3D Thinking in Design and Architecture

3D Thinking in Design and Architecture
Author: Roger Burrows
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0500519544

A new interdisciplinary perspective on architecture and geometry—from Athenian Ruins to the Chrysler building The geometric foundations, forms, and patterns in today’s architecture, design and, decorative arts can trace their origins in past cultures. From humankind’s first path-like doodles on cave walls through to the higher abstractions developed to make accurate measurements and predictions, the three-dimensional forms we design and build have always been dependent on available materials, human needs, and the limits of our imaginations. 3D Thinking in Design and Architecture tells the story of the intimate relationship between geometry, mathematics and man-made design throughout human history, from the Neolithic period through the Indian, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Greek, Celtic, Islamic and Renaissance cultures, to the present and the possible future. Presenting key principles that can be applied across all design disciplines, design expert Roger Burrows relates how geometry as a visual language has evolved to meet our needs, initiated new technologies, and changed the way we think about the world around us. With a wealth of original artwork by the author to explain his ideas, this book will be an essential reference and source of inspiration for students and design professionals.

Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers

Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers
Author: Paul Laseau
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2000-08-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471352926

The essential design companion-now in an up-to-date new edition For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impact on thinking and problem-solving. In Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Third Edition, Paul Laseau demonstrates that more versatile and facile sketching leads to more flexible, creative approaches to design challenges. To encourage this flexibility and stimulate graphic thinking, he introduces numerous graphic techniques that can be applied in a variety of situations. He also helps readers acquire a solid grasp of basic freehand drawing, representational drawing construction, graphic note-taking, and diagramming. Important features of this new edition include: * Easy-to-understand discussions supported by freehand illustrations * A new format with superior representation of techniques and concepts * Dozens of new and updated illustrations * Extensive coverage of new technologies related to the graphic thinking process For architects and students who want to maximize their creativity, Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers is a valuable tool in the pursuit of architectural solutions to contemporary design problems.

Structures by Design

Structures by Design
Author: Rob Whitehead
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 844
Release: 2019-07-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1315403129

*Winner of the 2021 TAA Textbook Excellence Award* Honorable Mention of the 2021 BTES Book Award Structures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking is a new type of structures textbook for architects who prefer to learn using the hands-on, creative problem-solving techniques typically found in a design studio. Instead of presenting structures as abstract concepts defined by formulas and diagrams, this book uses a project-based approach to demonstrate how a range of efficient, effective, and expressive architectural solutions can be generated, tested, and revised. Each section of the book is focused on a particular manner by which structural resistance is provided: Form (Arches and Cables), Sections (Beams, Slabs, and Columns), Vectors (Trusses and Space Frames), Surfaces (Shells and Plates), and Frames (Connections and High-Rises). The design exercises featured in each chapter use the Think, Make, Break method of reiterative design to develop and evaluate different structural options. A variety of structural design tools will be used, including the human body, physical models, historical precedents, static diagrams, traditional formulae, and advanced digital analysis. The book can be incorporated into various course curricula and studio exercises because of the flexibility of the format and range of expertise required for these explorations. More than 500 original illustrations and photos provide example solutions and inspiration for further design exploration.

Thinking

Thinking
Author: Marilyne Andersen
Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Architectural design
ISBN: 9783038601319

The product of an innovative research project realized in cooperation between three Swiss universities--École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne's School of Architecture, the College of Architecture and Technology in Fribourg, and the University of Fribourg--the smart living lab is a research and development center for the built environment of the future. This high-tech structure also serves as an emblem of the cooperative's aim to translate academic research into actual buildings. A new series of books entitled Towards 2050 will showcase the ambitious undertaking at various stages. The inaugural volume in the series, Thinking highlights preliminary research from the smart living lab and considers visions for sustainable buildings. Featuring interviews with leading experts, the book lays out the myriad challenges and opportunities the project is likely to face, as well as its considerable potential to drive change.

Computational Design Thinking

Computational Design Thinking
Author: Achim Menges
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-10-24
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 047066570X

The current transition from Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods. Representation is being replaced by simulation, and the crafting of objects is moving towards the generation of integrated systems through designer-authored computational processes. While there is a particular history of such an approach in architecture, its relative newness requires the continued progression of novel modes of design thinking for the architect of the 21st century. This AD Reader establishes a foundation for such thinking. It includes multifaceted reflections and speculations on the profound influence of computational paradigms on architecture. It presents relevant principles from the domains of mathematics and computer science, developmental and evolutionary biology, system science and philosophy, establishing a discourse for computational design thinking in architecture. Rather than a merely technical approach, the book will discuss essential intellectual concepts that are fundamental not only for a discourse on computational design but also for its practice. This anthology provides a unique collection of seminal texts by authors, who have either provided a significant starting point through which a computational approach to design has been pursued or have played a considerable role in shaping the field. An important aspect of this book is the manner in which adjacent fields and historical texts are connected. Both the source of original inspiration and scientific thought are presented alongside contemporary writings on the continually evolving computational design discourse. Emerging from the field of science, principally the subjects of morphogenesis, evolution and mathematics, selected texts provide a historical basis for a reconfigured mindset of processes that generate, arrange and describe form. Juxtaposed against more contemporary statements regarding the influence of computation on design thinking, the book offers advancements of fundamental texts to the particular purpose of establishing novel thought processes for architecture, theoretically and practically. The first reader to provide an effective framework for computational thinking in design. Includes classic texts by Johan W. von Goethe, D’Arcy Thompson, Ernst Mayr, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Gordan Pask, Christopher Alexander, John H. Holland, Nicholas Negroponte, William Mitchell, Peter J. Bentley & David W. Corne, Sanford Kwinter, John Frazer, Kostis Terzidis, Michael Weinstock and Achim Menges Features new writing by: Mark Burry, Jane Burry, Manuel DeLanda and Peter Trummer.

Designing Architecture

Designing Architecture
Author: Andrew Pressman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-05-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136331298

Designing Architecture is an indispensable tool to assist both students and young architects in formulating an idea, transforming it into a building, and making effective design decisions. This book promotes integrative and critical thinking in the preliminary design of buildings to inspire creativity, innovation, and design excellence. This compendium of individual wisdom and collective experience offers explicit guidance to students and young professionals on how to approach, analyze, and execute specific tasks; develop and refine a process to facilitate the best possible design projects; and create meaningful architectural form. Here the design process – from orchestrating client participation to finalizing schematic design – is explored and illuminated. The following material is presented to make the book a useful didactic tool for professional development: explicit strategies for doing design rather than simply reviewing principles and precedents creative ideas in approaching and framing problems in design terms specific methods to translate ideas to culturally significant, socially responsive, and environmentally sensitive buildings techniques to integrate all levels of cognition from analysis to epiphany counsel on developing a personalized process for engaging design projects case studies augment the text and chronicle fascinating applications of the design process. The essence of this book lies in an integrated and holistic approach to each unique project as well as fostering curiosity and exploration – a departure from algorithms, easy generalities, or a formula for design. Designing Architecture will inspire readers to elevate the quality of preliminary designs and unravel some of the mystery of creating the most beautiful, responsive, and responsible architectural design possible.

Thinking 3D

Thinking 3D
Author: Daryl Green
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: ART
ISBN: 9781851245253

During the Renaissance, artists and illustrators developed the representation of truthful three-dimensional forms into a highly skilled art. As reliable illustrations of three-dimensional subjects became more prevalent, they also influenced the ways in which disciplines developed: architecture could be communicated much more clearly, mathematical concepts and astronomical observations could be quickly relayed, and observations of the natural world moved towards a more realistic method of depiction. Through essays on some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers--such as Leonardo da Vinci, Luca Pacioli, Andreas Vesalius, Johann Kepler, Galileo Galilei, William Hunter, and many more--this book tells the story of how of we learned to communicate three-dimensional forms on the two-dimensional page. It features some of Leonardo da Vinci's ground-breaking drawings now in the Royal Collections and British Library as well as extraordinary anatomical illustrations, early paper engineering such as volvelles and flaps, beautiful architectural plans, and even views of the moon. With in-depth analysis of more than forty manuscripts and books, Thinking 3D also reveals the impact that developing techniques had on artists and draftsmen throughout time and across space, culminating in the latest innovations in computer software and 3D printing.

Architecture & Human Rights

Architecture & Human Rights
Author: Tiziana Panizza Kassahun
Publisher: Niggli
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9783721209808

Revealing how architects can use human rights as powerful tools for better, fairer urban planning - to create livable, sustainable cities of the future.

EURAU 2016 - ABSTRACTS

EURAU 2016 - ABSTRACTS
Author: Andra PANAIT
Publisher: Editura Universitara Ion Mincu, Bucuresti / Ion Mincu University Publishing House, Bucharest
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016-09-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 6066381407

Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României EURAU 2016 - In between scales - European Symposium on Research in Architecture and Urban Design : abstracts : Bucharest, September 28-30th, 2016 / ed.: conf. dr. arh. Andra Panait. - Bucureşti : Editura Universitară “Ion Mincu”, 2016 ISBN 978-606-638-140-6 I. European Symposium on Research in Architecture and Urban Design - EURAU 2016 (2016; Bucharest) II. Panait, Andra (ed.) 72(063) Graphic design: Andra Panait We acknowledge the help in preparing this volume to the following peoples: Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Daniel COMŞA, Marina MIHĂILĂ, Mihaela ZAMFIR, Oana DIACONESCU, Anda SFINTEȘ, Daniel ARMENCIU, Cătălin CARAGEA, Delia PRISECARU, Ștefan MIHĂILESCU, Anca PĂSĂRIN. EURAU2016 conference and publications were held under the patronage of ANCSI (Autoritatea Naţională pentru Cercetare Ştiinţifică şi Inovare). introduction The eighth edition of the European Symposium on Research in Architecture and Urban Design will be held from the 28th to the 30th of September 2016 in Bucharest. The seminar will take place at the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning from Bucharest in collaboration with the institutions that organized the previous editions: École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Marseille, on doctoral research (2004); École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et Paysage de Lille, on large scale (2005); Association des Instituts Supérieurs Brussels-Liège-Mons (IESA), on cultural heritage (2006); Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, under the theme cultural landscape (2008); Facoltà di Architettura dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, under the theme venustas (2010); Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, on public space and contemporary city (2012); Faculty of Architecture of the Istanbul Technical University, on composite cities (2014). The project EURAU is constituted within a network of schools and researchers in Architecture and Urbanism, meeting every two years to share the status of their investigation. In the long-term, it is intended to lead to the creation of a physical meeting and deposit space with all the research undertaken and ongoing in Europe to facilitate the sharing of resources and deepening of knowledge in these scientific areas. The main concern of the EURAU is to establish itself as a place of debate and discussion of thematic disciplines of Architecture, City and Town Planning. The theme of EURAU 2016 is “In Between Scales.” Assoc.Prof. Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Committees Honor Committee Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research Ministry of Culture Emil Barbu Popescu – Honorary President of UAUIM Guillermo CISNEROS – Rector de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Luis Maldonado - Director de le Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid Carlos Alberto Esteves Guimarães – President of Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto – FAUP Promoting Committee Farid AMEZIANE, National Superior School of Architecture of Marseille (ENSAM), Founder of EURAU Roberta AMIRANTE, University of Naples Federico II Joaquin IBAÑEZ MONTOYA, Madrid Polytechnic University Madalena PINTO DA SILVA, Porto University Javier SÁNCHEZ MERINA, Alicante University Gulsun SAĞLAMER, Former Rector, Istanbul Technical University Organizing Committee from Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest General Chair Zeno BOGDĂNESCU, Former UAUIM Rector Local arrange chair Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Dean Faculty of Interior Architecture Daniel COMŞA, Head of International Relations Office Andra PANAIT, Visual Identity and Publications Coordinator Sections 1. Actions, permeability, reflexivity Chair: Prof. Augustin IOAN, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Lecturer Oana DIACONESCU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM 2. Actors, processes, constraints Chair: Prof. Ana-Maria DABIJA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Research assist. Anda SFINTEȘ, Arch, PhD, UAUIM 3. Projects, methods, results Chair: Assoc.Prof. Françoise PAMFIL, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Assoc.Prof. Iulius CRISTEA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Lecturer Mihaela ZAMFIR, Arch, PhD, UAUIM 4. Future challenges Chair: Assoc.Prof. Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Lecturer Marina MIHĂILĂ, Arch, PhD, UAUIM Assistant chair: Assoc.Prof. Marius VOICA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM From Partner Institutions Meltem AKSOY, ITU Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Ainhoa DIEZ DE PABLOS, ETSAM Carla GARRIDO, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University Manuel MONTENEGRO, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University Maria Luna NOBILE, University of Naples Federico II Maria José PIZARRO, ETSAM, Madrid Polytechnic University Conference secretariat at UAUIM Daniel ARMENCIU Scientific Committee Meltem AKSOY, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Farid AMEZIANE, National Superior School of Architecture of Marseille (ENSAM) Roberta AMIRANTE, University of Naples Federico II Ozan AVCI, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Francisco BARATA, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University Zeno BOGDĂNESCU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Cosmin CACIUC, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Teresa CÁLIX, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University Rodrigo COELHO, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University Iulius CRISTEA, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Daniel COMŞA, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Ana-Maria DABIJA, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Pelin DURSUN, ITU Faculty of Architecture Codina DUŞOIU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Cristina ENACHE, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Arzu ERDEM, Faculty of Architecture, Abdullah Gul University Fatma ERKÖK, ITU Faculty of Architecture Orfina FATIGATO, National Superior School of Architecture Paris Malaquais (ENSAPM) Tiberiu FLORESCU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Ştefan GHENCIULESCU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Celia GHYKA, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Ángel Benigno GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, Alicante University Joaquin IBAÑEZ MONTOYA, Madrid Polytechnic University Augustin IOAN, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Nurbin Paker KAHVECIOGLU, ITU Faculty of Architecture Arda INCEOGLU, Faculty of Architecture, University of MEF Rafael GURIDI, Madrid Polytechnic University Prof. Marta OLIVEIRA, Porto University Zina MACRI, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Marius MARCU LAPADAT, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest José PARRA MARTÍNEZ, Alicante University Marina MIHĂILĂ, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Anca MITRACHE, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Marian MOICEANU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Elodie NOURRIGAT, National Superior School of Architecture of Marseille (ENSAM) Françoise PAMFIL, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Andra PANAIT, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Gabriel PASCARIU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Alexandru PETRIŞOR, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Madalena PINTO DA SILVA, Porto University Carmine PISCOPO, University of Naples Federico II Rui PÓVOAS, Porto University Monica RĂDULESCU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Javier RUÍZ, Madrid Polytechnic University Claudiu RUNCEANU, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Javier SÁNCHEZ MERINA, Alicante University Gulsun SAĞLAMER, Former Rector, Istanbul Technical University Paola SCALA, University of Naples Federico II Federico SORIANO, Madrid Polytechnic University Jose María TORRES NADAL, Alicante University Marco TRISCIUOGLIO, Politecnico di Torino Fernando VELA COSSÍO, ETSAM, Madrid Polytechnic University Marius VOICA, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Ana Maria ZAHARIADE, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest Mihaela ZAMFIR, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest