“Architectural quality” is a property of the built environment that, even though often quoted, is hard to define in rigorous terms. In our work, we take a step into that direction, based on recent results in cognitive ...

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 ...

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 ...

Issues of control and command in architecture are considered here via reflections on recent and current research projects concerning digital technologies. The projects’ topics cover a range of scales and approaches, from ...

The analysis and the knowledge of the historical building masonries are key elements in preserving and enhancing their heritage value in a conscious way. The paper aims at simulating the hygrothermal behaviour of several ...

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 ...

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 ...

This paper projects an alternative vision of integrated design that is more open, fluid, pliable, and opportunistic in its search of collaborative alliances and agendas. This alternative approach is referred to as integrative ...

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. ...

Current paper discusses spatial, survey data (i.e. terrestrial laser scanning, structured light scanning, aerial photogrammetry) processing methods and its various use cases from an architect’s point of view. Besides the ...