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Workflows are being rethought and remodelled across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) spectrum. The synthesis of building information modelling (BIM) platforms with digital simulation techniques and increasing access to data, charting building performance, is allowing architects to engage in the generation of new workflows across multidisciplinary teams.
By merging digital design operations with construction activities, project delivery and post-occupation scenarios, architects are becoming instrumental in the shaping of buildings as well as the design process. Workflows expand the territory of architectural practice by extending designers' remit beyond the confines of the design stage. The implications for the AEC industry and architecture as a profession could not be greater. These new collaborative models are becoming as important as the novel buildings they allow us to produce.
Contributors include: Shajay Bhooshan, John Cays, Randy Deutsch, Sean Gallagher, Ian Keough, Peter Kis, Jonathan Mallie, Adam Modesitt, Rhett Russo, Dale Sinclair, and Stacie Wong.
Featured architects: Arup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, GLUCK+, GRO Architects, PLANT, Populous, Young & Ayata, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
List of contents
About the Guest-Editor 05
Richard Garber Introduction Digital Workflows and the Expanded Territory of the Architect 06
Richard Garber Sketching with Glass A Return to the Hand-Driven Workflow 14
Sean A Gallagher Geologic Workflows The Metamorphosis of the Great Rock 22
Péter Kis and Sándor Bardóczi The Fifth Dimension Architect-Led Design-Build 28
Stacie Wong Mashup and Assemblage in Digital Workflows The Role of Integrated Software Platforms in the Production of Architecture
Adam Modesitt Putting BIM at the Heart of a Small Practice 42
David Miller Encrypted Workflows The Secret World of Objects 48
Rhett Russo Understanding Architectural Workflows in Global Practice 56
Randy Deutsch Expansive Workflows Downstream Coordination in the Design of Sporting Facilities 68
Jonathan Mallie From Pencils to Partners The Next Role of Computation in Building Design 74
Ian Keough and Anthony Hauck Collaborative Design Combining Computer-Aided Geometry Design and Building Information Modelling 82
Shajay Bhooshan Ruptured Flows An Argument for Nonlinear Workflows 90
Kutan Ayata Life-Cycle Assessment Reducing Environmental Impact Risk with Workflow Data You Can Trust 96
John Cays Coming Full Circle New Ruralism 104
Richard Garber Ecological Workflows Zhangdu Lake Farm, Hubei Province, China 114
Richard Garber Advanced Engineering with Building Information Modelling Establishing Flexible Frameworks for the Design and Documentation of Complex Buildings 120
Ken Goldup, Zak Kostura, Tabitha Tavolaro and Seth Wolfe Sinuous Workflows MAD Architects, The Harbin Opera House 128
Richard Garber Counterpoint Architects at the Mixing Desk Workflows Cutting Across the Whole-Life Process 136
Dale Sinclair Contributors 142
About the author
Richard Garber, AIA, is a tenured Associate Professor and Director of the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology's College of Architecture and Design. His work uses computer simulation and computer numerically controlled (CNC) hardware to generate innovative design, construction, and assembly solutions. He is also a partner in the award-winning New York City-based firm GRO Architects. Garber guest-edited
Closing the Gap: Information Models in Contemporary Design Practice,
Architectural Design (
AD), March 2009, and he is the author of
BIM Design: Realising the Creative Potential of Building Information Modelling, July 2014, Wiley.
Summary
Workflows are being rethought and remodelled across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) spectrum.
