@inproceedings{83937490c1fd4ab9bf3cb4a37fe6de50,
title = "Assessing Computational Tools for Urban Design Towards a “city information model”",
abstract = "This paper presents an assessment of a selection software tools for urban design confronting their capabilities with the goals of the CityInduction research project. The goal of this paper is the assessment of existing platforms for computer aided urban design to select one as the basis for implementing the urban design model proposed in the CityInduction project. This model includes three sub-models that support the formulation of design programs from contextual information, the exploration of designs solutions through a grammar-based generative approach, and the validation of designs against the program through the use of evaluation tools. To each of these sub-models corresponds a module in the envisioned platform and so, existing platforms are assessed in terms of their ability to support the implementation of each module. The current goal is a proof-of-concept implementation, but the final goal is the development of a complete platform for supporting urban design.",
author = "Jorge Gil and Jos{\'e} Beir{\~a}o and Nuno Montenegro and Jos{\'e} Duarte",
note = "Funding Information: The CityInduction research project is supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, hosted by ICIST at the Technical University of Lisbon (PTDC/AUR/64384/2006) and coordinated by Jos{\'e} P. Duarte. N. Montenegro, J.N. Beir{\~a}o and J. Gil are responsible for the formulation, generation and evaluation modules, respectively. N. Montenegro is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/45520/2008; J.N. Beir{\~a}o is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/ BD/39034/2007; and J. Gil is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/46709/2008. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2010.; 28th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2010 ; Conference date: 15-09-2010 Through 18-09-2010",
year = "2010",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780954118396",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
publisher = "Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
pages = "361--369",
editor = "Gerhard Schmitt and Ludger Hovestad and \{Van Gool\}, Luc and Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric Bosch{\'e} and Remo Burkhard and Suzanne Coleman and Jan Halatsch and Michael Hansmeyer and Silke Konsorski-Lang and Antje Kunze and Martina Sehmi-Luck",
booktitle = "Future Cities",
}