Evaluation of three-dimensional computer visual materials to support user’s participation in architectural design process

Issue title: Multimedia in technology enhanced learning

Guest editors: Zhihan Lv

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Saleh, Ahmad^a | Rafi, Ahmad^b | Woods, Peter^b | Li, Xin^{c; *} | Hijazi, Ihab^a | Cheng, Shidan^c

Affiliations: [a] Faculty of Engineering, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine | [b] Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia | [c] School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Xin Li, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Tel.: +86 138 8615 0310; Fax: +86 27 68773062; E-mail: li-xin@whu.edu.cn.

Abstract: This paper evaluated the use of Three-dimensional (3D) Computer Visual Materials (CVM) to support user participation in the early design stages for a private house. A qualitative approach was identified in two stages. Firstly, a semi-structured interview with a sample of architectural firms was conducted, and secondly, data was collected from conversational dialogues between an architect and a list of clients. The results revealed that various stages of the design process have different responses with respect to the use of Visual Material (VM) and its impact on user participation. In addition, there appeared to be a direct relationship between the Level of Details (LoDs) and specific design stages.

Keywords: Design process, computer visual material, user participation, architectural design

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-169092

Journal: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 2511-2523, 2016