CAAD Futures '93

Part 1 Shape recognition and emergence: discovering emergent shapes using a data-driven symbolic model, J.S. Gero and Min Yan; a connectionist approach to shape recognition and transformation, Yu-Tung Liu; emergence and continuity in shape grammars, G. Stiny. Part 2 Generative systems: spatial grammars - motivation, comparison, and new results, R. Krishnamurti and R. Stouffs; layouts, solids, grammar interpreters, and fire stations, R. Woodbury and E. Griffith; CDT - a computer-assisted diagramming tool, B. Dave; incommensurability of criteria and focus in design generation, P. Papazian; Plasm functional approach to design - representation of geometry, A. Paoluzzi and M. Vincentino. Part 3 Prediction and evaluation: simultaneous form generation and performance evaluation - a "Two-Way" inference approach, U. Flemming and A. Mahdavi; adjacency structures as mappings between function and structure in discrete static systems, S. Meyer and S.J. Fenves; "Open" simulation environments - a preference-based approach, A. Mahdavi; an approach to automated scoring of architectural designs, P.K. Oltman et al; minicode generator - a methodology to extract generic building codes, D.J. Vanier; a computerized fire safety evaluation system for business occupancies, F. Ozel. Part 4 Precedents and prototypes: analogy, exploration, and generalization - three activities for knowledge-based architectural design systems, F. Guena and K. Zreik; PRECEDENTS - memory structure in design case libaries, R. Oxman and R. Oxman; hypertext, solid modeling, and hierarchical structures in formal architectural analysis, A. Saggio. Part 5 Human-computer interaction: leading indicators of CAD experience, S.K. Bhavnani et al; behaviour modeling in design system development, R.F. Coyne et al. Part 6 Decision support environments and product models: KNODES - knowledge-based design decision support, J.H. Rutherford; information models for integrated design, S. van Nederveen et al; a time dimension for computer-aided architectural design systems, G.T.A. Smeltzer and J. Dijkstra; A4 digital building - extensive computer support for building design, construction and management, L. Hovestadt. Part 7 Cooperative design: synchronous support and emergence in collaborative CAAD, M.L. Maher et al; making the problem visible - project specific information in collaborative design, W.D. van Bakergem and G. Obata. Part 8 Trends in practice: introducing CAD to a big corporation, V. Muller; establishing virtual design environments in architectural practice, C.E. Dagit; cutting up time - craft and technology in the Niches project, B. Lindsey and P. Rosenblatt. (Part Contents).