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Gijsman, R. (author)Relative sea level rise and climate change, but also the migration of the growing world population to the coast, continuously increase the pressure on the coastal system. In combination with the increased awareness for sustainability, the interests in the coastal zone become integrated and complex. Integrated Coastal ZoneManagement (ICZM)...master thesis 2016
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Calvi, L. (author), Vermeeren, A.P.O.S. (author)In this paper, we introduce a unique approach to designing museum experiences for small museums. This approach entails methods for end users and stakeholders to collaboratively design experiences without the direct involvement of design professionals, and a platform for embodying the required design knowledge to do so, based on DIY technology...conference paper 2015
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Hoogreef, M.F.M. (author), La Rocca, G. (author)Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) can aid designers to improve already mature design solutions, as well as to explore innovative, complex engineering products. It is a methodology, complete with mathematical formulations, that assists in the optimization of a complex product, whilst considering and exploiting discipline interactions....conference paper 2015
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Loussos, P. (author), Konstantinou, T. (author), Van den Dobbelsteen, A.A.J.F. (author), Bokel, R. (author)The existing building stock has been in the focus of European Union policies for energy savings. Nevertheless, energy certification schemes refer mostly to operational energy and usually do not consider aspects related to the life cycle of the building. To look at the overall energy cost during the lifespan of a building, the energy used to...journal article 2015
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Hartmann, J.H. (author)At this moment the global human wealth is getting to the next level, which means a growing amount of people is able to travel by plane and these growth figures are seen in the latest global annual passenger’s flows. These latest developments demand building new airports and extending the existing airports heavily around the world in the nearby...master thesis 2014
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Tromp, N. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)The role of design in changing people’s behaviour and causing social implications has been referred to as an inherent aspect of design. In taking responsibility for this influence of design, emphasis is often placed on the prevention of undesired consequences rather than the realization of desired ones. Little research exists on how to exploit...conference paper 2014
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De Graaff, R.V. (author)This graduation thesis treats the design process of the development of a biogas stove for East African households. In East Africa more than 80% of the people cook on fossil fuels. Exposure to the exhaust fumes of this way of cooking is the fourth worst health risk in East Africa which is similar to the amount of deaths caused by malaria. SimGas...master thesis 2014
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Mendes, L.T. (author), Beirão, J.N. (author), Duarte, J.P. (author), Celani, G. (author)This paper presents the analysis of a bottom-up design system using shape grammars. This research is part of a larger study that proposes the development of a generic grammar to improve the quality of site development in social housing plans, including the improvement of their public spaces. We show the use of shape grammars as an analytical...conference paper 2013
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Velasco, R. (author), Brakke, A. (author), Diaz, C. (author)This paper briefly recounts how computational design has surfaced in the architectural discourse during the recent decades, developing into what is now called parametric design. In this context, the authors argue against Parametricism, an avante garde movement which is limited to the issues of style and aesthetic fitness, whilst an approach that...conference paper 2013
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Ianni, M. (author), Sanchez de Leon, M. (author)In current architectural practice some important changes are taking place because of the development of numerous Building Performance Simulations (BPS) tools to support design decisions during early phases of the design process. Many difficulties still persist, however, not necessarily due to the limitations of the available technology, but to...conference paper 2013
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Mohabir, A.A. (author)The subject of this master thesis is to add ethical values to the Situated Cognitive Engineering (sCE) design methodology by combining it with Value Sensitive Design (VSD). The new methodology called sCEThics was implemented in the Situated Cognitive Engineering Tool by TNO and evaluated with users of the tool mainly based on the usefulness of...master thesis 2013
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Badarnah Kadri, L. (author)Several biomimetic design strategies are available for various applications, though the research on biomimetics as a design tool in architecture is still challenging. This is due to a lack of systematic design tools required for identifying relevant organisms, or natural systems, and abstracting the corresponding generic principles for...doctoral thesis 2012
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Jauslin, D.T. (author)Landscape has been used as a metaphor or conceptual reference for an increasing amount of excellent architectural projects in the last two decades. The phenomenon seems to be a substantial innovation of architecture with an interesting potential for artistic, social and ecological gains. To be able to better understand and critically review...conference paper 2012
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De Boer, R.J. (author)The aim of this research is to contribute to the body of knowledge on mental models in the fields of design methodology, engineering psychology and human factors by studying the resistance of mental models to change. In this work the term cognitive resistance is introduced as the capacity to endure stimuli from the environment that contradict...doctoral thesis 2012
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Jimenez Villarreal, O.E. (author)With the increasing complexity of current embedded applications, and the mobility required in embedded devices, new approaches are being proposed to optimize the power and the energy consumed by an application, at higher levels of abstraction levels and in earlier stages in a design flow. However, one essential part of a structured and guided...master thesis 2011
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Steenbeek, J. (author)Being a young company in the VIP conversions market, Fokker Services got hit hard by the Economic crisis in 2008. Competitors with more outfitting experience are able to keep the cost lower and the few clients that are currently looking for new VIP aircraft tend to select these cheaper options. Future clients will have to be convinced otherwise...master thesis 2010
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Binnekamp, R. (author)Architectural design is a complex process as a result of two prominent characteristics of choice making: 1) multiple designs can fit into one intended purpose, which raises the question: how to choose the design that fits best, and 2) a multitude of decision makers have an interest in the design process, which is the problem of group choice...doctoral thesis 2010
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Gielen, M.A. (author)The paper aims at contributing to the professional development of toy design education programs. It draws from the practice of a children’s toy design course at Delft University of Technology. It identifies three major concepts that greatly influence toy quality and that students find difficult to understand and apply: aimlessness, empathy and...journal article 2009
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Jalote-Parmar, A. (author)Inadequate visualization during Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS) has led several technology research labs to develop decision support systems such as Intra-operative Visualization Systems (IVS). IVS focuses on providing surgeons with real-time imaging support to improve task visualization and navigation. Though exciting, this emerging field...doctoral thesis 2009
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Paniagua Tufinio, S. (author)Architectural Engineering is a discipline concerned with design, planning, construction and operation in architecture. In order to have a proper transfer of the AE principles, there should be a methodology clearly defined; which has not been properly documented in the literature related in this field yet. The objective of this thesis is to...master thesis 2009