The Systematization of Information in the Computer Aided Architectural Design.
Authors:
Stefan Wrona
Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw.
Poland
Danuta Miller
Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland
Janusz Klos
ARDES, Warsaw, Poland
Keywords: CAAD, collaboration, data bases, information, systematization, workshop.
Since the CAD methods were invented, the systematization of
information in CAD has been strongly connected to the
computerization of architect’s workshop. Nowadays, in 90.,
this systematization has to the great extent negative
consequences. A designer understands the systematization of
information through abilities and disabilities of the one,
particular graphical aided documentation development system,
which he deploys himself. The traditional method of design is
clearly opposed to the computerized method. Data bases are seen
by architects as a set of information describing particular and
unique architectural project and some selected aspects correlated
with narrow specialization of designer. Collaboration between
participants of design process is still very challenging due to
the usage of different tools and different systematization of
information.
It is necessary to define modern part of information in
architectural design. The systematization of information should
be a foundation for development of computer systems and not
contrary, in this way it will be possible to overcome opposition
between traditional and computerized techniques. Architect’s
workshop, from the point of view of the informational structure
of ongoing information exchange processes, should in greater part
relay on the experience of structural analysis used for
development of information systems in business. Effective
utilization of computer methods requires the extension of
collaboration between all the participants of design process,
search for active access to distributed data bases (i.e.
Internet) and increase of methodological consciousness (the
ability to form own design strategies, methods and structures)
indispensable for development of modern CAD systems which
wouldn’t be limited to a computer graphics.
Stefan Wrona
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