Urban landscape stories – narratives as a design research tool

2019 ◽  
pp. 144-165
Author(s):  
Anke Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Research Tool

Collaborative Sketching With skWiki: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senthil Chandrasegaran ◽  
Sriram Karthik Badam ◽  
Zhenpeng Zhao ◽  
Niklas Elmqvist ◽  
Lorraine Kisselburgh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Concept Generation ◽  
Computational Tools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Collaborative Exploration ◽  
Collaborative Sketching

Sketching for conceptual design has traditionally been performed on paper. Recent computational tools for conceptual design have leveraged the availability of hand-held computing devices and web-based collaborative platforms. Further, digital sketching interfaces have the added advantages of storage, duplication, and sharing on the web. We have developed skWiki, a tool that enables collaborative sketching on digital tablets using a web-based framework. We evaluate skWiki in two contexts, (a) as a collaborative ideation tool, and (b) as a design research tool. For this evaluation, we perform a longitudinal study of an undergraduate design team that used skWiki over the course of the concept generation and development phase of their course project. Our analysis of the team’s sketching activity indicated instances of lateral and vertical transformation between participants, indicating collaborative exploration of the breadth and depth of the design space. Using skWiki for this evaluation also demonstrated it to be an effective research tool to investigate such collaborative design processes.

Consumer preferences and behaviour in shopping malls in Poland with the particular reference to Krakow

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Anna Irena Szymańska ◽  
Monika Płaziak
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Retail Sale ◽  
Commercial Property ◽  
Shopping Centre ◽  
Shopping Centres ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Major Competitor

Abstract Large shopping centres have become an important element of the urban landscape and a major competitor with other forms of retail sale. Their large offer, including a wide variety of products and services, special offers and tasting campaigns, large car parks, and own-brand fuel stations as well as various services points located in shopping centres successfully win customers. The present study focuses on Polish shopping centres (malls), particularly those located in Krakow. A shopping centre (mall) is defined as “a commercial property designed, constructed and managed as a single business entity, comprising stores/shops and common areas, with a minimum leasable area of 5 thousand m2 (GLA) and accommodating at least 10 stores/shops”. The purpose of this paper is to examine the behaviour of prospective customers of shopping centres, their preferences when selecting their shopping locations, and declarations on the use of additional functions offered by commercial and services enterprises. Furthermore, the paper identifies non-commercial functions of shopping malls of particular interest to prospective customers. The paper also presents a profile of a consumer who has a preference for shopping and spending their free time in malls. The conclusions are based on literature on the subject and the findings of a survey conducted by the authors of the paper. A questionnaire was used as a research tool. The survey covered 1756 respondents – mainly residents of Krakow. In order to broaden the scope of the conclusions, the results of surveys and studies of other authors were also used.

scholarly journals Protobooth: gathering and analyzing data on prototyping in early-stage engineering design projects by digitally capturing physical prototypes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Jorgen F. Erichsen ◽  
Heikki Sjöman ◽  
Martin Steinert ◽  
Torgeir Welo
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Concept Generation ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
New Research

Abstract Aiming to help researchers capture output from the early stages of engineering design projects, this article presents a new research tool for digitally capturing physical prototypes. The motivation for this work is to collect observations that can aid in understanding prototyping in the early stages of engineering design projects, and this article investigates if and how digital capture of physical prototypes can be used for this purpose. Early-stage prototypes are usually rough and of low fidelity and are thus often discarded or substantially modified through the projects. Hence, retrospective access to prototypes is a challenge when trying to gather accurate empirical data. To capture the prototypes developed through the early stages of a project, a new research tool has been developed for capturing prototypes through multi-view images, along with metadata describing by whom, why, when, and where the prototypes were captured. Over the course of 17 months, this research tool has been used to capture more than 800 physical prototypes from 76 individual users across many projects. In this article, one project is shown in detail to demonstrate how this capturing system can gather empirical data for enriching engineering design project cases that focus on prototyping for concept generation. The authors also analyze the metadata provided by the system to give understanding into prototyping patterns in the projects. Lastly, through enabling digital capture of large quantities of data, the research tool presents the foundations for training artificial intelligence-based predictors and classifiers that can be used for analysis in engineering design research.

scholarly journals Big Data Analysis Guides Landscape Architecture Method Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 03053
Author(s):  
Li Ma ◽  
Fangxiao Liu ◽  
Lingjiao Wu
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Ecological Construction ◽  
The City ◽  
Human Landscape

In the construction of urbanization, landscape architecture is the only kind of ecological construction with life, and it has an irreplaceable role in urban development and human landscape. The construction of urban landscape gardens can not only improve the ecological environment in the city, but also achieve the functions of purifying the urban air and beautifying the appearance of the city. However, considering the current situation of garden construction, there are not only many types of problems, but also large and complex problems. At the same time, its design concept and construction plan still stay in the traditional consciousness. The development of various industries today requires the integration of big data. In the context of the era of big data, data life has gradually penetrated into people's lives. Big data is not only a product of the development of social science and technology information, but also an inevitable trend of industry development. It can not only promote the construction of urban development, but also has great significance for social progress[1]. Therefore, the construction and design research of landscape architecture needs to combine the analysis of big data, and use the advantages of big data to promote the construction of gardens to be more complete, reasonable and humane.

scholarly journals Continuous Productive Urban Landscape (CPUL): Essential Infrastructure and Edible Ornament

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Andre Viljoen ◽  
Katrin Bohn
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
The Body ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The Public ◽  
Coherent Integration

This paper defines Continuous Productive Urban Landscape (CPUL) as a strategy for the coherent integration of urban agriculture into urban space planning. The case is made for considering urban agriculture as an essential element of sustainable infrastructure. Recent and historic arguments are used to support the qualitative and quantifiable advantages of introducing urban agriculture into contemporary open urban space design. The body of the paper focuses on design issues related to the placing and perception of CPUL and urban agriculture. It draws on primary research undertaken in Cuba, considering Cuba as a laboratory for design research into urban agriculture. Design studies by the authors are used to demonstrate the viability and physical manifestation of urban agriculture within a Continuous Productive Urban Landscape. The paper proposes that, while an environmental and design case can be made for the integration of urban agriculture, planners and designers need to explore the public perception of productive landscape if its full potential is to be realized. The idea that urban agriculture can be read as “ornament” is discussed with reference to the writing of British artist Tom Phillips. Contemporary cultural/artistic practice is referred to as a means for exploring and communicating ideas related to productive urban landscapes. The paper concludes with new research findings related to the public perception of open urban space based on the Havana CPUL design research project “Finding Parque Lenin”.

scholarly journals The ZEB Laboratory: the development of a research tool for future climate adapted zero emission buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2069 (1) ◽  
pp. 012109
Author(s):  
A Nocente ◽  
B Time ◽  
HM Mathisen ◽  
T Kvande ◽  
A Gustavsen
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Zero Emission ◽  
Building Physics

Abstract The building sector is responsible for approximately 40 % of the energy consumption and carbon emissions worldwide. Buildings of the future will have to comply not only with stricter energy regulations, but they will also have to face changing climate challenges. To increase the level of interdisciplinary knowledge and to develop and test innovative technology with users, new types of adaptive research facilities are needed. The development of the ZEB Laboratory replies to this need. Developing the building as a research tool has made us focus on 1) a flexible laboratory for tomorrow building design research and 2) making the building itself a climate adapted zero emission building. The laboratory building is realised following the Norwegian ZEB-COM ambition. The development of this research tool has called for an iterative approach with use of partnering and collaborative elements for planning and production. Connected challenges related to e.g. research facility needs, building process, building physics, flexibility of use, energy supply and indoor environment had to be solved through iterations and co-creation processes. This paper presents a modern research tool for climate adaptation and mitigation measures for buildings including stormwater management at site and assesses the development and building process of the laboratory.

The Planning and Architectural Design Research about Guang'an Temple Based on Ritual Culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Bin Cheng ◽  
Jia Ping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Building Community ◽  
New City ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Confucian Temple ◽  
Complete Concept

The temple as a city of ritual significance type, has a complete concept of architectural culture. In the project's decision-making for Guang'an Temple planning and design, Designer has the problem of how to position, including the function, the temple complex space positioning and construction temple ranks .Paper based on the Confucian temple ritual culture, combined with the new city park functional requirements, according to the site topography and landform, determine the spatial structure of building community; Through comparison of its kind in sichuan, to determine the rules of construction; The planning and design of the temple are integration of the area of urban design, create a new urban landscape, so as to provide reference for the design of the same kind of antique buildings.

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