Architecture evolution is a key feature of most software systems. There are few tools that help architects plan and execute these evolutionary paths. We demonstrate a tool to enable architects to describe evolution paths, associate properties with elements of the paths, and perform tradeoff analysis over these paths.

This article presents the outcome of an experimental process with the students of a Landscape Architecture university. We propose a multimedia geotagging system to help landscape architects during the analysis stage of a Landscape Architecture project. Our solution is specifically adapted to landscape architects requirements. Multimedia; geotagging; GIS; landscape visualization; Internet servic...

To design energy efficient buildings, architects need new tools that help them consider environmental issues such as sun lighting. To understand the implication of the direct sunlight on a project’s geometry over time, architects make simulations at different times and at different points of view. After that, they estimate the inbetween values. These simulations are virtual or physical model ba...

according to ipcc report 2013, the role of man in environmental catastrophe is incontrovertible because of high greenhouse emission in now and recent century. buildings nearly discharge one third of these pollutants and the task of architects to prevent this hazardous procedure is critical. in the other hand, one main basis of sustainability is education due to preserve environment and then, tr...

Projects in the area of architectural design and urban planning typically engage several architects as well as experts from other professions. While the design and review meetings thus often involve a large number of cooperating participants, the actual design is still done by the individuals in the time in between those meetings using desktop PCs and CAD applications. A real collaborative appr...

Software architects plan, model, and analyze the high-level design of software systems. Today, these systems are often deployed in cloud computing environments as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. The scalability of these applications is crucially impacted by architects’ early design decisions. Architects decide based on their experience and known architectural styles like a 3-tier arc...