This study presents a BIM-based automatic contact tracing method using a stations-oriented indoor localization (SOIL) system. The SOIL system integrates BIM models and existing network infrastructure (i.e., Wi-Fi), using a clustering method to generate roomlev...

Advances in the field of machine learning over the last decade have revolutionized artificial intelligence by providing a flexible means to build analytic, predictive, and generative models from large datasets, but the allied design disciplines have yet to app...

Volume II of the ACADIA 2020 Conference Proceedings contains the collection of Peer-Reviewed and Curated Projects presented during this year’s conference exhibition as well as essays from the winners of this year’s ACADIA Awards of Excellence. This volume al...

Reports show that numerous heritage sites are in danger due to conflicts and heritage mismanagement in many parts of the world. Experts have resorted to digital tools to attempt to conserve and preserve endangered and damaged sites. To that end, in this applie...

Hybrid robot systems that cooperate with live organisms is an active area of research, in part to leverage biological advantages such as adaptivity, resilience, and sustainability. Formica Forma explores new possibilities of codesigning and cofabricating in pa...

This paper reviews and explores the topological properties of surface disclinations applied to elastic sheets and suggests how these properties may be reproduced at an architectural scale. A variety of surface disclinations and their translation from digital a...

With the advancement of additive manufacturing, computational approaches are gaining popularity in midsole design. We develop an experimental understanding of the midsole as a field and develop designs that are informed by running data. We streamline two data ...

This paper investigates an interactive and adaptive control system for kinetic architectural applications with a distributed sensing and actuation network to control modular fiber-reinforced composite components. The aim of the project was to control the actua...

The paper details computational mapping and modeling techniques from an ongoing design research project titled Irradiated Shade, which endeavors to develop and calibrate a computational toolset to uncover, represent, and design for the unseen dangers of ultrav...

Form{less} focuses on the creation of complex thin-shell concrete forms using robotically thermoformed plastic molds. Typically, similar molds would be created using the vacuum forming process, producing direct replications of the pattern. Creating molds with ...

This research project was part of the design and construction of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers (MEL) at the University of Virginia (UVA). The MEL was dedicated to an estimated 4,000 enslaved persons who worked at UVA between 1817 and 1865. The 80-foot-diam...

This paper explores several historical and contemporary examples of architecture that employ graphic texture mapping in their design processes. The technique of texture mapping is outlined as a particular formal relationship between images, geometric scaffolds...

Algorithmic design (AD) uses algorithms to describe architectural designs, producing results that are visual by nature and greatly benefit from immersive visualization. Having this in mind, several approaches have been developed that allow architects to access...

This work-in-progress paper describes a body of research that utilizes the invention and application of a novel method to 3D-print calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The resultant 3D-printed objects can be computationally optimized and used as a scaffold for the growt...

How could design be used as a method of interrogation for addressing larger cultural, social, or political issues? How could we explore the possibility of using emerging technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence in order to subvert the status q...