scholarly journals Parametrics and the masculine: Exploring contemporary masculine qualities through a parametric design approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Gideon Soares
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Design ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Initial Product ◽  
Data Visualizations

<p>This research examines the potential of parametric design and contemporary design practice according to the following question: “How might parametric design be utilised to express qualities of contemporary masculinity in men’s products?” The goal of the research is to suggest a strategy that may be applied to contemporary design practise in order to more effectively support male consumer’s identities, needs, and desires. This is addressed through a case study that prioritises the expression of contemporary masculinity and related qualities in the consideration of the employed materials, form and design details. In developing this research, participant interviews, and a series of questionnaires were utilised to gather responses leading to the construction of material photo studies and data visualizations. Based on the data collected, a parametric definition was developed that supports the customisation of product containers in addressing the expression of contemporary masculine qualities. The parametric definition was applied in the design of a series of initial product prototypes that expressed the contemporary masculine qualities as identified by participants. The prototypes were subsequently assessed through participant interviews alongside a series of material swatches of varying surface qualities. Feedback from the interviews led to refinements in the product container designs within the parametric interface and the generation of a series of higher fidelity digital prototypes. These prototypes sought to effectively reflect the participant’s interpretations regarding the expression of contemporary masculinity.</p>

scholarly journals Parametrics and the masculine: Exploring contemporary masculine qualities through a parametric design approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Gideon Soares
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Design ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Initial Product ◽  
Data Visualizations

<p>This research examines the potential of parametric design and contemporary design practice according to the following question: “How might parametric design be utilised to express qualities of contemporary masculinity in men’s products?” The goal of the research is to suggest a strategy that may be applied to contemporary design practise in order to more effectively support male consumer’s identities, needs, and desires. This is addressed through a case study that prioritises the expression of contemporary masculinity and related qualities in the consideration of the employed materials, form and design details. In developing this research, participant interviews, and a series of questionnaires were utilised to gather responses leading to the construction of material photo studies and data visualizations. Based on the data collected, a parametric definition was developed that supports the customisation of product containers in addressing the expression of contemporary masculine qualities. The parametric definition was applied in the design of a series of initial product prototypes that expressed the contemporary masculine qualities as identified by participants. The prototypes were subsequently assessed through participant interviews alongside a series of material swatches of varying surface qualities. Feedback from the interviews led to refinements in the product container designs within the parametric interface and the generation of a series of higher fidelity digital prototypes. These prototypes sought to effectively reflect the participant’s interpretations regarding the expression of contemporary masculinity.</p>

Teaching Computing in a Multidisciplinary Way in Social Studies Classes in School – A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Gresse Von Wangenheim ◽  
Nathalia Cruz Alves ◽  
Pedro Eurico Rodrigues ◽  
Jean Carlo Hauck
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Instructional Unit ◽  
Computing Education ◽  
Interest And Motivation

In order to be well-educated citizens in the 21st century, children need to learn computing in school. However, implementing computing education in schools faces several practical problems, such as lack of computing teachers and time in an already overloaded curriculum. A solution can be a multidisciplinary approach, integrating computing education within other subjects in the curriculum. The present study proposes an instructional unit for computing education in social studies classes, with students learning basic computing concepts by programming history related games using Scratch. The instructional unit is developed following an instructional design approach and is applied and evaluated through a case study in four classes (5th and 7th grade) with a total of 105 students at a school in (omitted for submission). Results provide a first indication that the instructional unit enables the learning of basic computing concepts (specifically programming) in an efficient, effective and entertaining way increasing also the interest and motivation of students to learn computing.

scholarly journals Construction of All-Wood Trusses with Plywood Nodes and Wooden Pegs: A Strategy towards Resource-Efficient Timber Construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2568
Author(s):  
Benjamin Kromoser ◽  
Matthias Braun ◽  
Maximilian Ortner
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Gusset Plates ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Timber Construction ◽  
First Results ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Numerical Optimisation ◽  
Special Case

Timber truss systems are very efficient load-bearing structures. They allow for great freedom in design and are characterised by high material use in combination with a low environmental impact. Unfortunately, the extensive effort in design and production have made the manufacturing and application of these structures, in this day and age, a rarity. In addition, the currently mainly used steel gusset plates adversely affect the costs and environmental impact of the trusses. The authors’ goals are to optimise the design of timber trusses and to solely use wood for all building components. The two research areas, (1) optimisation of the truss geometry and (2) optimisation of the joints by using solely wood–wood connections, are addressed in this paper. The numerical optimisation strategy is based on a parametric design of the truss and the use of a genetic solver for the optimisation regarding minimal material consumption. Furthermore, first results of the tensile and compression behaviour of the chosen wood–wood connections are presented. The basic idea for the joints is to use a plywood plate as a connector, which is inserted into the truss members and fixed with wooden pegs. The housing of the new robot laboratory located at BOKU Vienna is considered a special case study for the research and serves as an accompanying example for the application of the research within the present paper.

scholarly journals BRINGING SYSTEMIC DESIGN IN THE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: THE CASE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 581-590
Author(s):  
Alexis JP Jacoby ◽  
Kristel Van Ael
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Traditional Design ◽  
Systemic Problems ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Systemic Design

AbstractThe field of design practice and design education is reaching out to address problems that cannot be solved by introducing a single product or service. Complex societal problems such as gender inequality cannot be solved using a traditional problem-solving oriented design approach. The specific characteristics of these problems require new ways of dealing with the dynamics, scale and complexity of the problem.Systemic design is a design approach integrating systems thinking in combination with more traditional design methodologies, addressing complex and systemic problems. This paper reports a systemic design approach in an educational context for the case of academic gender inequality. We show the way the problem was addressed and how design students were invited to take a systemic perspective, provide integrated interventions and take first steps in providing instruments for implementation. We conclude with the learnings from this case study, both on the process and the results.

Investigation of a passive design approach for a building facility: a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Dusan Randjelovic ◽  
Miomir Vasov ◽  
Marko Ignjatovic ◽  
Mirko Stojiljkovic ◽  
Veliborka Bogdanovic
Keyword(s):  
Design Approach ◽  
Passive Design

Research on the Green Urban Morphology Based on BIM - A Case Study on the Urban Design in Nanhe City

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Ping Shu ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Li Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Spatial Morphology

Based on theoretical studies of the urban spatial morphology, this paper introduces advanced concepts and methods of BIM (Building Information Model) into the urban design in Nanhe City ,and then respectively makes innovations of the urban design practice supported by BIM technology in the process of design, optimization and implementation of the program, attempting to explore BIM-based design patterns of the urban spatial morphology to make the traditional urban design process more rational and scientific, to expect to reach the green and sustainable urban spatial morphology.

scholarly journals An Ergonomic Customized-Tool Handle Design for Precision Tools using Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso González ◽  
David Salgado ◽  
Lorenzo García Moruno ◽  
Alonso Sánchez Ríos
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Efficient Method ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Parametric Model ◽  
Hand Size ◽  
Custom Design ◽  
Laparoscopic Grasper ◽  
Design And Manufacture

A study was carried out with 135 surgeons to obtain a surgical laparoscopic grasper handle design that adapts to the size of each surgeon’s hand, in a functionally appropriate way, and has the sufficient ergonomics to avoid generating the problems detected nowadays. The main conclusion of the work is the practical 3D parametric design obtained for a laparoscopic surgical graspers handle that is scalable to fit each particular surgeon's hand size. In addition, it has been possible to determine that the anthropometric measure of the surgeon's hand defined as Palm Length Measured (PLM) allows the design of the 3D parametric model of the surgical handle to be conveniently scaled. The results show that both additive manufacturing and the application of ergonomics criterion provide an efficient method for the custom design and manufacture of this type of specialised tool, with potential application in other sectors.

Control-relevant prefiltering: a systematic design approach and case study

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 964-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.E. Rivera ◽  
I.F. Pollard ◽  
C.E. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Design Approach ◽  
Systematic Design
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