Discrete Optimization in Architecture Architectural & Urban Layout By: Machi Zawidzki Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9789811011054, 9811011052 eText ISBN: 9789811011061, 9811011060 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 69.99 USD SKU: 9789811011061 This book presents three projects that demonstrate the fundamental problems of architectural design and urban composition – the layout design, evaluation and optimization. Part I describes the functional layout design of a residential building, and an evaluation of the quality of a town square (plaza). The algorithm for the functional layout design is based on backtracking using a constraint satisfaction approach combined with coarse grid discretization. The algorithm for the town square evaluation is based on geometrical properties derived directly from its plan. Part II introduces a crowd-simulation application for the analysis of escape routes on floor plans, and optimization of a floor plan for smooth crowd flow. The algorithms presented employ agent-based modeling and cellular automata. SKU: 9789811011054 Ebooks here: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Discrete-Optimization-in-Architecture
