Modifications of B-spline knot values change the parametrization and influence the shape of B-spline curves. Via these computations one can modify B-spline data (derivative, curvature value at a curve point, some points ...

The use and implementation of BIM technology, BIM software and BIM processes are still new to the Architect, Engineering and Construction industry. Adopting BIM in a project involves more than just a software update. The ...

The form language of the currently ongoing trend of parametric design remains often symbolic and arbitrarily interchangeable. In order to counteract this general trend within landscape architecture, the increasing ...

Because the conservation of buildings constructed during Japan’s period of high economic growth is now an urgent problem, this paper reports on the development of a method of forecasting the time between problems of building ...

The creative thinking is an ability that should be learned and developed by teaching and practice. When these activities are elaborated into social circle and interact with different perspectives, it is possible to improve ...

Designing of a building and urban planning are two different professions. Apart from the professional knowledge the data, the scale, the applied software are all different. However, these two areas depend on each other. ...

A general theory for finding the lightest possible structures is introduced in this article. Then a special centroid form of the theory is introduced. This special form will later help in the implementation of the general ...

Based on the investigation of administration of apartment building in Japan, a database for facility management, including the information of inspection schedule and maintenance frequency, are proposed in XML. The building ...

On the one hand, I am fascinated by a phenomenon that creates richness and harmony in nature, like trees of the same kind sharing the same characteristics and being individually unique. On the other hand, in contemporary ...

Any random words can be put together – but in most cases they would not constitute a meaningful sentence. Similarly, any geometry can be used as the shape of a building or an architectural element, but in most cases ...