Questioning the Primacy of Visual Simulation in an Epistemology of Digital Models

Michael Christenson, Marc Muylle

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Abstract

This paper questions the degree to which visual simulations are conventionally assumed to be a primary means of entering digital models into productive architectural discourse. The paper considers established means by which digital models are made known, specifically those which place epistemological value on multiple representational modes, particularly building information modeling software. The paper outlines a proposal to displace the use of visual simulation as a primary means of making digital models known.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationARCHITECTURE ‘in computro’ Integrating methods and techniques
EditorsMarc Muylle
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages889-895
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9780954118372
StatePublished - 2008
Event26th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2008 - Antwerpen, Belgium
Duration: Sep 17 2008Sep 19 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference26th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2008
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityAntwerpen
Period9/17/089/19/08

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2008, Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Digital aids to design creativity
  • generative design
  • modes of production
  • precedents and prototypes
  • research, education, and practice

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