04277nam 2200649 a 450 99621161400331620230721004946.01-282-00346-11-282-25939-3978661225939597866120034621-4443-0234-51-4443-0235-3(CKB)1000000000716041(EBL)416555(OCoLC)437098199(SSID)ssj0000267756(PQKBManifestationID)11218411(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267756(PQKBWorkID)10213345(PQKB)10015315(MiAaPQ)EBC416555(MiAaPQ)EBC4956373(Au-PeEL)EBL4956373(CaONFJC)MIL200346(EXLCZ)99100000000071604120070925d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVirtual futures for design, construction & procurement[electronic resource] /edited by Peter Brandon, Tuba Kocatürk ; foreword by William J. MitchellOxford ;Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20081 online resource (344 p.)"Thinklab; RICS Foundation."1-4051-7024-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Note on editors; List of contributors; Note on Think Lab; Acknowledgements; Foreword - Virtual worlds, virtual prototypes, and design; Introduction - Virtually there. . . ?; PART 1 DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES; 1 Emerging paradigms and models in digital design - Performance-based architectural design; 2 Algorithmic design optimization; 3 VR or PR: Virtual or physical reality?; 4 Digital affordances: Emerging knowledge and cognition in design; PART 2 CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION: FROM VIRTUAL THROUGH TO CONSTRUCTION5 One Island East, Hong Kong: A case study in construction virtual prototyping6 The virtual building: A designer's perspective; PART 3 CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION; 7 Planning and scheduling in a virtual prototyping environment; 8 Reshaping the life cycle process with virtual design and construction methods; 9 Virtual prototyping from need to pre-construction; 10 The need for creativity enhancing design tools; PART 4 CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MODELLING; 11 Context-aware virtual prototyping; 12 nD modelling, present and future13 Interoperable knowledge: Achievements and future challenges14 Knowledge management systems in the future; PART 5 OTHER CHALLENGES: AGENT TECHNOLOGIES, SECURITY, REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL; 15 Future agent-driven virtual prototyping environments in construction; 16 The nature of virtuality and the need for enhanced security in the virtual world; 17 The future of virtual construction and regulation checking; 18 Virtual prototyping of financial flows as a form of management control; PART 6 VISIONS, ROADMAPS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS19 VR - Roadmap: A vision for 2030 in the built environment20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry; 21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping; IndexThis book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and communication technologies for the construction industry.It addresses a range of innovative developments, state of the art applications, research work and theoretical arguments with regard to the use of virtual technologies in design, construction and procurement. From a future oriented perspective, the book presents what can be expected from the next generation of these technologies.BuildingData processingBuildingData processing.624.00285690.0285Brandon P. S(Peter S.)565113Kocatürk Tuba911698RICS Foundation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996211614003316Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement2041550UNISA