Tangible tools for architectural design: seamless integration into the architectural workflow

integration through computation acadia 2011 _proceedings The s t a r t i ng po i n t f o r t he “CDP” (Co l l abo ra t i ve Des ign P l a t f o rm ) i n t e rd i sc ip l i na r y t each i ng and r esea rch p ro j ec t i s t o exam ine how d ig i t a l t oo l s can be used to suppo r t a r ch i t ec t s i n t he ea r l y des i gn s t ages . The CDP – Co l l abo ra t i ve Des ign P l a t f o rm – r ep resen t s an i n t e r f ace be tween t he f am i l i a r, t r i ed and t es ted ways i n wh i ch a rch i t ec t s wo rk w i t h d i g i t a l t oo l s t ha t suppo r t t he des i gn p rocess . The f ocus o f t he p ro j ec t concep t i s t o c rea te a wo rk i ng env i r onmen t t ha t f i t s seam less l y i n t o t he des i gn p rocess . The a im i s t o c l ose t he gap be tween ana logue ways o f wo r k i ng and d i g i t a l t oo l s . Us i ng a p ro to t yp i ca l se tup , we exam ine t he use o f t he compu te r as a t oo l f o r suppo r t i ng t he des i gn p rocess . Tangible Tools for Architectural Design seamless integration into the architectural workflow