{"product_id":"convergence-isbn-9781119256212","title":"Convergence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There is today a pronounced and accelerated convergence in architecture. This convergence is occurring by doers not thinkers; in practice not academia; in building design, fabrication, and construction. It is about solution-centric individuals engaged in real time problem solving, not in abstractions. The nature of this convergence, where things are converging and what that means for architecture, is the subject of this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003efrom the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose working in architecture and engineering feel pressure to work faster, at lower cost, while maintaining a high level of innovation and quality. At the same time, emergent tools and processes make this possible. \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e is about the firms, teams and people who thrive in this environment as a result of their ability to creatively combine and innovate. It seeks to answer several timely questions: What are the tools and work processes that are converging? How are individuals and organizations converging their tools and work processes? What challenges and benefits are they seeing? What is the ultimate endgame of this convergence? What skillsets and mindsets would someone need to develop to work effectively in this changing environment? What are the implications of convergence on the role of the designer, and on design? On how we design, build, fabricate, and construct? On how we \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explains how convergence relates to, but ultimately differs from integration, consolidation, multi-tasking, automation, and other forms of optimization. The practice-based research builds upon the author’s research in BIM and in the collaborative leveraging of data in design and fabrication. As an investigation and meditation on the impact of technology on the education and making of design professionals \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e explains what is happening in the world of design, and discusses the implications for the future of education, training and practice.\u003c\/p\u003eIn der Architektur lässt sich aktuell eine ausgeprägte und zunehmend schnellere Konvergenz beobachten. Diese Konvergenz erfolgt durch Macher und nicht durch Denker, in der Praxis und nicht im akademischen Bereich, bei der Gestaltung von Gebäuden, in den Bereichen Herstellung und Bau. Es geht dabei um lösungszentrierte Einzelpersonen, die sich mit der Lösung von Problemen in Echtzeit und nicht mit Abstraktionen befassen. Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich, von der Einleitung an, damit, was Konvergenz bedeutet, wie Dinge zusammenlaufen und was dies für die Architektur bedeutet.\u003cbr\u003e Mitarbeiter aus Architektur und Technik stehen unter dem Druck, schneller und kostensparender zu arbeiten. Gleichzeitig sollen sie in hohem Maße innovativ sein und Qualität liefern. Möglich wird dies durch neue Tools und Prozesse. Bei Konvergenz geht es um Firmen, Teams und Menschen, die in diesem Umfeld erfolgreich sind ? gerade weil sie auf kreative Weise Dinge miteinander kombinieren und innovativ sind. Dieses Buch will Antworten geben auf einige aktuelle Fragen: Welche Tools und Arbeitsprozesse konvergieren? Wie konvergieren Einzelpersonen und Organisationen ihre Tools und Arbeitsprozesse? Welche Herausforderungen und Vorteile sehen sie? Wohin führt diese Konvergenz letztendlich? Welche Fähigkeiten und Einstellungen benötigt man, um in diesem sich ändernden Umfeld effektiv zu arbeiten? Welche Auswirkungen hat Konvergenz auf die Rolle von Designern und auf das Design? Auf die Art und Weise, wie wir designen, bauen, herstellen und etwas erschaffen? Auf die Art und Weise, wie wir arbeiten?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: DESIGN IN A TIME OF SIMULTANEITY, SUPERINTEGRATION, AND CONVERGENCE 8-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence Defined 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence Paradigms 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence Questions 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1 10 FACTORS LEADING TOWARD CONVERGENCE 20-39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence and Integration 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence and Consolidation 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence and Automation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence and Efficiency 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence Triggers 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Factors Bringing About Convergence 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to Convergence 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2 DATA AND INTUITION 40-63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back at the Data 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative vs. Qualitative Data 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture Starts with Intuition 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Data in Architecture 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Convergence of Everything 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Convergence Works Against 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData and Intuition in Design Tools 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3 ANALYTICS AND MODELS 64-91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrated Analytics 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling and Simulation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Modeling 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompliance Modeling 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeodesign, GIS, and BIM 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Technology Facilitate Convergence? 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData, Accessibility, and Convergence 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Point Where All of the Intelligence Converges 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4 PARAMETRICS AND COMPUTATION 92-117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBIM Tools 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to the Convergence 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputational Tools 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Evolution of a Parametric\/Computational Convergence 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimulation and Automation 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Algorithm of Everything 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgorithms and Machine Learning 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 5 VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL 118-141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Virtual Reality 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVR and Reality Capture 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReality Computing 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUses for VR in Architecture 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVR and AR in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Video Games in AEC 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing Encapsulated Knowledge 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBIM and Gaming 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMachine Vision for BIM 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature Abhors a Convergence 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 6 CONCEPTION AND CONSTRUCTION 142-165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When Does Design End and Construction Begin?\" 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuildings as Documents 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFusing the Computational and Material 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence of Technology and Construction 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 7 DESIGN AND FABRICATION 166-191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Next Building Will Be Manufactured 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons for a Design\/Fabrication Convergence 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrones and Robots 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross-Discipline Knowledge of Engineering, Architecture, Computer Science, and Management 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward an Architecture of Everything 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 8 PRACTICAL AND INEFFABLE 192-215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeation Is Almost Antithetical to Automation 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween Firmness, Commodity, and Delight 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart with Utter Practicality 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEPILOGUE: AN IMPENDING PERIOD OF INTENSE CHANGE THE SOFTWARE OF EVERYTHING 216-225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 226-232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Deutsch\u003c\/b\u003e AIA, LEED AP is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches Design, Professional Practice, Construction Management, \u0026amp; Building- and Digital-Technology. He is a BIM Strategist, IPD Advocate and architect responsible for over 100 large, complex sustainable projects. His designs and writing have appeared in Architectural Record, Architect Magazine, DesignIntelligence and other periodicals. Randy is the author of BIM and Integrated Design: Strategies for Architectural Practice (Wiley, 2011) and Data Driven Design and Construction: Strategies for Capturing, Analyzing and Applying Building Data (Wiley, 2015.) Randy leads an annual executive education program at Harvard GSD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is today a pronounced and accelerated convergence in architecture. This convergence is occurring by doers not thinkers; in practice not academia; in building design, fabrication, and construction. It is about solution-centric individuals engaged in real time problem solving, not in abstractions. 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