Since tectonic and stereotomic theories have neither been used systematically nor dealt with simultaneously for the interpretation of architecture, by explaining the theoretical position of critics and their thoughts, the process of their interaction will be more effective. The main questions asked is it possible to interpret architecture through the interaction of tectonic and stereotomical th...

Complexity of information in architectural design methods requires an understanding of the underlying process frameworks as a point of access to the structure of information and priorities, encouraging both greater success and more relevance to the outcomes (Plowright 2014). However, in addition to designer selected priorities and disciplinary requirements (environmental forces, social interact...

This paper discusses how architectural requirements engineering fits into an overall software development process in the concept and definition phases of a project. It defines a reference process identifying the “ideal” artifacts and their interrelationships, describes some key technical activities that are useful for producing these artifacts, and captures some practical experience in commerci...

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Architecture as a designerly way of thinking and knowing is to interact with its environment. The manuscript is to speculate “interactive form-generation” based on high-performance architecture theory, and discuss the precursors and the potentials. The research aims to explore and determine the roots, aspects of interactive architecture as a part of performance-based design in contemporary arch...