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Transforming structure: The metaphorical construction process and structural design
Published in Paulo J.S. Cruz, Structures and Architecture: Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders, 2019
There was a time when theories of structure were derived from simple laws of equilibration based on geometry, calculation and the observation of the principles of statics. With the advent of descriptive geometry came the architectural drawing and building became a science because the architect could then describe methods of construction without actually having to be involved in the craft of making the building (Ackerman). Because so very few architects in the past two hundred years have constructed their own buildings, most engineers and architects today regard drawings as substitute buildings. The experience gained from the direct experimentation with materials by “getting one’s hands dirty” and the observance of results obtained by constructing is difficult to achieve only on paper. The intuition guided by an understanding of statics of which Nervi speaks is one that can only be acquired through the continued and familiar practice of making tangible constructions.
Service Deployment
Published in Krzysztof W. Kolodziej, Johan Hjelm, Local Positioning Systems, 2017
Krzysztof W. Kolodziej, Johan Hjelm
Some systems, like Ekahau and MIT Cricket, include a digital mapper component to accept or facilitate a definition of the defined space in digital form. The digital mapper may receive tasking via the system manager and may interact with the graphical user interface (GUI) manager to facilitate generation and viewing of the digital map. The digital map may be formed by, for example, translating an architectural drawing into digital form or making use of an existing digital map of the defined space. In other forms, using typical computer-aided design (CAD) tools, a digital map may be formed. Preferably, digital mapper includes tools to accommodate any of the foregoing approaches to accepting or generating a digital map of the defined space.
Your Implementation Tool Box
Published in Gwendolyn D. Galsworth, Work That Makes Sense Operator-Led Visuality, 2021
If you do not have an architectural drawing of your depart-ment’s floor plan, a hand-drawn map will do as long as it is large enough (minimum 20 inches by 30 inches or go bigger) and somewhat to scale (precise dimensioning is not important). Your laminated map does not need detail, such as equipment layout, electrical outlets, plumbing, coolant systems, or the like (but if your map already has those, that is also no problem).
The spatial configuration analysis of a high school through a participatory approach
Published in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2021
Mahmoud Reza Saghafi, Bahare Mirzaei
In order to validate the qualitative findings, the space syntax method was also used for analyzing the spatial configuration. The space syntax is a framework for analyzing the relationship between human factors and the spatial configuration (Ericson, Chrastil, & Warren, 2020, p. 2). In a retroactive redesign process, graphs provide a permeability analysis which allows to determine the spatial characteristics. The analysis of such a relationship represents a more detailed picture of spatial configuration and allows to compare the programmatic and actual use of patterns, as well as suggesting potential movements and social encounters patterns. A participatory approach is to identify the programmatic use of patterns. The role of the architect in the process is to assist in the architectural drawing of the behaviors.
Mixed reality emergency management: bringing virtual evacuation simulations into real-world built environments
Published in International Journal of Digital Earth, 2019
The foundation of these prototypes is a 3D model of the building in which the evacuation simulation will take place (Figure 2). Each of the 3D models was constructed using SketchUp 3D modelling software. An architectural drawing (.dwg file) of the floor plan for each floor within the building was imported into SketchUp, and the 3D structure of each was then extruded from the 2D drawing per building specifications. The floors were then aligned one on top of the other, ramps were added to represent the stairwells connecting each floor, and the completed models were exported as 3D files (.fbx or .obj).