Computational design methods and technologies applications in CAD, CAM, and CAE education /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Gu, Ning, 1975-, Wan, Xiangyu, 1979-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2012.
• Subjects: Computer-aided engineering.; Computer-aided design.; CAD/CAM systems.; Education > Data processing.; Augmented reality; Design curriculum; Computational design; Computational design pedagogy; Computer-aided design (CAD); Computer-aided engineering (CAE); Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM); Interactive architecture design; Parametric design
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"This book explores state-of-the-art developments in computational design methods and their impact on contemporary design education, offering case studies, empirical research findings, pedagogical theories, and reflections"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Systems and enablers: modeling the impact of contemporary computational methods and technologies on the design process / Michael J. Ostwald
• 2. Novel concepts in digital design / Rivka Oxman
• 3. Slow computing: teaching generative design with shape grammars / Terry Knight
• 4. Learning parametric designing / Marc Aurel Schnabel
• 5. Direct building manufacturing of homes with digital fabrication / Lawrence Sass
• 6. Building information modeling and professional practice / Dennis R. Shelden
• 7. Advancing BIM in academia: explorations in curricular integration / Karen M. Kensek
• 8. Applying BIM in design curriculum / Clark Cory and Shanna Schmelter-Morrett
• 9. Constructivist learning theory in virtual design studios / Leman Figen Gül, Anthony Williams and Ning Gu
• 10. Understanding collaborative digital media design in the 3D CVE: a Vygotskian approach / Theodor Wyeld and Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland
• 11. Will different scales impact on design collaboration in 3D virtual environments? / Jerry Jen-Hung Tsai ... [et al.]
• 12. Implementing computer gaming technology in architectural design curricula: testing architecture with the rich intertwining of real-time spatial, material, lighting and physical simulations / Russell Lowe
• 13. Augmented reality research for architecture and design / Mi Jeong Kim ... [et al.]
• 14. Experiencing digital design: developing interactive workspaces for visualizing, editing and interacting with digital design artifacts / John I. Messner and Robert M. Leicht
• 15. Interactive architecture: spaces that sense, think, and respond to change / Taysheng Jeng
• 16. A methodology for interactive architecture / Carlos Calderón
• 17. Information engagement through interactive sonification design / Kirsty Beilharz
• 18. Supporting design thinking with evocative digital diagrams / Christiane M. Herr
• 19. Architectural design education and parametric modeling: an architecturological approach / Caroline Lecourtois and François Guéna
• 20. Design education and institutional transformation / Dean Bruton
• 21. Teaching spatial thinking in design computation contexts: challenges and opportunities / Halil I. Erhan, Belgacem Ben Youssef and Barbara Berry
• 22. Inserting computational technologies in architectural curricula / José P. Duarte, Gabriela Celani and Regiane Pupo
• 23. Computational methods and technologies: reflections on their impact on design and education / Ning Gu and Michael J. Ostwald.