ARCADE-Project

Architectural Computer-Aided Design and Evaluation

Principal Investigator: Carlo H. Séquin

This project is loosely coupled with research going on in the Department of Architecture in the College of Environmental Design. We explore the constructions of a database to store generic knowledge about the design of institutional buildings as well as specific information about particular projects such as Soda Hall.

This research is closely linked with:

The WALKTHRU Project

Another important component are a couple of experimental classes offered in 1995 and 1996:

CS 294-5: ARCHITECTURAL CAD: (Spring 1995)

CS 294-5: ARCHITECTURAL CAD: (Spring 1996): "ARCAD'96"

Here are some of the projects in progress:

Developing tools to make building model generation easier.

Rick Lewis:: 1995 Abstract: Building Model Generation; 1996 ILP Presentation: The BMG Building Model Generator

Integrating the Soda Hall model with the CFAST fire simulator.

Rick Bukowski:: Interactive Walkthru Environments for Simulation

A Study of the database issues concerning the description of architectural projects

A Study of efficient data structures to represent building model plans at various levels of abstraction, capturing the duality between spaces and the physical elements that define them

Laura Downs:: Symbolic Layout Tools for Architectural Design

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