Computer Aided Architectural Design

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Computer Aided Architectural Design

• www.ddss.arch.tue.nl
• Bauke de Vries

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Who am I

• Name Bauke de Vries
• Age 50
• Occupation Married, 2 children
• Education Msc in Architecture, Building and
  Planning, PhD at Eindhoven University of
  Technology (TU/e)
• Profession Professor at TU/e in Design Systems

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Eindhoven University of Technology

• Founded by Philips in 1946
• Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
• Every student own a laptop with pre-installed
  application software (since 1998)

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History of CAAD

• Ivan Sutherland
• Tektronix
• IBM-PC CGA
• Autocad v. 1.0
• Autodesk Autocad, Revit, 3DS VIZ
• Other CAAD packages

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Ivan Sutherland (1963)

• Sutherland went to Massachusetts Institute of
  Technology were he developed his thesis,
  "Sketchpad A Man-machine Graphical
  Communications System.", the first Graphical User
  Interface.

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Tektronix (1972)

• The thumbwheels on the right side of the keyboard
  for moving the crosshair cursor.
• Connected to mainframe
• Vector graphics

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IBM-PC CGA (1981)

• Intel 8086
• Hard disk
• Computer Graphics Accelerator (CGA) card
• Raster (bitmap) graphics

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Autocad v. 1.2 (1983)
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Autodesk

• Autocad 2007
• Autocad ADT
• Revit
• 3DS VIZ
• 3DS Max

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Other CAAD packages

• Archicad
• FormZ
• Microstation
• Rhino
• SketchUp
• Etc.

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Architect - CAD
Le Corbusier
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From Drawing to Designing

• 1981 2000
• 2000 - ?
• ? - ?

Line drawing
3D Modelling
Designing
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CAAD archives

• Cumincad cumincad.scix.net
• CAADRIA conference proceedings
• eCAADe, ACADIA, CAADFutures
• Many architectural (picture) books
• Few books on CA(A)D

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CAAD Architects

• Frank. O. Gehry
• Kas Oosterhuis
• Peter Eisenman
• Greg Lynn

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CAAD topics

• Product modelling
• VR
• Interfaces
• Simulations
• Sketch recognition
• Generative Design
• Design Methods

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Product Modelling



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Virtual Reality
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Interfaces
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Simulations
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Sketch Recognition
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Generative Design
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Design Methods
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CAAD Education

• 3D Modelling
• Generation of 2D drawing from 3D model
• Presentation techniques
• 3D model input for Engineering applications (FEM,
  CFD)
• CAD scripting
• Complex shapes (BLOB architecture)
• Developping CAAD systems
• Collaborative Design (Virtual studios)
• Rapid prototyping (Laser cutter, 3D plotter)

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CAAD at TU/e

• University/faculty (TU/e web)
• Ba-programme (DDSS web)
• MSc-programme (DDSS web)
• PhD research (DDSS web)

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Ba-Ma programme

• Each year
• 15 ECTS courses
• 15 ECTS projects

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Bachelor Courses

• 3 Computer Aided Design 1
• 3 Design and Presentation with ICT 2
• 3 Urban and Architectural Design with CAD 3
• 3 Urban Planning 1
• 4 Urban Plans 2
• 3 Research Methodology 2
• 2 Geographical Information Systems 3
• 2 Landscape Planning Design 3
• 2 Transportation Engineering 3
• 3 Image 1
• 7 Generative Design (project) 3

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MSc courses

• 3 SAR Design with CAD 4,5
• 4 Information Technology in Design and
  Construction 4,5
• 3 Models for Land Use Planning 4,5
• 3 Collaborative Design 4,5
• 3 Evaluation and Decision
• 3 Animation and Rendering 4,5
• 3 Decision Support Systems for Designand
  Planning 4,5
• 3 Free Form Design 4,5

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Graduation projects (1)

• Bedrijfsprocessimulatie van inrichtings- en
  organisatie-concepten voor kantoren
• Bart Brink
• (Haskoning)

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Graduation projects (2)

• Generation of a construction planning using a 3D
  CAD model
• Jeroen Harink
• (BAM)

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Graduation projects(3)

• RFID in the construction process
• Glenco Janssen
• (Ballast Nedam)

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Graduation projects(4)

• IFC Compatible Agent-based Egress Simulation
  (ICURAS)
• Martin Klein
• (DHGV)

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Graduation projects(5)

• Interoperability of virtual building models for
  mass customization in the building industry
• Jeroen Brosens
• (Atos/Origin)

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Graduation projects(6)

• Assesing working condistions using IFC and Fuzzy
  Logic
• Ruben Steins
• (Sogetti)

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Graduation projects (7)

• Confection for the masses in a parametric design
  of a modular favela structure
• Eric Vanderfeesten
• (Studio ode)

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Future of CAAD

• A long way to go
• New architects promote CAAD
• Engineering and Product services for CAAD
• From All-inclusive designer to Concept designer
• Need for Modelling expertise

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Collaboration

• Short term
• Erasmus exchange
• Long term
• Joint MSc programma ?
• Distant learning

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Thanks!