Workflows

Richard Garber, AIA, is a tenured Associate Professor and Director of the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology's College of Architecture and Design. His work uses computer simulation and computer numerically controlled (CNC) hardware to generate innovative design, construction, and assembly solutions. He is also a partner in the award-winning New York City-based firm GRO Architects. Garber guest-edited Closing the Gap: Information Models in Contemporary Design Practice, Architectural Design (AD), March 2009, and he is the author of BIM Design: Realising the Creative Potential of Building Information Modelling, July 2014, Wiley.

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• About the Guest-Editor 05Richard GarberIntroduction Digital Workflows and the Expanded Territory of the Architect 06Richard GarberSketching with GlassA Return to the Hand-Driven Workflow 14Sean A GallagherGeologic WorkflowsThe Metamorphosis of the Great Rock 22Péter Kis and Sándor BardócziThe Fifth DimensionArchitect-Led Design–Build 28Stacie WongMashup and Assemblage in Digital WorkflowsThe Role of Integrated Software Platforms in the Production of ArchitectureAdam ModesittPutting BIM at the Heart of a Small Practice 42David MillerEncrypted WorkflowsThe Secret World of Objects 48Rhett RussoUnderstanding Architectural Workflows in Global Practice 56Randy DeutschExpansive WorkflowsDownstream Coordination in the Design of Sporting Facilities 68Jonathan MallieFrom Pencils to PartnersThe Next Role of Computation in Building Design 74Ian Keough and Anthony HauckCollaborative DesignCombining Computer-Aided Geometry Design and Building Information Modelling 82Shajay BhooshanRuptured FlowsAn Argument for Nonlinear Workflows 90Kutan AyataLife-Cycle AssessmentReducing Environmental Impact Risk with Workflow Data You Can Trust 96John CaysComing Full CircleNew Ruralism 104Richard GarberEcological Workflows Zhangdu Lake Farm, Hubei Province, China 114Richard GarberAdvanced Engineering with Building Information ModellingEstablishing Flexible Frameworks for the Design and Documentation of Complex Buildings 120Ken Goldup, Zak Kostura, Tabitha Tavolaro and Seth WolfeSinuous WorkflowsMAD Architects, The Harbin Opera House 128Richard GarberCounterpoint Architects at the Mixing DeskWorkflows Cutting Across the Whole-Life Process 136Dale SinclairContributors 142