Architectural Design

Guest-edited by brady peters and xavier de kestelier

computation works
the building of algorithmic thought
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Architectural Design march/april 2013 ISSN 0003-8504 Profile No 222 ISBN 978-1119-952862

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ArchitecturAl Design

Guest-edited by brady peters and xavier de kestelier

computation works: the buildinG of alGorithmic thouGht

eDitoriAl

Helen Castle
ABout the guest-eDitors

Brady Peters and Xavier De Kestelier

introDuction Computation Works: The Building of Algorithmic Thought Brady Peters 1 Algorithmic Tectonics: How Cold War Era Research Shaped Our Imagination of Design

Daniel Cardoso Llach

22 Recent Developments at Foster + Partners Specialist Modelling Group

Xavier de Kestelier
2 Symmetry As Geometry: Kuwait International Airport

eDitoriAl BoArD
Will Alsop Denise Bratton Paul Brislin Mark Burry Andr Chaszar Nigel Coates Peter Cook Teddy Cruz Max Fordham Massimiliano Fuksas Edwin Heathcote Michael Hensel Anthony Hunt Charles Jencks Bob Maxwell Jayne Merkel Peter Murray Mark Robbins Deborah Saunt Patrik Schumacher Neil Spiller Leon van Schaik Michael Weinstock Ken Yeang Alejandro Zaera-Polo

Kristoffer Josefsson
32 Mathematical Ensemble: Molteni Arc Table

Jethro Hon
3 Integrated Computational Design: National Bank of Kuwait Headquarters

Dusanka Popovska

Computation augments the intellect of the designer and increases capability to solve complex problems. Brady Peters and Xavier De Kestelier

3 Networked Space

Dennis Shelden

2 Spatial Computing for the New Organic

Christian Derix and smund Izaki

Structural Emergence: Architectural and Structural Design Collaboration at SOM

Keith Besserud, Neil Katz and Alessandro Beghini

Realising the Architectural Idea: Computational Design at Herzog & De Meuron

Brady Peters

2 Simulating the User Experience: Design Optimisation for Visitor Comfort

Shrikant Sharma and Al Fisher

12 Design Ecosystems: Customising the Architectural Design Environment With Software Plug-ins

Bridging a Culture: The Design of Museo Soumaya

Daniel Davis and Brady Peters

Fernando Romero and Armando Ramos David Hines

132 Galapagos: On the Logic and Limitations of Generic Solvers

0 Interoperability in Sports Design From Model Thinking to Process Design

David Rutten

13 Kangaroo: Form Finding with Computational Physics

Jan Knippers

Daniel Piker

2 Navigating the Computational Turn

Ben van Berkel

13 Pachyderm Acoustical Simulation: Towards Open-Source Sound Analysis

Arthur van der Harten

Domesticating Parametric Design

Bruce Bell and Sarah Simpkin

10 WeaverBird: Topological Mesh Editing for Architects

2 Planning by Parameters

Giulio Piacentino

Jeroen Zuidgeest, Sanne van der Burgh and Bas Kalmeyer

12 Geco: Architectural Design Through Environmental Feedback

After After Geometry

Thomas Grabner and Ursula Frick

Michael Meredith

10 Embedding Intelligence: Architecture and Computation at Grimshaw, NY

1 Firey: Interactive Prototypes for Architectural Design

Andrew O Payne and Jason Kelly Johnson

Seth Edwards

110 Linking Structure and Parametric Geometry

1 contriButors

Clemens Preisinger

11 Undrawable Architecture: Heritage Buildings and Digital Tectonic

Stylianos Dritsas and Kang Shua Yeo

11 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Architectural Design

Sawako Kaijima, Roland Bouffanais, Karen Willcox and Suresh Naidu

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MARCH/APRIL 2013 Profile No 222

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