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Computing the Environment
Digital Design Tools for Simulation and Visualisation of Sustainable Architecture
Brady Peters (Author), Terri Peters (Author)
9781119097891, Wiley
Hardback, published 16 February 2018
256 pages
24.9 x 19.6 x 2 cm, 1.021 kg
Computing the Environment presents practical workflows and guidance for designers to get feedback on their design using digital design tools on environmental performance. Starting with an extensive state-of-the-art survey of what top international offices are currently using in their design projects, this book presents detailed descriptions of the tools, algorithms, and workflows used and discusses the theories that underlie these methods. Project examples from Transsolar Klimaengineering, Buro Happold´s SMART Group, Behnish Behnisch Architects, Thomas Herzog, Autodesk Research are contextualized with quotes and references to key thinkers in this field such as Eric Winsberg, Andrew Marsh, Michelle Addington and Ali Malkawi.
FOREWORD VI-IX 1. INTRODUCTION—COMPUTING THE ENVIRONMENT: DESIGN WORKFLOWS FOR THE SIMULATION OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE 1-13 2. NEW DIALOGUES ABOUT ENERGY: PERFORMANCE, CARBON AND CLIMATE 14-27 3. PARAMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: SIMULATION AND GENERATIVE PROCESSES 28-42 4. DESIGNING ATMOSPHERES: SIMULATING EXPERIENCE 43-57 5. USE DATA: COMPUTING LIFE-CYCLE AND REAL-TIME VISUALISATION 58-73 6. NEAR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS: ADVANCES IN SIMULATION AND REAL-TIME FEEDBACK 74-93 7. DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTS AND SIMULATING EXPERIENCE: FOSTER + PARTNERS SPECIALIST MODELLING GROUP 94-105 8. MAXIMISING IMPACT THROUGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION: THE WORK OF TRANSSOLAR KLIMAENGINEERING 106-117 9. DESIGNERS NEED FEEDBACK: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE BY KIERANTIMBERLAKE 118-127 10. ARCHITECTURE SHAPES PERFORMANCE: GXN ADVANCES SOLAR MODELLING AND SENSING 128-137 11. BESPOKE TOOLS FOR A BETTER WORLD: THE ART OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AT BUROHAPPOLD ENGINEERING 138-149 12. BIG IDEAS: INFORMATION DRIVEN DESIGN 150-162 13. SIMULATING THE INVISIBLE: MAX FORDHAM DESIGNS LIGHT, AIR AND SOUND 162-175 14. WHITE ARCHITECTS: BUILD THE FUTURE 176-183 15. CORE: INTEGRATED COMPUTATION AND RESEARCH 184-191 16. SUPERSPACE: COMPUTING HUMAN-CENTRIC ARCHITECTURE 192-200 17. ZHACODE: SKETCHING WITH PERFORMANCE 201-209 18. WEWORK: BUILDING DATA FOR DESIGN FEEDBACK 210-217 19. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES 218-235 INDEX 236-242
Phil Bernstein, Yale School of Architecture
Brady Peters and Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Brady Peters
Brady Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Brady Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Brady Peters
Brady Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Brady Peters
Terri Peters
Terri Peters
Brady Peters and Terri Peters, with contributions from Timur Dogan, Werner Sobek, William W Braham, Kiel Moe, Neil Katz, and Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari
Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]
