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Empirical support for problem-solution coevolution in a parametric design environment

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dc.contributor.authorYu, R.
dc.contributor.authorGu, N.
dc.contributor.authorOstwald, M.
dc.contributor.authorGero, J.S.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionLink to a related website: http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2a95/64e68ede21d02536d61b3bda2169c5c5dbbe.pdf, Open Access via Unpaywall
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the results of a protocol study exploring problem-solution coevolution in a parametric design environment (PDE). The study involved eight participants who completed a defined architectural design task using Rhino and Grasshopper software: a typical PDE. The method of protocol analysis was employed to study the cognitive behaviors that occurred while these designers were working in the PDE. By analyzing the way in which the designers shifted between "problem" and "solution" spaces in the PDE, characteristics of the coevolutionary design process are identified and discussed. Results of this research include two potentially significant observations. First, the coevolution process occurs frequently within the design knowledge level (i.e., when using Rhino) and within the rule algorithm level (i.e., when using Grasshopper) of the parametric design process. Second, the designers' coevolution process was focused on the design knowledge level at the beginning of the design session, while they focused more on the rule algorithm level toward the end of the design session. These results support an improved understanding of the design process that occurs in PDEs.
dc.identifier.citationArtificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM, 2015; 29(1):33-44
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0890060414000316
dc.identifier.issn0890-0604
dc.identifier.issn1469-1760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/121683
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Cambridge University Press
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060414000316
dc.subjectdesigners’ Cognitive Behavior
dc.subjectparametric design environments
dc.subjectproblem–solution coevolution
dc.subjectprotocol analysis
dc.titleEmpirical support for problem-solution coevolution in a parametric design environment
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916083990401831

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