Book Details

COMPUTER-MEDIATED BRIEFING FOR ARCHITECTS

By KOUTAMANIS, ALEXANDER (Author)

Price : ~~$180.00~~  $144.00
ISBN : 9781466646476
Page : 321
Year of Publication : 2014    Edition : 1
Publisher : IGI GLOBAL (IDEA GROUP)
Subject : COMPUTER SCIENCE - IT

mediamatics

Description :

With the growing significance of the end-user in architecture, the subject of briefing is a re-emerging one in architectural education. Various types of computer programs and database management systems have aided in the organization and utilization of brief information as a framework for designing and identifying potential improvements.

Computer-Mediated Briefing for Architects overviews the possibilities and limitations offered by various types of computer programs, such as database management systems, diagramming software, CAD, and BIM. This book offers a practical approach in the accommodation of these programs and is an essential reference for architectural educators, students, and practitioners with hands-on experience in either compiling briefs or using the briefs for design.

Alexander Koutamanis is an associate professor of computational design at the Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. He studied architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and received his PhD from Delft University of Technology for research into the automated recognition of architectural drawings. He has worked as an architect, consultant, researcher, and also as a teacher. His research interests include representation, visualization, perception, analysis, typology, and information management.

Content :

Preface

Chapter 1
Briefing and Computerization (pages 1-19)

Chapter 2
The Brief as Information System (pages 20-90)

Chapter 3
Visual Databases (pages 91-100)

Chapter 4
Graphs: Expressing Briefs Spatially (pages 101-156)

Chapter 5
Relationship Matrices (pages 157-162)

Chapter 6
Brief and Design (pages 163-175)

Chapter 7
Feedforward (pages 176-214)

Chapter 8
Feedback (pages 215-261)

Constraints (pages 262-286)

Chapter 10
Analysis and Simulation (pages 287-301)