International Webinar on Digital Architecture 2021 (IWEDA 2021) - A Hybrid Method of the Analysis and Synthesis Phasesin the Architectural Design Process

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Learning from practicing architects during the Covid-19 pandemic, the paper highlights how changing architectural thinking required architects to work in cyber studios under health protocols. Data recording, analysis, synthesis, modeling, and client simulations became a virtual cyclic workflow using drawings, measurements, calculations, and scientific descriptions. Using a literature study, the research discusses a human-machine hybrid approach for analysis-synthesis, aiming for faster, accurate handling of large datasets, transparency, and collaborative design. It also calls for machine learning to balance human judgment and machine scale.

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ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. METHODS

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 671 International Webinar on Digital Architecture 2021 (IWEDA 2021) A Hybrid Method of the Analysis and Synthesis Phasesin the Architectural Design Process Suhartini Sutrisno 1 Martinus B. Susetyarto 1, * Mohammad Ischak 1 1 Magister Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, University Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia *Corresponding author. Email: [bambang.s@trisakti.ac.id](bambang.s@trisakti.ac.id) ABSTRACT Learning from the experience of practicing architects in the Covid-19 pandemic era, there were many positive lessons learnt due to the current situation and condition especially in changing the way of thinking in architecture design. Health protocols require architects to work in cyber studios. The process of recording data, performing analysis, synthesis, architectural modeling and running model simulation for clients became a cyclic process that had to be done virtually in the form of drawings, measurements, calculations, and/or scientific descriptions. This paper focused on the discussion of how the analysis-synthesis process could be carried out using a hybrid method in the architectural design context. This research used literature study method. The hybrid method to perform analysis-synthesis process in design architecture would potentially solve complex problems and could manage large amount of data quickly and accurately. The design process would be transparent, easy to monitor at any time, and would involve many people or parties simultaneously to produce collaborative designs. The conclusion of the study was that the analysis-synthesis process model of architectural design using a hybrid method, which had to be automatically supported by artificial intelligence would be able to produce design criteria that would be directly beneficial to architects. However, it would be necessary to develop a machine learning for this hybrid method to properly manage the balance of human sense and machine scale. Keywords: Hybrid, Analysis, Synthesis, Design, Process. 1. INTRODUCTION The Covid-19 pandemic era taught many positive things. Learning from the experience of many practicing architects, there was a change in the way of thinking in architectural design to adapt with the current situation and condition. Health protocols force architects to work in virtual studios. As a result, architects faced various challenges especially in the process of recording data, performing analysis, synthesis and architectural modeling as well as simulating the model for clients. All these existed in a cyclic process that would, now, have to be done virtually, in the form of drawings, measurements, calculations, or scientific descriptions. The use of machine especially in the analysissynthesis process of architectural design would be potential to solve complex problems and could manage large amount of data quickly and accurately. With digitalization, the design process itself also would become transparent, easy to monitor at any time, and involve many people or parties to produce collaborative design simultaneously. However, the use of machine also would have its own limitations that would require human intervention. Therefore, this paper would be focusing on the discussion of how the analysis-synthesis process could be carried out using a human-machine hybrid method in architectural design. 2. METHODS This research used literature study method. The data was collected by the authors from various journal articles, seminar proceedings and books. The data could be in the form of quotes, opinion and/or knowledge relevant to digital architecture theme and analysissynthesis process in architectural design. The data were then analyzed to obtain information related to how human and machine performed analysis-synthesis process in architectural design and to comprehend the limitations of human and machine thus finding hybrid Copyright © 2022 The

FAQs

What problem does the paper address about architectural design during the Covid-19 pandemic?

It addresses how architects must shift to virtual studios and perform data recording, analysis, synthesis, modeling, and simulation in a cyclic process using digital forms such as drawings, measurements, calculations, and scientific descriptions.

What research method does the paper use?

The paper uses a literature study method, collecting data from journal articles, seminar proceedings, and books related to digital architecture and the analysis-synthesis process.

How does the proposed hybrid method benefit the architectural design analysis-synthesis stage?

It is intended to solve complex problems and manage large volumes of data quickly and accurately, while making the design process transparent, easier to monitor, and suitable for collaborative work involving multiple parties.

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