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Synthesising Computational Design Methods for a Human-Centred Design Framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

L. Urquhart ,
A. Wodehouse  and
B. Loudon
L. Urquhart*
Affiliation:
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
A. Wodehouse
Affiliation:
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
B. Loudon
Affiliation:
Loud1Design, United Kingdom
*
lewis.urquhart@strath.ac.uk

Abstract

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This paper presents models that identify two “cultures” of computational design practice. By reviewing the established culture of computational optimization efforts and contrasting it with the emerging work integrating human-factors into these optimizations, this paper argues that there are sets of key assumptions, outputs and tools that can be synthesized for a generalizable understanding of computational design. Furthermore, this synthesis facilitates the identification of key tools suited to computational design efforts seeking to integrate the complex data associated with human-factors.

Keywords

computational design methodshuman-centred designgenerative design

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 633 - 642
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