Abstract
Design tasks, in particular architectural design tasks, have been found hard to support by means of computers. The main reason for this is that design is a problem solving process, which requires a dynamic way of handling information involved in the design process. The research presented in this paper focuses on this aspect of CAAD: the support of design tasks with dynamic, flexible information modelling techniques. The basic concepts for the developed approach is taken from the field of Feature-based modelling. We briefly review these concepts and then interpret and transport them to the context of architectural design. In defining types of Features, a distinction is made between domain-specific Features and generic Features for which we propose a classification. A framework for the definition and modelling of Features is discussed as well as a prototype Feature-based Modelling Shell based on this framework.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CAAD futures 1997 |
| Editors | Richard Junge |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
| Publisher | Kluwer |
| Pages | 97-115 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7923-4728-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAAD futures 1997) - Munich, Germany Duration: 4 Aug 1997 → 6 Aug 1997 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAAD futures 1997) |
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| Abbreviated title | CAAD futures '97 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Munich |
| Period | 4/08/97 → 6/08/97 |