Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Brandon, Peter S.; Kocatürk, Tuba

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and communication technologies for the construction industry. It addresses a range of innovative developments, state of the art applications, research work and theoretical arguments with regard to the use of virtual technologies in design, construction and procurement. From a future oriented perspective, the book presents what can be expected from the next generation of these technologies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444302356
• Artikelnr.: 38308977

Autorenporträt

Peter Brandon is Professor and Director of Salford University Think Lab and Centre for Virtual Environments, as well as Director of Strategic Programmes, School of Construction & Property Management, University of Salford, UK. Tuba Kocaturk is Lecturer in Architectural Design and Technology and Coordinator of MSc Development in Digital Design, School of Construction & Property Management, University of Salford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Note on editors page .

List of contributors .

Note on Think Lab .

Acknowledgements.

Foreword - Virtual worlds, virtual prototypes, anddesign.

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 indesign.

PART 2 CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION: FROM VIRTUAL THROUGH TOCONSTRUCTION .

5 One Island East, Hong Kong: A case study in constructionvirtual prototyping.

6 The virtual building: A designer's perspective.

PART 3 CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION .

7 Planning and scheduling in a virtual prototypingenvironment.

8 Reshaping the life cycle process with virtual design andconstruction 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 futurechallenges.

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 inconstruction.

16 The nature of virtuality and the need for enhanced securityin the virtual world.

17 The future of virtual construction and regulationchecking.

18 Virtual prototyping of financial flows as a form ofmanagement control.

PART 6 VISIONS, ROADMAPS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS .

19 VR - Roadmap: A vision for 2030 in the builtenvironment.

20 Future collaborative workspaces for the constructionindustry.

21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness throughvirtual prototyping.

Index

Rezensionen

"For the knowledgeable reader in ICT research it is a must to confirm where technology is now and moreover to see where it is going in the future." Building Engineer