PowerPoint Presentation Anita Moum

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nordic construction IT post-graduate seminar
29-30 march in helsinkiSHORT PRESENTATION PHD
PROJECT tentative title march 2006 EXPLORING
THE ICT IMPACT ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
PROCESS with a special eye on the architects
work and interactions anita
moum phd-candidate/M.Arch department of
architectural design and management norwegian
university of science and technology (ntnu) main
supervisor tore i. haugen advisory supervisors
birgit sudbø and bjørn otto braaten
C.F. Møller Architects
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BACKDROP
design in general can be seen to pass through
phases of relative certainty and doubt. B.
Lawson a good architectural design process is
based on the successful interplay between
unpredictable and iterative processes and
actors the architect has traditionally a
central position in the design process - his work
and interaction with the other participants are
essential for developing good architectural
design solutions and building projects the
AEC-industry face a rapid development within the
field of ICT - both definition of processes and
roles are affected - also the architects
position and working conditions are in
change
b. lawson
EFFORT
cost
DESIGN
PROGRAM
CONSTRUCTION
impact
OPERATION
TIME
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AIM AND FOCUS
OVERALL AIM to contribute to more knowledge
about how ICT impact on central processes and
actors within architectural design FOCUS work
and interactions/collaboration within the design
team special focus on the architect WHY
IMPORTANT much research focus on technology
development and improvement but also research
about technology impact on processes and roles
within architectural design important APPROACH r
elation-/process-oriented, not technology-oriented
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RESEARCH STRATEGY AND METHODS

• RESEARCH STRATEGY
• flexible design strategy (evolves during data
  collection)
• explorative purpose
• mainly qualitative approach
• MAIN METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS
• reviews of contemporary literature and research
• workshops with actors from both research and
  practice
• multiple case studies of reference and building
  projects
• MAIN SOURCES OF EVIDENCE IN CASE STUDIES
• open-ended interviews with key-actors
• documentary analysis
• eventually small interview- or questionnaire
  survey

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OVERVIEW OF THE PHD PROJECTS TWO MAIN PARTS
PART 1
PART 2
APPROACH broad scope AIM contribute to better
understanding and overview of how ICT impact on
the complex processes and relations
within architectural design THROUGH development
and application of a framework for exploration of
the topic BASED ON - the interplay between 1)
review of contemporary literature/research 2)
workshops and discussions 3) broad case studies
of building projects AHUS project ilsvika
projects
APPROACH limited scope diving AIM gain
knowledge about interdisciplinary use of BIM and
its impact on central processes within the
design team - especially the architects work
and interactions THROUGH exploration of real
life projects BASED ON application of framework
for data collection, analysis, pattern
matching WHY FOCUS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY USE OF
BIM? quite new and untested in practiceimpact on
processes and roles expected
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SHORT ABOUT FRAMEWORK FOCUS AND PURPOSE
design generation

• framework needed as a support for
• - getting overview of a complex topic
• carrying out, analyzing and comparing
  case-studies
• analyzing and organizing literature/theory
• narrowing and limiting scope/focus
• the framework focuses on four central aspects of
  the architectural design process
• the generation of design solutions
• communication
• the evaluation of design solutions
• decision-making

communication
design evaluation
decision-making
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SHORT ABOUT FRAMEWORK FOCUS AND PURPOSE
..and is based on the definition of 3
hierarchical levels
macro-level
contractors
meso-level
users
client
THE ICT IMPACT MATRIX summarizes the explored key
benefits and challenges from implementation and
use of ICT in the architectural design process,
from both theory and practice supports the
comparing of empirical data from different case
studies
micro-level
design team
legislators
design team
designer/ architect
the lines between the boxes in the matrix are
a breathing screen between interconnected,
interdependent and iterative elements another
metaphor puzzle
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CASE STUDIES SAMPLE STRATEGY
large-/middle scaled building projects trying
out implementation and interdisciplinary use of
BIM within design team being part of..
focus BIM impact on interaction between
architects and consultants exploring -
experiences from implementation/use gt lessons
learnt - challenges/barriers and
benefits/potentials
BUILDING PROJECT MESO- / MICRO-LEVEL
RD initiatives on AEC-industry level
focus back-drop/context building project and
design team interactions exploring - visions,
aims, experiences - guidelines implementation/use
REF. PROJECTMACRO-LEVEL
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CONSIDERED CASE STUDY PROJECTS - DRAFT
The case study method allows investigators to
retain the holistic and meaningful
characteristics of real-life events. (Yin,
2003)
C.F. Møller Architects
REFERENCE PROJECTS MACRO-LEVEL
BUILDING PROJECTS MESO/MICRO-LEVEL
building smart / IAI building down
barriers IDM-project
AHUS - new university hospital HITOS - tromsø
university college (retrospective case)
digital construction
reykjavik concert- and congress center
building smart / IAI arkos-project?
berlin-brandenburg international airport
HLT
proIT?
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RESEARCH PLAN
01.02.04
2008
2007
2006
2004
2005
01.04.08
review literature research theoretical
studies framework development
framework development/ improvement literature
review
PART 1
test/pilot cases
workshop
workshop
thesis writing
research design
analysis
PART 2
analysis
questionnaire
case studies part 1
case studies part 1
case study design
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CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH

• CONTRIBUTION TO
• more knowledge
• better understanding and overview
• THROUGH EXPLORATION OF
• relevant literature/research/theory
• lessons learnt from practice
• AND A REFLECTING ON THE IMPLICATIONS
• for processes-/role definitions
• SUPPORTED BY
• application developed framework
• FINDINGS FOUNDATION FOR
• defining propositions/hypothesis/questions for
  further research
• improving management and design-related
  processes

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THE NEXT STEPS - CHALLENGES

• RESEARCH DESIGN
• definition research questions
• further narrowing of scope
• ensuring methodological reliability and validity
• THESIS STRUCTURE/PLAN
• level of ambition vs. what is actually possible
• definition content/relation articles
• DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
• definition hierarchical levels
• interconnectedness of framework components
• CASE STUDIES
• case-study plan/design

So little done, so much to do. Cecil Rhodes,
last words Die zwei grössten Tyrannen der Erde
der Zufall und die Zeit. Johann Gottfried Herder
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BACKGROUND - CONTACT
graduated as a master of architecture in 1995 on
the norwegian university of science and tehnology
(NTNU) eight years experience from working as an
architect and building design manager in
different architectural companies in munich,
germany CONTACT department of architectural
design and management faculty of architecture and
fine arts NTNU alfred getz vei 3 n-7491
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