Generic Design Processes in Architecture and Engineering

随着设计的进展，设计空间变得更加受限， 已经做出的决定 例如，一旦建筑 材料已经选定，该材料的所有属性都将 限制和塑造设计中未来决策的约束。 一 设计的约束模型将被创建，这将保持一个系统， 在设计发展的过程中对设计师的影响 约束模型 还包括适当的细节层次的想法-也就是说， 所需的材料属性知识水平不同 在设计过程中的不同阶段。 一个计算机模型， 过早地提供太多的信息对设计师来说是没有用的。 为了开发这个模型，研究人员将研究设计师如何 不同计算环境中的设计任务以及如何 设计师在不同的建筑环境中工作， 工程. 作为研究的一部分，对当前的 将采用设计模型和方法。 一个重点领域 将是建筑和建筑设计的差异和相似之处， 工程设计

As a design progresses, the design space becomes more constrained due to the decisions that have been made. For example, once a construction material has been chosen, all the properties of that material become constraints that limit and shape future decisions in the design. A constraint model of design will be created that will keep a system of accounts for the designer as a design evolves. The constraint model also includes the idea of appropriate level of detail--that is, the required level of knowledge of properties of a material are different at different points in the design process. A computer model that presents too much information too soon is not useful to the designer. To develop this model, the researchers will study how designers frame the design tasks in different computational environments and how designers work in the different environments of architecture and engineering. As part of the research, a survey and critique of current models and methods for design will be undertaken. One area of emphasis will be the differences and similarities in architectural and engineering design.