 Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7024-6
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344 pages
June 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Note on editors page .
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 prototyping.
6 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 challenges.
14 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 environment.
20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry.
21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping.
Index
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 prototyping.
6 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 challenges.
14 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 environment.
20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry.
21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping.
Index
