Generic Design Processes in Architecture and Engineering

随着设计的进展，设计空间因已做出的决定而变得更加受限。例如，一旦选择了构造材质，该材质的所有属性都将成为限制和塑造设计中未来决策的约束。将创建一个设计的约束模型，该模型将随着设计的发展为设计者保留一个帐户系统。约束模型还包括适当的详细级别的概念--即，在设计过程的不同点上，所需的材料属性知识级别是不同的。太快呈现太多信息的计算机模型对设计者没有用处。为了开发这个模型，研究人员将研究设计师如何在不同的计算环境中构建设计任务，以及设计师如何在不同的建筑和工程环境中工作。作为研究的一部分，将对当前的设计模型和方法进行调查和评论。其中一个重点领域将是建筑和工程设计的区别和相似之处。

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.