Discrete Optimization in Architecture: Architectural & Urban Layout
Springer | Civil Engineering | August 10, 2016 | ISBN-10: 9811011052 | 105 pages | pdf | 11.8 mb
Authors: Zawidzki, Machi

This book presents three projects that demonstrate the fundamental problems of architectural design and urban composition – the layout design, evaluation and optimization. Part I describes the functional layout design of a residential building, and an evaluation of the quality of a town square (plaza).
The algorithm for the functional layout design is based on backtracking using a constraint satisfaction approach combined with coarse grid discretization. The algorithm for the town square evaluation is based on geometrical properties derived directly from its plan.
Part II introduces a crowd-simulation application for the analysis of escape routes on floor plans, and optimization of a floor plan for smooth crowd flow. The algorithms presented employ agent-based modeling and cellular automata.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
14 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics
Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design
Structural Mechanics
Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning
Structural Materials

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