Architectural Design
Guest-edited by brady peters and xavier de kestelier
computation works the building of algorithmic thought 02|2013
Architectural Design march/april 2013 ISSN 0003-8504 Profile No 222 ISBN 978-1119-952862
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ArchitecturAl Design
Guest-edited by brady peters and xavier de kestelier
computation works: the buildinG of alGorithmic thouGht
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Helen Castle ABout the guest-eDitors
Brady Peters and Xavier De Kestelier introDuction Computation Works: The Building of Algorithmic Thought Brady Peters 1 Algorithmic Tectonics: How Cold War Era Research Shaped Our Imagination of Design
Daniel Cardoso Llach 22 Recent Developments at Foster + Partners’ Specialist Modelling Group
Xavier de Kestelier
eDitoriAl BoArD Will Alsop Denise Bratton Paul Brislin Mark Burry André Chaszar Nigel Coates Peter Cook Teddy Cruz Max Fordham Massimiliano Fuksas Edwin Heathcote Michael Hensel Anthony Hunt Charles Jencks Bob Maxwell Jayne Merkel Peter Murray Mark Robbins Deborah Saunt Patrik Schumacher Neil Spiller Leon van Schaik Michael Weinstock Ken Yeang Alejandro Zaera-Polo
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2 Symmetry As Geometry: Kuwait International Airport
Kristoffer Josefsson 32 Mathematical Ensemble: Molteni Arc Table
Jethro Hon 3 Integrated Computational Design: National Bank of Kuwait Headquarters
Dusanka Popovska
Computation augments the intellect of the designer and increases capability to solve complex problems. — Brady Peters and Xavier De Kestelier
3 Networked Space
Dennis Shelden
2 Spatial Computing for the New Organic
Christian Derix and Åsmund Izaki
Structural Emergence: Architectural and Structural Design Collaboration at SOM
Keith Besserud, Neil Katz and Alessandro Beghini Realising the Architectural Idea: Computational Design at Herzog & De Meuron
Brady Peters
2 Simulating the User Experience: Design Optimisation for Visitor Comfort
Shrikant Sharma and Al Fisher
Bridging a Culture: The Design of Museo Soumaya
Fernando Romero and Armando Ramos
0 Interoperability in Sports Design
David Hines
From Model Thinking to Process Design
Jan Knippers
2 Navigating the Computational Turn
Ben van Berkel
Domesticating Parametric Design
Bruce Bell and Sarah Simpkin
2 Planning by Parameters
Jeroen Zuidgeest, Sanne van der Burgh and Bas Kalmeyer
After After Geometry
Michael Meredith
10 Embedding Intelligence: Architecture and Computation at Grimshaw, NY
12 Design Ecosystems: Customising the Architectural Design Environment With Software Plug-ins
Daniel Davis and Brady Peters
132 Galapagos: On the Logic and Limitations of Generic Solvers
David Rutten
13 Kangaroo: Form Finding with Computational Physics
Daniel Piker
13 Pachyderm Acoustical Simulation: Towards Open-Source Sound Analysis
Arthur van der Harten
10 WeaverBird: Topological Mesh Editing for Architects
Giulio Piacentino
12 Geco™: Architectural Design Through Environmental Feedback
Thomas Grabner and Ursula Frick
1 Firefly: Interactive Prototypes for Architectural Design
Andrew O Payne and Jason Kelly Johnson
Seth Edwards
110 Linking Structure and Parametric Geometry
Clemens Preisinger
11 Undrawable Architecture: Heritage Buildings and Digital Tectonic
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Stylianos Dritsas and Kang Shua Yeo
11 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Architectural Design
Sawako Kaijima, Roland Bouffanais, Karen Willcox and Suresh Naidu
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