be regarded as a sage and magician. Virgil's poems were used in the type of divination called \"sortes\", in which the book was opened at random and a verse selected in the same manner as an answer to a problem or question. Randomness, however, today seems reserved to scientists studying subjects like chaos, complexity, and turbulence. With the pervasiveness of computers, random numbers have turned into common places in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, etc. They are currently, applied to matters as sophisticated as the study of long-term behavior of weather or the simulation of sociological phenomena [1]. The Webster dictionary, though, defines randomness plainly as <<lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern>>, and also <<being or relating to a set or to an element of a set each of","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127089409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards the 4th Dimension","authors":"Edward Ng","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"385 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122176864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metaphors, Computers and Architectural Education","authors":"R. Coyne","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.307","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present the case for employing metaphor to explain the impact of technology. This contrasts with the empirical-theoretical method of inquiry. We also contrast two widely held metaphors of architectural education (the EPISTEMOLOGICAL and the COMMUNITY metaphors) and of the role of the computer (the MAINFRAME and the UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING metaphors). We show how in each case both metaphors result in different kinds of decision making in relation to resourcing an architecture school.","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134537491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MultiMedia in Architectural Education","authors":"Uffe Lentz","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126755802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personal Working Styles in the CMD Studio","authors":"R. Daru, Miriam Daru","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.451","url":null,"abstract":"Normative and problem-solving approaches of architectural design ignore the personality aspects of the designing activity. Every architect approaches projects according to her/his [1] own strategies and tactics. Usually they do not conform to the prescriptive models of design theoreticians. Computer aided design tools should be adapted to their utility within the strategies and tactics of each and every architectural student. We are testing the usefulness of CAAD tools developed by others or ourselves, and identifying the needs for missing tools. It is already clear that many CAAD tools reflect the point of view, of the programmer about strategies and tactics of designing and that they do not take into account the idiosyncrasies of the end user. Forcing the tools on students breeds the risk of fostering repulsion against ill-adapted tools, and consequently against CAAD. Our research group pursues empirical research on working styles of designing by practising architects within the frame of a personality theory of actions. The results indicate that there are three main directions for designing strategies. If we want to take into account the real-world behaviour in design practice within architectural education, this implies the diversification of the exercises we offer to the students in threefold, corresponding with the three directions. To this, we add the didactic options of complementation, compensation and support, depending on what we know about the strong or weak points of the students involved. We have started proposing choices for the exercises of our design morphology studio. Students are offered approaches and tools we consider best adapted to their own working style.","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126792138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CAD Abusing Computing","authors":"R. Glanville","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121289328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Form And Performance in Design Education (Basic Architectural Unit 5)","authors":"Jürg Späti, R.H.M. Van Zutphen","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.535","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132537219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design Modelling and Design Presentation From a Computer-Generated Image Towards a Multi-user Design System","authors":"Gta Smeltzer, W. Roelen, T. Maver","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.137","url":null,"abstract":"CAD systems regularly offer new techniques for the presentation of design proposals like computer-generated (stereo)images, animations, holography and virtual reality. These techniques are mainly used for the presentation of a final design or for the presentation of buildings that have already been constructed. As in the course of time the quality of the CAD systems and their users have improved enormously, it is also possible to use these systems for the evaluation of several temporary design proposals during the design process. Since 'beautiful pictures' and 'wonderful animations' have already shown their great value when presenting a design, it is sometimes as if CAD systems are considered suitable for this purpose only. Even new techniques like virtual reality systems seem to be valued only through the 'tinted glasses' of the presentation capabilities. Hardly any attention is paid to the possibilities that these new techniques offer as an instrument to support modelling and evaluation during the design process. This article will outline the results of research and development in the field of virtual reality.","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122241884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Education Center of Computer Aided Design: Technical University of Bialystok, Poland - Hopes, Possibilities, Limitations.","authors":"A. Asanowicz","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.267","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a Project of Professional Computer Aided Design Education in Bialystock (Poland).","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"133 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120888457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computers, Video and Architecture","authors":"J. Potts, N. Mills","doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1992.377","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":322255,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)","volume":"536 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116492703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}