Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter Brandon, Tuba Kocatürk ; foreword by William J. Mitchell

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.00285; 690.0285
• Soggetto topico: Building - Data processing
• Altri autori: BrandonP. S (Peter S.) KocatürkTuba
• Note generali: "Thinklab; RICS Foundation."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 CONSTRUCTION ; 5 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 future ; 13 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 SCENARIOS ; 19 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement
• ISBN: 1-282-00346-1; 1-282-25939-3; 9786612259395; 9786612003462; 1-4443-0234-5; 1-4443-0235-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996211614003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno