{"product_id":"eco-generative-design-for-early-stages-of-architecture-isbn-9781786301802","title":"Eco-generative Design for Early Stages of Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book can be first considered as a complete synthesis of the EcCoGen ANR project (2011-2012), involving researchers from different French labs (including MAP) and domains, breaking major difficulties of the real-time generative design in the early stages of a pre-architectural project. Then the scope becomes larger, and the authors introduce major prospects following recent advances on natural and artificial evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Context \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. The environmental context 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1. Ecology: an ancient concept 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2. The Anthropocene and urban concentration 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3. The increase in the Earth’s temperature 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.4. Architecture and environmental thinking 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. The energy context 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. The energy crisis 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Energy consumption in houses 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. Strong measures 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4. “Smart city” versus energetic city 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. The technological context 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. The economic and social context 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5. The professional context 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1. The roles of the architect today 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2. Architectural design and the numerous constraints 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3. Issues that call into question the fields of development and the living environment 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6. The instrumental context 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.1. Transformational tools unsuited to the creative process 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.2. A lack of assessment tools from the sketching phase 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.3. The need for computer-based modeling 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7. The programmatic context 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.1. Sketching and creativity phases 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.2. Support tools 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8. The cognitive, ergonomic and sensory contexts 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.1. Psycho-cognitive issues 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.2. Human–machine interfaces (HMI) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.3. Stimulating the creativity of architects in the sketching phase 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.4. The comfort approach 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Eco-design \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Eco-design of the built environment 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Eco-design: a continually developing process 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Passive tool, labeling and reference documents 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. From HQE to HQE-Performance 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. “Passive building” label 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4. BBCA label 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5. Learning to think BEPOS (E+) and low carbon (C−) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6. The PEBN reference document 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.7. Environmentally friendly building materials 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Life-cycle analysis (LCA) 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. The benefits of LCA 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. Main LCA software programs 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3. Associated databases 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4. Difficulties relating to LCA and its use 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Eco-design and BIM 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Eco-design and efficient morphologies 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1. Compactness indices of a structure 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2. The influence of building height 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3. Density, compactness, sprawl 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6. Examples of software environments adapted to generative eco-design 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1. Genomics 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2. Building Synthesizer 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.3. ParagenTool: performance-oriented design of large passive solar roofs 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.4. Eco.mod 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.5. VizCab 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Morphogenetics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Scientific formalisms of natural morphogenesis 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1. Morphogenesis, growth and stability 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2. Structure is law 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3. Self-organization, Darwinism and structuralism 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Generation of forms for architecture 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. Classic form modeling typology 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Parametric architecture 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Techno-organic architecture 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4. An old debate 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5. Generative architecture 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.6. Performative architecture 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.7. Eco-design and morphogenetics of energy 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. The specific case of the voxels approach 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. The evolving house 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. VOxEL 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. Other modular constructions 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Optimization through genetic algorithms 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1. Design and optimization 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2. Algorithms and evolutionary environments 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3. General plan of a genetic algorithm (GA) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.4. Pareto front 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.5. Choice of fitnesses 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.6. Multi-genomic algorithms 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Detailed presentation of a genetic algorithm 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1. Jaszkiewicz’s MOGLS 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2. Directional optimization 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.3. Maintaining population diversity 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.4. ACROMUSE 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.5. Improvements and multi-objective extension 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.6. Use of GA as a constraint solver 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6. Interactive evolutionary algorithms (IEA) 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.1. Possibilities and limitations 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.2. Multi-objective optimization combined with an IGA 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.3. A multi-objective IGA for efficient and diversified solutions 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Assessment Models and Meta-models \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. The concept of a model 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Models and tools suited to the advanced phases of building design 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Detailed modeling of the energy behavior of a building 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Thermal regulations in France 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3. Software environments for project simulation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Simplified modeling: difficulties and examples 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. Geometric scales 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Processing speed 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Simplified thermal modeling in winter or summer conditions 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4. Solar gains received by the envelope of the buildings on a site 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5. DaylightGen 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Meta-modeling 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1. Choosing a type of meta-model 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2. Experimental designs 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3. Sensitivity analysis 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4. Study of three recent meta-models 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Some prospects with major scientific obstacles 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1. Aeraulic modeling for the upstream phase 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2. Taking climate change into account in upstream design 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. The EcoGen Software Program \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Genesis of the project 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1. EcoGen-N (MAP-Crai) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2. EcoGen-L (MAP-Aria) 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. General principles of EcoGen 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. An original proposal 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. A one-of-a-kind tool 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. A generative and modular tool 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. Operating methods 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. Modularity 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Urban, morphological and programmatic contexts 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Site and operational context 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Morphological and functional description 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3. Description of a program 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Bioclimatic optimization of the generated solutions 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1. The example of EcoGen1 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2. Granularity of design 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. EcoGen2 assessment criteria 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. Interface and interactivity 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1. Description of the interface 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2. The command zone 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.3. Launching a new session 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8. Assessment of “high-efficiency” solutions and calculations 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9. Short-term prospects 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.1. Eco2Gen: a future prospect for project eco-design and economics 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.2. LCA in the sketching phase 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.3. Assessment of solar energy potential 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.4. Interactions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.5. Prospects for moving beyond the voxel-based approach 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.6. Phylogenetic representations of design dynamics 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10. Experiments, results, development 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10.1. Results 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10.2. Assessment of creativity in an evolutionary design environment 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10.3. Morphological generation, efficiency and innovation 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10.4. Potential targets, dissemination and training in professional environments 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Bio-inspired Perspectives \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Biomimicry issues in architecture 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1. The genesis of bio-inspiration in architecture 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2. Biomimetic architecture: towards a rebirth of form? 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3. Methodologies and findings 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.4. Conclusion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. A return to the theories of evolution 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1. A brief history of natural evolution 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2. What’s new since Darwin? 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. New morphogenetic approaches 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1. Urban forms and pleiotropy 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2. Complexity and evolution of built environments 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3. Evolutionary creativity 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4. Structural or second-order evolution 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.5. A proposal for bio-inspired architectural genetics 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. Assisted creativity, coevolution and design of learning systems 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1. Ergonomics and design of coevolutionary and learning systems 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2. Computational resonance and artificial creativity 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier Marsault\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher in Informatics at the UMR MAP 3495 Laboratory in France. His work in the MAP-Aria team at ENSA Lyon focuses on generative and complex processes for modeling, simulation and decision-making in architecture and urban planning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989098479845,"sku":"NP9781786301802","price":177.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786301802.jpg?v=1761782788","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/eco-generative-design-for-early-stages-of-architecture-isbn-9781786301802","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}