International PhD School DDSS in Architecture and Urban Planning Prof.dr.ir. B. de Vries

International PhD School DDSS in Architecture and Urban Planning

International PhD School DDSS in Architecture and Urban Planning

Prof.dr.ir. B. de Vries

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ProgrammeProgramme

• Who am I / Where do I come from

• Research programma Design and Decision Support System

• PhD projects and (Inter)National projects

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Where am I fromWhere am I from

Eindhoven University of Technology, founded by Philips 50 year ago

Faculty Architecture, Building and Planning

-1000 Bachelor students

- 500 Master students

- 50 PhD students

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MSc programmesMSc programmes

• Architecture • Building Technology • Construction Management & Engineering • Construction Technology • Design & Decision Support Systems • Physics of the Built Environment • Real Estate Management & Development • Structural Design • Urban Design & Planning

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Research programmesResearch programmes

• Structural Design

• Physics of the Built Environment

• Design and Decision Support Systems

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DDSSDDSS

Design Planning

Artificial Intelligence ICT

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AcademiaAcademia

Univ. StrathclydeUniv. WeimarUniv. LundUniv. LiègeUniv. NancyUniv. ViennaUniv. LiverpoolTNO-Bouw

Industry & Govern.Industry & Govern.

Governmental HousingArcadisDe Twee SnoekenMin. Traffic and Water Manag.Min. of HousingBouwfondsBAMMunicipalities

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EU and PhD projectsEU and PhD projects

• Building Management Simulation Centre Decision Support System for Building Refurbishment

• Measuring User Satisfaction through Virtual Environments

• Using a Virtual Environment for Understanding Real-World Travel Behavior

• Word graphs in Architectural Design• Human Behavior Simulation in the Built

Environment

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ResearchResearch

• PhD research

• (Inter)National research projects

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PhD Research (1)PhD Research (1)

Collaborative Design Space

• Knowlegde capturing• Semantic networks

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PhD Research (2)PhD Research (2)

Multi Agent Systems for Collaborative Design

• IFC modeling• Reasoning

I would like to change the size of this roomWill your HVAC unit still fit in?

PDB

Yes but +10dB

Same Specs but max size 2x3x4m ?

Yes but it’s +10 dBRegulations Reasoner

No

Sound insulationsatisfactory?

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PhD Research (3)PhD Research (3)

Measuring User Preferences using Virtual Reality

• Non-designer interface• Bayesian Belief Networks

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PhD Research (4)PhD Research (4)

Human Behavior Simulation in the Built Environment

• Acitvity modelling• Space utilisation

Activity Start time End time Location Activity-space Priority

Program 09:29:06 09:35:36 Workplace 9.13 (office) workplace 1

Get a drink 09:35:36 09:38:24 Pantry 5

Program 09:38:24 09:41:06 Workplace 9.13 (office) workplace 1

Teach 09:41:06 12:18:54 Lecture hall 2 meeting 8

Program 12:18:54 13:02:31 Workplace 9.13 (office) workplace 1

Receive guest 13:02:31 13:07:31 Workplace 9.13 (office) workplace 6

Program 13:07:31 13:58:50 Workplace 9.13 (office) workplace 1

Attend meeting 13: 58:50 17:00:00 Small meeting room 9.20 workplace 6

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PhD Research (5)PhD Research (5)

Simlandscape

• Participative design• Plan generation

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PhD Research (6)PhD Research (6)

Word graphs in Architectural Design

• Creativity• WordNet

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PhD Research (7)PhD Research (7)

Using a Virtual Environment for Understanding Real-World Travel Behavior

• Data acquisition• Space-Time perception

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PhD research (planned)PhD research (planned)

• Guided User behavior

• Computer Vision

• Responsive spaces using 3D imaging for positioning and activity monitoring

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(Inter)National Research projects (1)(Inter)National Research projects (1)

Building Management Simulation Centre (BMSC)

• Virtual Reality• Course system• Actors

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(Inter)National Research projects (2)(Inter)National Research projects (2)

The Digital Dormer

• Mass customization• Code checking• Parametric modeling

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(Inter)National Research projects (3)(Inter)National Research projects (3)

Sense-of-the-city

• Location Based Systems• Environmental perception• Web 2.0

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(Inter)National Research projects (4)(Inter)National Research projects (4)

Virtual Maquette

• Multiple input devices• Real-time navigation• Transition visualisation

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(Inter)National Research projects (5)(Inter)National Research projects (5)

Urban transition

• VR model• Google Eath/Maps• Development scenarios

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CollaborationCollaboration

• Short term:– Graduation projects– Contract research, experiments– National funding

• Long term:– PhD research– Research institutes– EU funding

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