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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254229603321

Autore

Zawidzki Machi

Titolo

Discrete Optimization in Architecture [[electronic resource] ] : Architectural & Urban Layout / / by Machi Zawidzki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-10-1106-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 105 p. 96 illus., 82 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology, , 2199-580X

Disciplina

720.973

Soggetti

Buildings—Design and construction

Building

Construction

Engineering, Architectural

Computer-aided engineering

Mechanics

Mechanics, Applied

Regional planning

Urban planning

Structural materials

Building Construction and Design

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design

Solid Mechanics

Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning

Structural Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

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.