Design Computation

Department of Architecture | RWTH Aachen Universityy

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The design, planning, construction and operation of user-friendly and sustainable buildings and cities require the close cooperation among many.

The efficient communication between stakeholders is a key factor for the integration of knowledge and information of different disciplines and domains. Next to traditional, two-dimensional technical drawings, a wide range of digital tools are increasingly being used across the whole lifecycle of buildings. These tools are based on shared, _interdisciplinary building information models_ (BIM) that can be used for e.g. requirements management, parametric design variations or the simulation of building physics performance, structural behavior and construction processes. For many years, various methodological approaches in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been utilized. In addition to probabilistic approaches such as neural networks, transformer models, and GANs, the modeling of interconnected knowledge remains a central focus area.

The study, understanding, application and development of these fundamental methods, technologies and tools are the central aspects of the chair Design Computation.