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Lemmens, Jair (author)Architects play a pivotal role play in the sustainable development of the built environment, shaping spaces that minimize environmental impact while enhancing human well-being. However, due to the escalating complexity of design requirements, designers are becoming underequipped to solve today’s design challenges. Solving such problems involves...master thesis 2024
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Hols, Jesse (author)Performance-driven generative design has been commonly used in engineering applications. In addition to performance metrics, aesthetics play an important role in the acceptance of generatively designed forms. When generating these shapes using generative programs, it is not clear in advance what the outcome will be, and thereby what they will...master thesis 2024
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Sonneveld, L.T. (author), Klapwijk, R.M. (author), Stappers, P.J. (author)Spatial ability is malleable and belongs in the preschool. For preschoolers, many analytical activities with one correct answer such as tangram have been developed. Less is known about employing open-ended design assignments to creatively practice spatial thinking. Little attention has been paid to the mutual qualitative differences between...journal article 2024
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Silluzio, Tommaso (author)The project aims to understand the relationship between Computational Design (CD) and Industrial Design (ID) and to investigate future scenarios for CD adoption. CD can be defined as a shift in design representation and thinking, that has significant implications for the design process and its outcome. With CD, machines become active...master thesis 2023
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van der Poel, Fabian (author)In the early project phase, decisions are made when considering a port basin berth layout that affects the outcome and the success of the project. In order to make a decision regarding the berth layout, port planners create a set of variants for comparison and assessment in order to pick the basin berth layout that suits the project goals the...master thesis 2023
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Andruszkiewicz, Paweł (author)This Master Thesis is an attempt to address the lack of a sufficient number of affordable and qualitative student housing by creating an experimental, universal design strategy called MODULE+, combining computational design and modular architecture. The strategy consists of three main elements - individually designed flexible timber modules, an...master thesis 2023
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Müller, Lisa-Marie (author)Across the world, countries are facing housing shortages and the Netherlands is no different. The increasing demand for new housing exceeds the growth rate of the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Current solutions remain small in scale and therefore unsustainable. Multi-family housing is the optimal typology to address the...master thesis 2023
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Sterrenberg, Amy (author)Energy use, CO2 emissions, and waste production are all significant causes of environmental issues. The building sector is a major contributor to these problems, specifically the manufacturing of (structural) steel elements. Application of reuse and/or remanufacturing, as done in a circular economy, will reduce these effects. Therefore, these...master thesis 2023
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The Effect of a Topology Optimization based Generative Design tool on the Engineering Design ProcessVercoulen, Emma (author)In the engineering industry, all structural parts have to be designed as efficient and lightweight as possible. Traditionally, the design process has been carried out through manual design iterations, which can be time-consuming and require significant engineering expertise. Over the last decades however, several computational design techniques...master thesis 2023
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Chen, Wen-Yu (author)Transport decision-making determines people’s level of accessibility and deeply influences an individual’s access to social and economic opportunities and the quality of life. Socially vulnerable populations are highly dependent on yet often more likely to have less access to transport services and experience lower accessibility. This creates...master thesis 2023
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Schumann, Tim (author)One million homes will be needed in the Netherlands by 2030. Prefabrication in the construction industry can contribute to construct affordable houses, but that results often in standardized and not customized designs. These repetitive designs can be overcome through the introduction of mass-customization in architecture. Computational...master thesis 2023
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Smit, Menno (author)Due to the stricter sustainability requirements and associated governmental regulations, the real estate development process in the Netherlands is becoming increasingly complex, narrowing the real estate developer’s opportunity space and increasing the uncertainty regarding the feasibility of the real estate development project. Recently...master thesis 2022
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Pavlidou, Stella (author)In an urban context that needs to be constantly adapted to global crises, population movements, climate change and economic crises, designers and engineers strive to configure solutions that respond to multiple criteria. Within this framework, the concept of generative design is gaining more and more ground in the construction field, allowing...master thesis 2022
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Ziemiecka, Ewa (author)We spent hours sitting in silence, until he turned his eyes away from the window and spoke: ‘I would like to tell you one last story, It has been decided, there will be no more travels beyond the edge for me.’ In the following days I heard, not one but five, stories of people M encountered – inhabitants of the land he traveled to. Truth be told,...master thesis 2022
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von Seyfried, Moritz (author)The Ethereal Engine combines fitness with gaming and VR. By using two actuated armatures and foot platforms, the machine can provide users with force feedback while they enjoy a multitude of simulations that do not feel like a workout at all. Regular physical exercise is very difficult for many people. This can lead to poor health and increased...master thesis 2022
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Park, kyu (author)The demand for lower construction costs comes at the price of duplicating architectural designs. As a result, the misperception that modular architecture is repetitive prevails. However, the developments in computational design and MMC (modern methods of construction) can suggest a standardized manufacturing approach to provide mass...master thesis 2022
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Veselý, Ondrej (author)Despite being relatively novel, generative adversarial networks (GAN) have already been appropriated for application to several problems within the field of architectural and urban generative design. However, the preceding GAN based models for building massing generation make use of only simplified and two dimensional representation of the built...master thesis 2022
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Wolbert, Jorick (author)The purpose of this thesis is to determine the most optimal material use and configuration of structural elements with regard to minimizing shadow costs associated with the main bearing construction of industrial halls. Central themes in thesis are reusability, parametric modelling and generative design. <br/><br/>The construction sector is...master thesis 2022
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Ketelaar, Max (author)This thesis concerns the application of different multi-objective optimization (MOO) methods and strategies for finding the optimal envelope for a given building plot and lighting performance indicators. More specifically, the PV potential and daylighting potential of the building are maximized using different optimization solvers. Auxilliary...master thesis 2022
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Estrado, Erron (author), Turrin, M. (author), Eigenraam, P. (author)As technology advances, architects often employ innovative, non-standard shapes in their designs for the fast-growing number of high-rise buildings. Conversely, climate change is bringing about an increasing number of dangerous wind events causing damage to buildings and their surroundings. These factors further complicate the already...journal article 2022