Distributed Intelligence In Design

The book contains the papers developed from the presentations at the Distributed Intelligence in Design Symposium, held in Salford in May 2009. In this context, Distributed Intelligence refers to the interdisciplinary knowledge of a range of different individuals in different organisations, with different backgrounds and experience, and the symposium discussed the media, technologies and behaviours required to support their successful collaboration. The book focusses on: how parametric and generative design media can be coupled with and managed alongside Building Information Modelling tools and systems how the cross-disciplinary knowledge is distributed and coordinated across different software, participants and organizations the characteristics of the evolving creative and collaborative practices how built environment education should be adapted to this digitally-networked practice and highly distributed intelligence in design The chapters address a range of innovative developments, methodologies, applications, research work and theoretical arguments, to present current experience and expectations as collaborative practice becomes critical in the design of future built environments. Contents......Page 8 Distributed Intelligence in Design......Page 6 Note on editors......Page 10 List of contributors......Page 11 Foreword......Page 13 Introduction: Distributed intelligence in design......Page 15 PART 1......Page 18 1 Of sails and sieves and sticky tape......Page 20 2 Distributed perspectives for intelligent conceptual design......Page 33 3 Distributed intelligence or a simple coherent mental model?......Page 44 4 Sharing intelligence: The problem of knowledge atrophy......Page 53 PART 2......Page 66 5 Pedagogical frameworks for emergent digital practices in architecture......Page 68 6 Emergence and convergence of knowledge in building production: Knowledge-based design and digital manufacturing......Page 88 7 Artifact and affect: Open-ended strata of communication......Page 116 8 Digital tools for creative hinges......Page 123 PART 3......Page 140 9 The effects of integrated BIM in processes and business models......Page 142 10 Integrated building design for production management systems......Page 153 11 Flexibility, semantics and standards......Page 171 12 Examples of distributed intelligence on large-scale building lifecycle projects......Page 193 PART 4......Page 216 13 Rapid practice expansion through strategic design computation......Page 218 14 Algorithmic modelling, parametric thinking......Page 230 15 Interview with the Specialist Modelling Group (SMG): The dynamic coordination of distributed intelligence at Foster and Partners......Page 249 16 Interview with Lars Hesselgren, Director PLP Research......Page 264 17 Geometry, topology, materiality: The structural parameters in a collaborative design approach......Page 269 Index......Page 277 Cover 8 Distributed Intelligence in Design 6 Contents 8 Note on editors 10 List of contributors 11 Foreword 13 Introduction: Distributed intelligence in design 15 PART 1 18 1 Of sails and sieves and sticky tape 20 2 Distributed perspectives for intelligent conceptual design 33 3 Distributed intelligence or a simple coherent mental model? 44 4 Sharing intelligence: The problem of knowledge atrophy 53 PART 2 66 5 Pedagogical frameworks for emergent digital practices in architecture 68 6 Emergence and convergence of knowledge in building production: Knowledge-based design and digital manufacturing 88 7 Artifact and affect: Open-ended strata of communication 116 8 Digital tools for creative hinges 123 PART 3 140 9 The effects of integrated BIM in processes and business models 142 10 Integrated building design for production management systems 153 11 Flexibility, semantics and standards 171 12 Examples of distributed intelligence on large-scale building lifecycle projects 193 PART 4 216 13 Rapid practice expansion through strategic design computation 218 14 Algorithmic modelling, parametric thinking 230 15 Interview with the Specialist Modelling Group (SMG): The dynamic coordination of distributed intelligence at Foster and Partners 249 16 Interview with Lars Hesselgren, Director PLP Research 264 17 Geometry, topology, materiality: The structural parameters in a collaborative design approach 269 Index 277 1444333380,9781444333381 Wiley-Blackwell 2011

The book contains the papers developed from the presentations at the Distributed Intelligence in Design Symposium, held in Salford in May 2009.In this context, Distributed Intelligence refers to the interdisciplinary knowledge of a range of different individuals in different organisations, with different backgrounds and experience, and the symposium discussed the media, technologies and behaviours required to support their successful collaboration.

Thebook focusses on:

• how parametric and generative design media can be coupled with and managed alongside Building Information Modelling tools and systems
• how the cross-disciplinary knowledge is distributed and coordinated across different software, participants and organizations
• the characteristics of the evolving creative and collaborative practices
• how built environment education should be adapted to this digitally-networked practice and highly distributed intelligence in design

The chaptersaddress a range of innovative developments, methodologies, applications, research work and theoretical arguments, to present current experience and expectations as collaborative practice becomes critical in thedesign offuture built environments.

Symposium organized by: Mediated Intelligence in Design (MInD) research group at Salford University. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record