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'Architects and other designers inhabit a curious borderland between the virtual and the physical. They have always been concerned with conjuring up things that don't exist but might, imagining them in detail, and eventually finding ways to translate these visions into physical reality.

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"For the knowledgeable reader in ICT research it is a must to confirm where technology is now and moreover to see where it is going in the future." Building Engineer

Table of Contents

Note on editors page vii

List of contributors viii

Note on Think Lab xii

Acknowledgements xiii

Foreword – Virtual worlds, virtual prototypes, and design xiv
William J. Mitchell

Introduction – Virtually there. . . ? xxi
Peter Brandon

PART 1 DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES 1

1 Emerging paradigms and models in digital design – Performance-based architectural design 3
Rivka Oxman

2 Algorithmic design optimization 21
Manfred Grohmann and Oliver Tessmann

3 VR or PR: Virtual or physical reality? 35
Anthony Thorpe, Richard A. Buswell, Rupert C. Soar and Alistair G. F. Gibb

4 Digital affordances: Emerging knowledge and cognition in design 47
Tuba Kocatürk

PART 2 CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION: FROM VIRTUAL THROUGH TO CONSTRUCTION 57

5 One Island East, Hong Kong: A case study in construction virtual prototyping 59
Martin Riese

6 The virtual building: A designer’s perspective 72
Martin Simpson

PART 3 CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION 87

7 Planning and scheduling in a virtual prototyping environment 89
Andrew Baldwin, C. W. Kong, T. Huang, H. L. Guo, K. D. Wong and Heng Li

8 Reshaping the life cycle process with virtual design and construction methods 104
Martin Fischer

9 Virtual prototyping from need to pre-construction 113
Robin Drogemuller

10 The need for creativity enhancing design tools 131
Souheil Soubra

PART 4 CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MODELLING 145

11 Context-aware virtual prototyping 147
Chimay J. Anumba and Zeeshan Aziz

12 nD modelling, present and future 158
Ghassan Aouad, Song Wu and Angela Lee

13 Interoperable knowledge: Achievements and future challenges 171
Yacine Rezgui and Simona Barresi

14 Knowledge management systems in the future 192
Matthew Bacon

PART 5 OTHER CHALLENGES: AGENT TECHNOLOGIES, SECURITY, REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 211

15 Future agent-driven virtual prototyping environments in construction 213
Joseph H. M. Tah

16 The nature of virtuality and the need for enhanced security in the virtual world 230
Grahame S. Cooper

17 The future of virtual construction and regulation checking 241
Nicholas Nisbet, Jeffrey Wix and David Conover

18 Virtual prototyping of financial flows as a form of management control 251
Richard J. Boland, Jr, Fred Collopy, Julia Grant and Lin Zhao

PART 6 VISIONS, ROADMAPS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS 259

19 VR – Roadmap: A vision for 2030 in the built environment 261
Nashwan Dawood, R. Marasini and John Dean

20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry 278
Terrence Fernando

21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping 290
Mustafa Alshawi

Index 305

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 22/04/2008
      ISBN13: 9781405170246, 978-1405170246
      ISBN10: 1405170247
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'Architects and other designers inhabit a curious borderland between the virtual and the physical. They have always been concerned with conjuring up things that don't exist but might, imagining them in detail, and eventually finding ways to translate these visions into physical reality.

      Trade Review
      "For the knowledgeable reader in ICT research it is a must to confirm where technology is now and moreover to see where it is going in the future." Building Engineer

      Table of Contents

      Note on editors page vii

      List of contributors viii

      Note on Think Lab xii

      Acknowledgements xiii

      Foreword – Virtual worlds, virtual prototypes, and design xiv
      William J. Mitchell

      Introduction – Virtually there. . . ? xxi
      Peter Brandon

      PART 1 DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES 1

      1 Emerging paradigms and models in digital design – Performance-based architectural design 3
      Rivka Oxman

      2 Algorithmic design optimization 21
      Manfred Grohmann and Oliver Tessmann

      3 VR or PR: Virtual or physical reality? 35
      Anthony Thorpe, Richard A. Buswell, Rupert C. Soar and Alistair G. F. Gibb

      4 Digital affordances: Emerging knowledge and cognition in design 47
      Tuba Kocatürk

      PART 2 CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION: FROM VIRTUAL THROUGH TO CONSTRUCTION 57

      5 One Island East, Hong Kong: A case study in construction virtual prototyping 59
      Martin Riese

      6 The virtual building: A designer’s perspective 72
      Martin Simpson

      PART 3 CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION 87

      7 Planning and scheduling in a virtual prototyping environment 89
      Andrew Baldwin, C. W. Kong, T. Huang, H. L. Guo, K. D. Wong and Heng Li

      8 Reshaping the life cycle process with virtual design and construction methods 104
      Martin Fischer

      9 Virtual prototyping from need to pre-construction 113
      Robin Drogemuller

      10 The need for creativity enhancing design tools 131
      Souheil Soubra

      PART 4 CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MODELLING 145

      11 Context-aware virtual prototyping 147
      Chimay J. Anumba and Zeeshan Aziz

      12 nD modelling, present and future 158
      Ghassan Aouad, Song Wu and Angela Lee

      13 Interoperable knowledge: Achievements and future challenges 171
      Yacine Rezgui and Simona Barresi

      14 Knowledge management systems in the future 192
      Matthew Bacon

      PART 5 OTHER CHALLENGES: AGENT TECHNOLOGIES, SECURITY, REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 211

      15 Future agent-driven virtual prototyping environments in construction 213
      Joseph H. M. Tah

      16 The nature of virtuality and the need for enhanced security in the virtual world 230
      Grahame S. Cooper

      17 The future of virtual construction and regulation checking 241
      Nicholas Nisbet, Jeffrey Wix and David Conover

      18 Virtual prototyping of financial flows as a form of management control 251
      Richard J. Boland, Jr, Fred Collopy, Julia Grant and Lin Zhao

      PART 6 VISIONS, ROADMAPS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS 259

      19 VR – Roadmap: A vision for 2030 in the built environment 261
      Nashwan Dawood, R. Marasini and John Dean

      20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry 278
      Terrence Fernando

      21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping 290
      Mustafa Alshawi

      Index 305

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