Transcript Design & Decision Support Systems

Design & Decision
Support Systems
for Architectural Design and Urban Planning
Goal
With a degree from the DDSS
Master programme you can pursue
a professional or academic career in
development, application and
research in complex design and
planning processes.
Profession
Profession
Institute, Company
Example
R&D specialists in architectural
and urban design
Research institutes, large
architectural offices, government
RGD, EGM, TNO, Damen
Bouwcentrum
Project managers, design
managers
Consultancy offices, architectural
offices, urban planning offices
EGM, Twijstra en Gudde,
Arcadis, Heijmans
Specialists in presentation
Offices with services in web
design, architectural design,
graphical layout, multi media
Aidem|mediA, NOB
Specialists in architectural and
urban design evaluation
Central and local government,
Consultancy offices
Ministry of Housing, Damen
Consultants
Specialists in transport
Central and local government,
Ministry of Transportation,
Dutch Railway Company
Specialists in retailing
Retailing
Ahold
R&D specialists in building and
planning
Large contractors, large building
companies
Arcadis, DHV, HBG, Stabu
DDSS Expertise
Design Processes (architectural design,
urban planning, industrial design,
mechanical design)
•Design cognition
•Design problem description and solution finding
•Design evaluation and reflection
•Management of a multidisciplinary design process.
DDSS Expertise
Models, Methods and Techniques as a
means to perform a specific design or
planning task
•Developing a concept
•Formalizing the concept
•Implementation of the concept
•Validation of the concept .
DDSS Expertise
Applications and Tools
• Analysis of the requirements
• Development or adaptation of the application or tool to
meet the requirements.
DDSS Expertise
Information systems
•Analysis of the requirements
•Describing functional and technical specifications
•Implementation of the system
•Design and development of an adequate user-interface.
Courses
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SAR Design with CAD
Information System Modelling and Design
Design System Prototyping
Collaborative Design
Design Knowledge Modeling
Animation and Rendering
Decision Support Systems for Design and
Planning
• Models for Land Use Planning
• Evaluation and Decision
Projects
• Architectural Design and Urban
Planning project
• Conjoint Analysis and Design
Information Modeling project
• System Design and Knowledge
Representation project
Graduation Projects
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DDS for sustainable design
Virtual communication interface
Real Estate DSS
GIS for planning support
4D CAD implementation strategies
Interactive urban design
Year 4
Year 3
Thesis
Courses & Projects
Bachelor Programme
TU/e or other University
Bachelor
Thesis
Traineeship / project
Master
Year 2
DDSS PhD School
Programme Structure
EU and PhD projects
• Building Management Simulation Centre
(web)
• Decision Support System for Building
Refurbishment (web)
• Measuring User Satisfaction through Virtual
Environments (web)
• Using a Virtual Environment for
Understanding Real-World Travel Behavior
• A Learning Based Transportation Oriented
Simulation Systems
• Simulation of Human Behavior in the Built
Environment
Design Systems Lab.
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Desk-Cave
CAD software
VR hard/software
Simulation software
User interfaces
Information
Prof.dr. H.J.P. Timmermans
Prof.dr.ir. B. de Vries
www.ddss.arch.tue.nl