DOI: 10.1260/147807708784640090. Performance-Based Design: Current Practices and Research Issues

Performance-Based Design: Current Practices and Research Issues

10.1260/147807708784640090

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International Journal of Architectural Computing (179)

Abstract

In view of current developments in the theory and technology of digital design, potential novel directions for environments that support performance-based design are beginning to emerge. The field of performance-based design is defined through an analysis of current work in the field. Various models of performance-based architectural design are presented and discussed. On the basis of this analysis, key concepts and issues in the application of performance-based design in architecture are defined and certain research directions for the development of new approaches are presented. Finally we propose a new approach termed: Performative Design. Performative Design suggests that in creating simulation environments for performance-based architectural design both generative and evaluative capabilities can be integrated within performance-based simulations. The potential of performance-based simulation as a model of performance-based design is explored through a case study from an experimental digital design studio. Implication of this work on future research directions in the field is explicated.

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Oxman, R. (2008). Performance-Based Design: Current Practices and Research Issues. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 6(1), 1â17.

Authors 1

Rivka Oxman (first)

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Created	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 12, 2008, 4:05 a.m.)
Deposited	5 months, 1 week ago (March 11, 2025, 6:07 a.m.)
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Issued	17 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2008)
Published	17 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2008)
Published Online	17 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2008)
Published Print	17 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2008)

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