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> Dear members of Space Syntax Mailing list > > We apologize for multiple postings > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > > eCAADe 2005: > > 22nd International Conference “Education and Research in Computer > Aided Architectural Design in Europe” > > > September 21-24, 2005 > Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon Technical University > Lisbon, Portugal > > http://www.civil.ist.utl.pt/ecaade05/ > > IMPORTANT DATES: > Deadline for abstracts: February 1, 2005 > Notification for acceptance: April 1, 2005 > Deadline for full papers: June 1, 2005 > > > THEME: Digital Design: the quest for new paradigms > > As the field of computer-aided design evolved over the last thirty > years or so, it has witnessed five changes of emphasis in research > direction. > > In the first stage, the use of computers in architecture focused on > the development of computer-aided design (CAD), that is, systems that > simulated the use of drafting tools, and research was mainly concerned > with the satisfaction of designers’ ergonomic needs. > > In the second stage, there were efforts to use computer tools in > non-graphical aspects of designing, such as the use of Data Base > Management Systems (DBMS) in the quantity survey of buildings. The > concern was to satisfy the cognitive needs of designers by focusing > on the way information and knowledge were perceived, acquired, stored, > and processed. > > In the third stage, the focus shifted to the development of realistic > models of buildings to permit the assessment of design proposals. > > In the fourth stage, the focus was on studies concerned with the > encoding of architectural knowledge into design tools (KBMS), and the > discussion was whether to go towards design automation or design > supporting tools. > > In the fifth stage, with the advent of the Internet and the > development of communication tools, research became focused on the > collaborative and social aspects of design activity. In recent years, > research also became concerned with the exploration of the physical > implications of digital media in the production of artefacts. > > Today, there is a vast range of research interests and approaches, but > the quest for new, unifying paradigms continues. > > > > In addition to these main topics for the eCAADe 2005 conference > other topics include but are not limited to: > > CAAD Curriculum > City Modelling > Collaborative Design > Digital Methods of Construction > Generative Design > Human-Computer Interaction > Mass Customisation > Modes of Production > Pervasive Computing > > Research, Education & Practice > Precedents and Prototypes > Prediction and Evaluation > Shape Studies > User Participation in Design > Virtual Architecture > Virtual Reality > Web-Based Design > > > > CONFERENCE CHAIR: > > José P. Duarte, IST > > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: > Luisa G. Caldas, IST > > Teresa Heitor, IST > > Zita Sampaio, IST > > > SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE > > Papers will be blind-reviewed by a panel of international researchers. > > FOR MORE INFORMATION: > > http://www.ecaade.org/ > > > [log in to unmask] > > (please make sure to include the string "eCAADe05" as part of your > message title)