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A Mathematical Course Model for Architectural Education: Geometry of Design
In Turkey, mathematical courses as part of architectural curricula generally have a standard faculty or university curriculum, which results in a gap...
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Envisioning the Architectural-Urban Nexus in Renaissance Florence in the Case of Palazzo Rucellai
Florence counts as one of the cradles of European Renaissance art and architecture where linear perspective first emerged. These developments led to...
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Considerations on Optimization as an Architectural Design Tool
Some architects use design processes that conceive each architecture as a model to be optimized with tools borrowed from various disciplines....
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Translation of Form: a Model for Teaching Design Coding to Undergraduate Students
This study presents a Translation of Form (ToF) model aimed at fostering algorithmic thinking and computational design skills among architectural...
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Exploring Interlocking Systems Through the Design of Joint-Based Pop-Up Structures
Digital design techniques and fabrication technologies have become essential in architectural design, influencing the design process significantly....
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A Procedural Approach for Configuration of Residential Activities Based on Users' Needs and Architectural Guidelines
Layout generation is one of the earliest and most effective steps in designing a residential plan because the layout determines the quality and...
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Hagia Sophia in Constantinople: Unveiling Its Integrated Conceptual Design Through Comparative Analysis
The architectural complexity of Hagia Sophia, a grand monument erected by Justinian in Constantinople, has been a topic of substantial investigation...
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An Algorithmic Approach to Palladio’s Design of Stairs
Book I of Andrea Palladio's I quattro libri dell’architettura , contains the rules of Palladio's design. Over the years, many scholars have...
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Learning by Doing: Integrating Shape Grammar as a Visual Coding Tool in Architectural Curricula
Computational design and shape grammars hold a growing appeal in the architectural curricula. This paper aims to assess shape grammars as a visual...
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Form Follows Parameter: Algorithmic-Thinking-Oriented Course for Early-stage Architectural Education
The digital paradigm requires efficient methods of teaching CAAD tools in architecture schools. With the trend of enhancing the design process with...
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Architectural Form-Finding Through Parametric Geometry
This contribution briefly describes the main philosophy of the new book Parametric Geometry of Curves and Surfaces: Architectural Form-Finding ...
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Physical Models and Innovation in Architectural and Civil Engineering
The author presents new and rediscovered information about the use of physical models in design processes carried out by architectural and civil...
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Computational Design and Fabrication Strategy for Topology Optimization of Spiral Staircase Using Metal Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
The study presents the integration of Topology Optimization (TO) as a design strategy and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) as a fabrication...
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Proportions in Salvatore Caronia Roberti Between Theory and Practice
In 1949 Salvatore Caronia Roberti published the volume Introduzione allo studio della composizione architettonica . It is a compendium of his own...
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A Simulation-Validated Shape Grammar for Architectural Acoustics
A visual language for designs of acoustical arrays is defined by a shape grammar that deploys design rules using shape representations of acoustic...
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Luigi Moretti’s Formalised Methods and his Use of Mathematics in the Design Process of Architettura Parametrica’s Swimming Stadiums
The use of mathematical structures as a design tool by Luigi Moretti, the first theorist of Architettura Parametrica , is an unexplored theme even...
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The Masterly Perspective and Design of Bramante’s “Mirabile Artificio” in Milan
In the Bramante’s church of Santa Maria Presso San Satiro, a successful integration between architecture and perspective solves the lack of space for...
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Cosmogenic Pattern Language: Toward an Architectural Language Based on the Cosmogenic Patterns of Pre-Modernism
Nowadays, architecture tends to follow the Modernist values that neglect the design languages inherited from the cultures of the past. This tendency...
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Measuring the Formal Complexity of Architectural Curved Surfaces Based on 3D Box-Counting Dimension
In fractal structures, the box-counting dimension is used to characterize the un-evenness of geometric objects or spaces. In architecture it can be...
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Between Form and Information: Early Philosophies of Computer-Aided Design
This article draws from primary historical sources to examine the origin of, and tensions between, two postwar era modeling techniques that shaped...
