Digital representation methods:The case of algorithmic design  

作　　者：Renata Castelo-Branco Ines Caetano Antonio Leitao 

机构地区：[1]INESC-ID/Institute Superior Tecnico,University of Lisbon,Lisbon,Portugal

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2022年第3期527-541,共15页建筑学研究前沿（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by national funds through Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(FCT)(references UIDB/50021/2020,PTDC/ART-DAQ/31061/2017);PhD grants under contract of FCT(grant numbers SFRH/BD/128628/2017,DFA/BD/4682/2020).

摘　　要：Architectural representation encompasses the means used to describe architectural entities.This discipline has long been under constant change due to architects’everpresent desire for innovation.Algorithmic design(AD)is currently making its way into the plethora of representation methods that integrate the architect’s day-to-day work tools.However,it provides its fair share of controversy and hardship as it goes.This paper assesses whether AD is suitable as a representation method for architectural design by making a systematic analysis of this medium as a contemporary representation method.Specifically,we investigate(1)its birth and evolution as a means of representation,(2)the characteristics that make it simultaneously appealing and off-putting to the architectural community,(3)the influence of technological evolution and education on its proliferation,and(4)its capacity to represent design problems in comparison to the currently predominant means of digital architectural representation,that is,computer-aided drafting and building information modeling.

关 键 词：Representation methods Algorithmic design Computer-aided drafting Building information modeling 

分 类 号：TU2[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论]