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The Impact of Building Performance Analysis on intuition Development and Decision Making Rationality
PublicationContemporary architectural workshop is characterized by the ability to efficiently collect and process huge amounts of geometric and non-geometric information. Virtual substitutes for buildings and structures allow to analyze various aspects of real life activity at various stages of the design process. The possibility of increased prognostic quantitative data acquisition, such as cost of energy consumption, shifts architectural...
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Identifying the Effects of Selected Road and Roadside Parameters on Road Safety Using Geodetic Techniques
PublicationThe paper will present techniques that can be used to obtain data on road alignment and profile including the roadside. In-the-field and simulation studies have helped to develop mathematical models that integrate vehicle position data. The experiments were conducted in a virtual environment using the software ArcGIS that reflects the actual roadside conditions. The site tests were made using a purpose-built device which integrates...
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Lighting conditions in Home Office and occupant’s perception: an international study
PublicationThe global pandemic and physical distancing restrictions are forcing us to rethink how residential buildings are used regarding the visual environment. This paper describes home office lighting conditions within different countries and continents. The aim is to define the current limitations of home offices in providing a resilient visual environment. The work was developed by a team of international experts working together on...
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Methodology and technology for the polymodal allophonic speech transcription
PublicationA method for automatic audiovisual transcription of speech employing: acoustic, electromagnetical articulography and visual speech representations is developed. It adopts a combining of audio and visual modalities, which provide a synergy effect in terms of speech recognition accuracy. To establish a robust solution, basic research concerning the relation between the allophonic variation of speech, i.e., the changes in the articulatory...
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Methodology and technology for the polymodal allophonic speech transcription
PublicationA method for automatic audiovisual transcription of speech employing: acoustic and visual speech representations is developed. It adopts a combining of audio and visual modalities, which provide a synergy effect in terms of speech recognition accuracy. To establish a robust solution, basic research concerning the relation between the allophonic variation of speech, i.e. the changes in the articulatory setting of speech organs for...
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Wykorzystanie programu LabVIEW do wyznaczania współczynników asymetrii prądu i napięcia w sieciach elektroenergetycznych.
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposób obliczania współczynników asymetrii prądu i napiecia w sieciach elektroenergetycznych przy wykorzystaniu programu wirtualnego LabVIEW. W tym celu stworzone programy w postaci diagramów i paneli tworzące przyrząd wirtualny realizujący obliczanie składowych symetrycznych prądów i napięć obwodu trójfazowego oraz współczynnikow asymetrii. Przyrzad wirtual-ny umożliwia wyznaczanie współczynników asymetrii...
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Krajobraz kulturowy Delty Wisły - przekształcać czy zachować ?
PublicationPublikacja traktuje o tym, iż krajobraz jest głównym żródłem informacji o przeszłości i teraźniejszości przestrzeni. Znajomość "znaków" krajobrazowych jest konieczna dla uszanowania dawnych dokonań w gospodarowaniu przestrzenią jak również harmonijnie kontynuować jej kształtowanie w przyszłości.
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E-experiments in physics. Proper business process management, collaborative development process and project management guidance – remedy for avoiding the main IT project’s failure
PublicationOnly a few of learning aids and simulations of physical phenomena allow for building interactive experiments; experiments similar to those that should be conducted in physics laboratories at schools. Group of staff from Gdansk University of Technology decided to fill this market niche by designing and constructing a set of virtual experiments – so called e-experiments. To avoid common problems that a lot of IT products brought...
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Gesture-based computer control system applied to the interactive whiteboard
PublicationIn the paper the gesture-based computer control system coupled with the dedicated touchless interactive whiteboard is presented. The system engineered enables a user to control any top-most computer application by using one or both hands gestures. First, a review of gesture recognition applications with a focus on methods and algorithms applied is given. Hardware and software solution of the system consisting of a PC, camera, multimedia...
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Gesture-based computer control system applied to the interactive whiteboard
PublicationIn the paper the gesture-based computer control system coupled with the dedicated touchless interactive whiteboard is presented. The system engineered enables a user to control any top-most computer application by using one or both hands gestures. First, a review of gesture recognition applications with a focus on methods and algorithms applied is given. Hardware and software solution of the system consisting of a PC, camera, multimedia...
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A Web-GIS tool for diagnosing spatial orientation of young adults: design and evaluation of Geo-Survey
PublicationSpatial orientation is the effectiveness with which one is able to assess the mutual location of objects relative to a point of reference or a system of coordinates. Traditionally, this ability has been evaluated through field navigation tests, which do not take into account the prevailing influence of free online maps and virtual walks on a person’s interpretation of space. In this context, this study presents a Web-GIS tool designed...
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Good practices in requirements, project and risk managment in educational IT projects
PublicationOne can find many learning aids and simulations of physical phenomena on the market - provided as a standalone application or as part of an educational package. However, only a few of them allow for the building of interactive experiments: experiments similar to those that should be conducted in physics laboratories at schools. Gdańsk University of Technology decided to fill this market niche by designing and constructing a set...
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Framework for Product Innovation Using SOEKS and Decisional DNA
PublicationProduct innovation always requires a foundation based on both knowledge and experience. The production and innovation process of products is very similar to the evolution process of humans. The genetic information of humans is stored in genes, chromosomes and DNA. Similarly, the information about the products can be stored in a system having virtual genes, chromosomes and decisional DNA. The present paper proposes a framework for...
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A method to determine the tightening sequence for standing rigging of a mast
PublicationThe article proposes an alternative method to determine the sequence of generation of pre-tension forces in standing rigging of a mast. The proposed approach has been verified on both a virtual simulation experiment and laboratory tests. In this method, the desired tension values are obtained using the influence matrix which allows to calculate the effect of tension change in an individual rope on the tension distribution in the...
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Computer animation system based on rough sets and fuzzy logic
PublicationA fuzzy logic inference system was created, based on the analysis of animated motion features. The objective of the system is to facilitate the creation of high quality animation by analyzing personalized styles contained in numerous animations. Sequences portraying a virtual character acting with a differentiating personalized style (natural or exaggerated) and various levels of fluidity were prepared and subjectively evaluated....
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Decisional-DNA Based Smart Production Performance Analysis Model
Publicationn order to allocate resources effectively according to the production plan and to reduce disturbances, a framework for smart production performance analysis is proposed in this article. Decisional DNA based knowledge models of engineering objects, processes and factory are developed within the proposed framework. These models are the virtual representation of manufacturing resources, and with help of Internet of Things, are capable...
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Structural response of existing spatial truss roof construction based on Cosserat rod theory
PublicationPaper presents the application of the Cosserat rod theory and newly developed associated finite elements code as the tools that support in the expert-designing engineering practice. Mechanical principles of the 3D spatially curved rods, dynamics (statics) laws, principle of virtual work are discussed. Corresponding FEM approach with interpolation and accumulation techniques of state variables are shown that enable the formulation...
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Delivery of Ancillary Services in Distribution Power Systems
PublicationOne of the technical and organizational challenges the power system faces in deregulated market conditions is to organize an ancillary services market. The growing share of distributed generation of variable (intermittent) energy sources and a change in the market position of consumers, causes the demand for distributed delivery of ancillary services. For this purpose, it is sought to use the ability of the regulatory measures:...
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Smart innovation process enhancement using SOEKS and decisional DNA
PublicationProduct innovation always requires a foundation based on both knowledge and experience. The production and innovation process of products is very similar to the evolution process of humans. The genetic information of humans is stored in genes, chromosomes and DNA. Similarly, the information about the products can be stored in a system having virtual genes, chromosomes and decisional DNA (DDNA). The present paper proposes...
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THE ARCHİTECTURE AND FASHİON DESİGN – An Examination of the Relationship between Fashion and Architecture Design in light of Technological Advancements
PublicationThe article focuses on the mutual relationship between two seemingly distant fields of art - architecture and fashion design. It describes a common basis for the process of creating art in the approach to both fashion and architecture. The following considerations, which are based on principles of composition, attempt to reach beyond just the form and analyze also context or perception. The article quotes famous creators and depicts...
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E-Estonia as a role model? Some general considerations and applicability in France
PublicationEstonia has recently been widely recognised – in the policy circles, academia, as well as the media space – as one of the more advanced nation states when it comes to digital government (and governance) transformation (e.g. Margetts and Naumann, 2017; Heller, 2017). Ever greater attention Estonia attracted with the two most recent digital government initiatives, namely the e-Residency and the virtual data embassy, both first of...
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A Workflow Application for Parallel Processing of Big Data from an Internet Portal
PublicationThe paper presents a workflow application for efficient parallel processing of data downloaded from an Internet portal. The workflow partitions input files into subdirectories which are further split for parallel processing by services installed on distinct computer nodes. This way, analysis of the first ready subdirectories can start fast and is handled by services implemented as parallel multithreaded applications using multiple...
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Improving css-KNN Classification Performance by Shifts in Training Data
PublicationThis paper presents a new approach to improve the performance of a css-k-NN classifier for categorization of text documents. The css-k-NN classifier (i.e., a threshold-based variation of a standard k-NN classifier we proposed in [1]) is a lazy-learning instance-based classifier. It does not have parameters associated with features and/or classes of objects, that would be optimized during off-line learning. In this paper we propose...
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Metaheurystyki sztucznej inteligencji w wybranych grach komputerowych
PublicationW pracy omówiono trzy metaheurystyki sztucznej inteligencji, które mogą stać się źródłem inspiracji dla projektantów gier komputerowych. Pokazano, w jaki sposób zastosowano algorytm mrówkowy, algorytm genetyczny i algorytm tabu search w grach komputerowych zaprojektowanych przez studentów Politechniki Gdańskiej. W szczególności, odniesiono się do problematyki wyznaczania trajektorii przemieszczających się obiektów...
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Problems of construction projects regarding historic road bridges
PublicationThe paper describe the comparison of different approaches to reconstruction and the problems in the selection of implementation for a historic bridge over the Vistula River in Tczew. A compromise reconstruction is shown, taking technical, historical and aesthetic aspects into account, as well as needs of the local community.
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Vocalic Segments Classification Assisted by Mouth Motion Capture
PublicationVisual features convey important information for automatic speech recognition (ASR), especially in noisy environment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate to what extent visual data (i.e. lip reading) can enhance recognition accuracy in the multi-modal approach. For that purpose motion capture markers were placed on speakers' faces to obtain lips tracking data during speaking. Different parameterizations strategies were tested...
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Framework for gamification of specialized subjects within engineering studies
PublicationGamification is a relatively new term forged along with the occurrence of new information technology, especially easy access to internet and smartphones. Gamification is a use of game mechanics, to modify the behavior of people in non-games situations to increase the involvement of individuals. The method is based on the pleasure that comes from overcoming the obstacles to reach next achievable level, which consists of challenges,...
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Opinia techniczna nt. zachowania dynamicznego zaprojektowanej kładki nad ul. Szarych Szeregów w Radomiu
PublicationOpracowanie przedstawia opinię nt. zachowania dynamicznego kładki nad ul. Szarych Szeregów w Radomiu, która ma być realizowana przez VISTAL GDYNIA S.A.
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Architektura przyszłości – przekraczanie granic poprzez interfejsy
PublicationArchitektura przyszłości rozpatrywana jest w kontekście rozwoju technologii cyfrowych, które umożliwiają nadawanie obiektom architektonicznym cech interfejsów. Przekraczanie granic dotyczy więc nadawania architekturze nowych funkcji - funkcjonalności zapożyczonych ze świata wirtualnego, emisji informacji oraz interakcji. W tym ujęciu „interfejs architektoniczny” stanowi płaszczyznę komunikacji pomiędzy obiektem architektonicznym...
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Path-based methods on categorical structures for conceptual representation of wikipedia articles
PublicationMachine learning algorithms applied to text categorization mostly employ the Bag of Words (BoW) representation to describe the content of the documents. This method has been successfully used in many applications, but it is known to have several limitations. One way of improving text representation is usage of Wikipedia as the lexical knowledge base – an approach that has already shown promising results in many research studies....
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Żegluga towarowa na Wiśle
PublicationKoncepcje rozwoju drogi wodnej WISŁY.Bariery utrudniaące rozwój transportu wodnego i przesłanki przemawiające za aktywizacją dróg wodnychb w Polsce.Propozycja drogi wodnej na Wiśle jako elementu łańcucha transportowego z terminalami kontenerowymi w porcie Gdańskim, Bydgoszczy,Warszawie oraz docelowo w rejonie Krakowa jako elementu przyszłego kanału Śląskiego. Koncepcja centrum logistycznego w Bydgoszczy
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Thermal Buckling Analysis of Circular Bilayer Graphene sheets Resting on an Elastic Matrix Based on Nonlocal Continuum Mechanics
PublicationIn this article, the thermal buckling behavior of orthotropic circular bilayer graphene sheets embedded in the Winkler–Pasternak elastic medium is scrutinized. Using the nonlocal elasticity theory, the bilayer graphene sheets are modeled as a nonlocal double–layered plate that contains small scale effects and van der Waals (vdW) interaction forces. The vdW interaction forces between the layers are simulated as a set of linear springs...
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Is This Distance Teaching Planning That Bad?
PublicationIn spring 2020, university courses were moved into the virtual space due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In this paper, we use experience from courses at Gdańsk University of Technology and ETH Zurich to identify core problems in distance teaching planning and to discuss what to do and what not to do in teaching planning after the pandemic. We conclude that we will not return to the state of (teaching) affairs that we had previously....
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Listening to Live Music: Life beyond Music Recommendation Systems
PublicationThis paper presents first a short review on music recommendation systems based on social collaborative filtering. A dictionary of terms related to music recommendation systems, such as music information retrieval (MIR), Query-by-Example (QBE), Query-by-Category (QBC), music content, music annotating, music tagging, bridging the semantic gap in music domain, etc. is introduced. Bases of music recommender systems are shortly presented,...
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Research into the Movements of Surface Water Masses in the Basins Adjacent to the Port
PublicationThis paper presents the results of the practical and simulation research into determining the routes of movement of small objects moving together with surface water masses in basins adjacent to the port. The results of this research were referenced against the modelling of routes of small objects in port channel basins. The results of practical research concerning the movement of small objects in basins adjacent to the port were...
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Technique for reducing erosion in large-scale circulating fluidized bed units
PublicationThis paper presents a methodology, implemented for a real industrial-scale circulating fluidized bed boiler, to mitigate the risk of heating surfaces exposed to an intensive particle erosion process. For this purpose, a machine learning algorithm was developed to support the boiler reliability management process. Having a tool that can help mitigate the risk of uncontrolled power unit failure without expensive and technically complex...
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Light formed through urban morphology and different organism groups: First findings from a systematic review
PublicationThe prevailing implementation and usage of contemporary lighting technologies and design practices in cities have created over-illuminated built environments. Recent studies indicate that exposure to electric lighting effects formed through spatial characteristics has visual, physiological, and behavioural effects on both humans and non-humans, such as wildlife. In order to gain a better understanding of the impact that electric...
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Instrument detection and pose estimation with rigid part mixtures model in video-assisted surgeries
PublicationLocalizing instrument parts in video-assisted surgeries is an attractive and open computer vision problem. A working algorithm would immediately find applications in computer-aided interventions in the operating theater. Knowing the location of tool parts could help virtually augment visual faculty of surgeons, assess skills of novice surgeons, and increase autonomy of surgical robots. A surgical tool varies in appearance due to...
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Public spaces connecting cities. Green and Blue Infrastructures potential.
PublicationA city fragmentation causes a lot of negative effects in urban environment such as: disconnecting the environmental, functional and compositional relations, a loss of urban compactness, chaotic development, visual chaos, a domination of technical landscape, reduction of security. This is why one of main challenges for urban planners is to connect the fragmented structures by creating friendly, attractive and safe public space....
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Współczesny obraz żuławskiego podcienia
PublicationThe Contemporary Image of Żuławy Arcades. The cultural landscape of the Vistula River Delta is created by man in large part. Almost all of its components- buildings, roads, embankments and as natural as trees, water and earth are anthropogenic origin. Arcaded houses are part of this multi-dimensional mosaic for more than four centuries.
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Objectivization of audio-video correlation assessment experiments
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to present a new method of conducting an audio-visual correlation analysis employing a head-motion-free gaze tracking system. First, a review of related works in the domain of sound and vision correlation is presented. Then assumptions concerning audio-visual scene creation are shortly described. The objectivization process of carrying out correlation tests employing gaze-tracking system is outlined....
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Preferences of the Facade Composition in the Context of Its Regularity and Irregularity
PublicationAbstract: The aim of this study is to determine the preferences of Polish society towards building facades depending on the degree of the composition regularity of the facade elements. The subject matter is inspired by the authors’ observations in relation to the current architectural trends. The purposefulness of the conducted research results from several issues. Firstly, the reports of psychology and neurosciences clearly indicate...
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Present state of sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the polish coast of Baltic Sea
PublicationIn the paper the state of art of wastewater management in four zones of Polish Baltic Sea coast: the Vistula Lagoon, the Bay of Gdansk and Bay of Puck, the open sea zone and the Szczecin Lagoon, is discussed. Hydrological characteristics of these four zones as well as characteristics and operation effectiveness of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located there, are presented.
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Joint fingerprinting and decryption method for color images based on quaternion rotation with cipher quaternion chaining
PublicationThis paper addresses the problem of unauthorized redistribution of multimedia content by malicious users (pirates). In this method three color channels of the image are considered a 3D space and each component of the image is represented as a point in this 3D space. The distribution side uses a symmetric cipher to encrypt perceptually essential components of the image with the encryption key and then sends the encrypted data via...
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A review on carbon storage via mineral carbonation: Bibliometric analysis, research advances, challenge, and perspectives
PublicationMineral carbonation as a way of carbon storage has received a particular attention in the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission . This work gives a comprehensive description of the research trends and hotspots in the field of mineral carbonation for carbon storage based on bibliometric analysis. A total of 1507 articles were collected from the Web of Science database from 2010 to 2022 and analyzed in details, using a Citepace...
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Określenie parametrów modelowania geometrii krzyżownic rozjazdów zwyczajnych dla potrzeb budowy i utrzymania linii kolejowych
PublicationZdecydowana większość rozjazdów występująca na liniach kolejowych w Polsce to rozjazdy zwyczajne o typowym zestawie parametrów. Z tego powodu analiza przypadków nietypowych (takich jak rozjazdy o zmiennej krzywiźnie toru zwrotnego) może być utrudniona. Wirtualny model geometryczno-konstrukcyjny rozjazdu, generowany w oparciu o metody analityczne, stanowić może narzędzie użyteczne w sferze projektowania, konstrukcji oraz diagnostyki...
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Mechatronic design o strongly nonlinear systems on a basis of three wheeled mobile platform
PublicationRemarkable grow in demand both of mobile platform operability performance and reduction of project leading time development encourage to apply modern algorithms and reliable engineering tools for the design process. The paper discusses the mechatronic design applied for the surveillance system based on the energy performance index algorithm. The exploited mechatronic techniques i.e. virtual prototyping, Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulation...
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Uruchomienie Laboratorium Zanurzonej Wizualizacji Przestrzennej
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia koncepcję Laboratorium Zanurzonej Wizualizacji Przestrzennej (ang. Immersive 3D Visualization Laboratory), powstającego właśnie przy Wydziale Elektroniki, Telekomunikacji i Informatyki (ang. Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics) Politechniki Gdańskiej (ang. Gdańsk University of Technology) w ramach grantu Nowoczesne Audytoria Politechniki Gdańskiej (ang. project Gdansk University of Technology’s...
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Project-Based Collaborative Research and Training Roadmap for Manufacturing Based on Industry 4.0
PublicationThe importance of the economy being up to date with the latest developments, such as Industry 4.0, is more evident than ever before. Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 principles requires close cooperation of industry and state authorities with universities. A paradigm of such cooperation is described in this paper stemming from university partners with partly overlapping and partly complementary areas of expertise in manufacturing....
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A method for the three-dimensional and synchronous resolution of functional and spatial matters in architectural design
PublicationThe article discusses the issue of applied methods of teaching architectural design at Polish universities. The authors review the common methods based on conceptual drawings solving design problems in only two dimensions. After completing the floor plans' sketching process carried out in 2D way the 3D virtual models are made - seldom cardboard mock-ups - to illustrate the final spatial form of the designed object. At the Faculty...