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Ecological and Economic Concepts for a Mixed Initiative Networked Generative Design Framework
Sam, Joyce; Andre, Chaszar
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Year:
2016
Editor:
Julie Linsey, Maria Yang, and Yukari Nagai
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Series:
ICDC
ISBN:
978-1-904670-82-7
Abstract:
This paper describes the conceptual underpinnings of a infrastructure currently in
development which aims to provide a computational environment for productive and creative
human and computer co-creation of architectural design artefacts in an open, networked
collaborative system. It identifies some key collaborative activities in design and looks to
combine these within a system geared towards the productive utilisation of various agents
involved towards developing a range of good design options. It takes as a conceptual foundation
the application and hybridisation of evolutionary, ecological and economic principles. This
approach is outlined with special emphasis on aligning with, and maximising the benefit of, an
internet/network based infrastructure, connecting the design agents, supporting human/machine
parity. The contribution for this paper is to assess the creative design context of the AEC
industry, especially at early conceptual and ideation stages, and compare this against existing
tools and paradigms used during creative design, to propose a new technological intervention to
support these activities.
development which aims to provide a computational environment for productive and creative
human and computer co-creation of architectural design artefacts in an open, networked
collaborative system. It identifies some key collaborative activities in design and looks to
combine these within a system geared towards the productive utilisation of various agents
involved towards developing a range of good design options. It takes as a conceptual foundation
the application and hybridisation of evolutionary, ecological and economic principles. This
approach is outlined with special emphasis on aligning with, and maximising the benefit of, an
internet/network based infrastructure, connecting the design agents, supporting human/machine
parity. The contribution for this paper is to assess the creative design context of the AEC
industry, especially at early conceptual and ideation stages, and compare this against existing
tools and paradigms used during creative design, to propose a new technological intervention to
support these activities.
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