http://www.caadria2006.org/
*Introduction*
CAADRIA was established on 26 April 1996, with teachers and researchers
in school of architecture throughout ASIA, maintaining close
relationship with CAAD Futures, ACADIA?AeCAADe, SIGRADI, and ASCAAD, to
exchange ideas and collaborating on research activities regarding the
development of CAAD technology. Our first conference was held in Hong
Kong in 1996. We had the third conference in Osaka 1998. In the year
2006, we will comeback to Japan again and meet in Kumamoto this time. It
is a 400 year old castle city that locates in the Kyushu Island. One
hour flight form Osaka, and two hour from Tokyo. This three-day
international conference will be conducted in English. The conference
will explore visions and ideas on the future of digital technology that
could enhance Rhythm and Harmony in architectural design practice and
education. We look forward to seeing you in Kumamoto, under full
blooming cherry blossoms.
*CAADRIA 2006 Conference Theme*
*"Rhythm and Harmony in the Bit-Sphere"
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---Hosted by the Department of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University
Cyber space is opening up, and the rush to claim and settle it is on. We
are entering an era of electronically extended bodies living at the
intersection points of the physical and virtual worlds. For designers
and planners, the task of the 21st century will be to build the
bit-sphere. (WJ Mitchell, City of Bits, 1995)
It is apparent that recent development of digital technology has shifted
the paradigm of the socio-economic system of the world as well as the
style of day-to-day communication in our lives, as professor Mitchell
suggested in his book. In the field of architecture, there have been
many prospective studies on the development and applications of digital
technology to architectural design practice and education. However, the
reactions of the architecture community to such technological
development have been slower and weaker than researchers initially
expected.
Is this because developed technology has overlooked some of
essentialneeds of the community while seeking tasks for itself or
because present technology is still insufficiently developed to attract
people to new ideas?
One of Japan's great samurai sword masters, Mushashi Miyamoto, spent the
last years of his life in Kumamoto where he wrote The Book of Five
Rings. The most important element of his work was his concept of rhythm
and harmony; how all things are in harmony, and by working with the
rhythm of a situation we can turn it to our advantage with little effort.
The conference aims to provide the participants with an opportunity to
explore visions and ideas on the digital technology that could enhance
Rhythm and Harmony in architectural design practice and education.
*The topics of interest related to CAADRIA include,
but are not limited to:
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Case-based Reasoning
Computer & Design Pedagogy
Collaborative Design tools and methods
City Modeling
Digital Design Studio Teaching
Digital Methods of Construction
Design Process & Methods
Environmental Simulation
Future Directions & Visions
Facility Management
Generative Design
Geographic Information System
Integrated Building Models
Human Computer Interaction
Knowledge Management in Design
Trends and Case studies in Practice
Virtual Architecture
Virtual Reality in Design and Planning
Web-based Design and Communication