Threshold Approaches to Architectural Design Studio

Design Studio 2.0: Augmenting Reflective Architectural Design Learning

Web 2.0 is beyond a jargon describing technological transformation: it refers to new strategies, tools and techniques that encourage and augment informed, creative and social inter(actions). When considered in an educational context, Web 2.0 provides various opportunities for enhanced integration and for improving the learning processes in information-rich collaborative disciplines such as urba...

Biomimetic Approaches to Architectural Design for Increased Sustainability

Biomimicry, where flora, fauna or entire ecosystems are emulated as a basis for design, is a growing area of research in the fields of architecture and engineering. This is due to both the fact that it is an inspirational source of possible new innovation and because of the potential it offers as a way to create a more sustainable and even regenerative built environment. The widespread and prac...

Augmented Virtual Studio for Architectural Exploration

Immersive virtual environments and natural 3D user interfaces have shown great potential in the field of architecture, especially for exploration, presentation and review of designs. In this paper we propose an augmented virtual studio environment for architectural exploration based on a mixed-reality head-mounted display environment. The proposed system supports (1) real walking through large ...

an investigation into application of the “process book” as an educational tool in architectural design studio

an investigation into application of the “process book” as an educational tool in architectural design studio within the domain of education, the design process is presumed by educators, as important, if not more, than the final design product. the reason lies in the fact that the very aim of design education is the enrichment of the students’ thinking processes, in their progress from given de...

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