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Architectural Intelligence

Selected Papers from the 1st International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2019)

  • Is the first professional book on the application of artificial intelligence in architectural design and construction
  • Introduces interdisciplinary research methods combining architecture, engineering, computer science, robotics, and other relevant fields
  • Presents the latest research from leading international experts

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Neil Leach, Philip F. Yuan
      Pages 3-11
  3. Rethinking Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. An Architecture for Cyborg Super-Society

      • Patrik Schumacher, Xuexin Duan
      Pages 31-58
    3. Do Robots Dream of Digital Buildings?

      • Neil Leach
      Pages 59-73
  4. Collaborative Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
    2. Toward a Collaborative Robotic Platform: FUROBOT

      • Ming Lu, Wei Ran Zhu, Philip F. Yuan
      Pages 87-101
    3. ArchiGAN: Artificial Intelligence x Architecture

      • Stanislas Chaillou
      Pages 117-127
  5. Interactive Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233

About this book

This book presents selected papers from The 1st International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2019). Focusing on novel architecture theories, tools, methods, and procedures for digital design and construction in architecture, it promotes dialogs between architecture, engineer, computer science, robotics, and other relevant disciplines to establish a new way of production in the building industry in the digital age. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers and engineers in the industry. At the same time, it offers readers new ideas for the application of digital technology.


Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Philip F. Yuan, Neil Leach, Jiawei Yao, Xiang Wang

  • School of Engineering Cluster, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne, Australia

    Mike Xie

About the editors

Philip F. Yuan is a Professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Vice-President of the Built Environment Technology Center at Tongji University, China. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the National Architectural Professional Steering Committee of Colleges and Universities and Construction Digital Technology Teaching Committee, the Head of the Digital Design Research Center at the Ministry of Education’s High Density Human Settlements Environment Laboratory, and the Head of the Academic Committee of Shanghai Digital Construction Engineering Technology Center.

Yi-Min (Mike) Xie is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology. Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor at RMIT University, an Adjunct Professor at Nanjing Tech University, and a Guest Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. In 1992, he played a leading role in pioneering the Evolutionary Structural Optimization (ESO) method, which has had a far-reaching impact on the field of structural optimization around the globe.

Jiawei Yao is an Associate Research Fellow at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Architectural Intelligence

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Papers from the 1st International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2019)

  • Editors: Philip F. Yuan, Mike Xie, Neil Leach, Jiawei Yao, Xiang Wang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6568-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6567-0Published: 03 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6570-0Published: 03 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6568-7Published: 03 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 202 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Robotics and Automation, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design, Simulation and Modeling, Robotics

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eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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