Virtual Futures for Design, Construction & Procurement

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Virtual Futures for Design, Construction & Procurement

Editor(s): Peter Brandon, Tuba Kocatürk

Published Online: 2 FEB 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405170246

Online ISBN: 9781444302349

DOI: 10.1002/9781444302349

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This book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and communication technologies for the construction industry.

It addresses a range of innovative developments, state of the art applications, research work and theoretical arguments with regard to the use of virtual technologies in design, construction and procurement. From a future oriented perspective, the book presents what can be expected from the next generation of these technologies.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxxiii)

  2. Part 1: Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Challenges

    1. Chapter 1

      Emerging Paradigms and Models in Digital Design – Performance-Based Architectural Design (pages 1–20)

      Professor Rivka Oxman

    2. Chapter 2

      Algorithmic Design Optimization (pages 21–34)

      Professor Manfred Grohmann and Oliver Tessmann

    3. Chapter 3

      VR or PR: Virtual or Physical Reality? (pages 35–46)

      Professor Anthony Thorpe, Dr Richard A. Buswell, Dr Rupert C. Soar and Professor Alistair G. F. Gibb

    4. Chapter 4

      Digital Affordances: Emerging Knowledge and Cognition in Design (pages 47–55)

      Dr Tuba Kocatürk

  3. Part 2: Challenges for Implementation: From Virtual through to Construction

    1. Chapter 5

      One Island East, Hong Kong: A Case Study in Construction Virtual Prototyping (pages 57–71)

      Mr Martin Riese

    2. Chapter 6

      The Virtual Building: A Designer's Perspective (pages 72–86)

      Mr Martin Simpson

  4. Part 3: Challenges for Visualization and Simulation

    1. Chapter 7

      Planning and Scheduling in a Virtual Prototyping Environment (pages 87–103)

      Professor Andrew Baldwin, Mr C. W. Kong, Mr T. Huang, Mr H. L. Guo, Dr K. D. Wong and Professor Heng Li

    2. Chapter 8

      Reshaping the Life Cycle Process with Virtual Design and Construction Methods (pages 104–112)

      Professor Martin Fischer

    3. Chapter 9

      Virtual Prototyping from Need to Pre-Construction (pages 113–130)

      Professor Robin Drogemuller

    4. Chapter 10

      The Need for Creativity Enhancing Design Tools (pages 131–144)

      Dr Souheil Soubra

  5. Part 4: Challenges for Information and Knowledge Modelling

    1. Chapter 11

      Context-Aware Virtual Prototyping (pages 145–157)

      Professor Chimay J. Anumba and Dr Zeeshan Aziz

    2. Chapter 12

      nD Modelling, Present and Future (pages 158–170)

      Professor Ghassan Aouad, Dr Song Wu and Dr Angela Lee

    3. Chapter 13

      Interoperable Knowledge: Achievements and Future Challenges (pages 171–191)

      Professor Yacine Rezgui and Simona Barresi

    4. Chapter 14

      Knowledge Management Systems in the Future (pages 192–209)

      Professor Matthew Bacon

  6. Part 5: Other Challenges: Agent Technologies, Security, Regulations and Management Control

    1. Chapter 15

      Future Agent-Driven Virtual Prototyping Environments in Construction (pages 211–229)

      Professor Joseph H. M. Tah

    2. Chapter 16

      The Nature of Virtuality and the Need for Enhanced Security in the Virtual World (pages 230–240)

      Professor Grahame S. Cooper

    3. Chapter 17

      The Future of Virtual Construction and Regulation Checking (pages 241–250)

      Mr Nicholas Nisbet, Mr Jeffrey Wix and Mr David Conover

    4. Chapter 18

      Virtual Prototyping of Financial Flows as a Form of Management Control (pages 251–258)

      Professor Richard J. Boland, Professor Fred Collopy, Professor Julia Grant and Professor Lin Zhao

  7. Part 6: Visions, Roadmaps and Future Scenarios

    1. Chapter 19

      VR – Roadmap: A Vision for 2030 in the Built Environment (pages 259–277)

      Professor Nashwan Dawood, Dr R. Marasini and Mr John Dean

    2. Chapter 20

      Future Collaborative Workspaces for the Construction Industry (pages 278–289)

      Professor Terrence Fernando

    3. Chapter 21

      The Future Organization: Sustainable Competitiveness Through Virtual Prototyping (pages 290–304)

      Professor Mustafa Alshawi

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      Index (pages 305–309)

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