Meta4acle: Generating Compelling Metaphors for Design

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik M. W. Kolb ◽  
Jonathan Hey ◽  
Hans-Ju¨rgen Sebastian ◽  
Alice M. Agogino
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Team Member ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Exploration Tool ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Positive Results

Metaphors have successfully been used by new product development and design teams to help frame the design situation and communicate new products to stakeholders. Yet, the process of finding a compelling metaphor often turns upon stumbling upon it or a flash of insight from a team member. We present Meta4acle: a Metaphor Exploration Tool for design that suggests possible metaphors to make the process more one of ‘seeking out’ than ‘stumbling upon’ an effective metaphor. The tool takes data about the project in the form of a title, domain and key associations required of the metaphor and returns suggestions from a database of possible metaphor sources. We built a Meta4acle prototype and evaluated it with positive results for three existing design case studies. We present plans for its full implementation and evaluation.

scholarly journals A Subconscious Ascent: Exploring the Architecture of the Metaphoric Staircase

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Samantha Erickstad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Budget Constraints ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Functional Object ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
Integral Feature ◽  
Successful Integration

<p>This research explores the significance of the stair as a spatial and symbolic architectural experience. The stepped form integrated with architecture. The stair is an integral feature of architecture which has the potential to be specifically designed to enhance space and create particular experiences. A stair is not only a functional object, but a medium for design. Metaphorical staircases are absent in contemporary architecture as a loss of meaning has resulted in monotonous designs devoid of figurative or poetic significance. The staircase has been a fundamental component of architecture since Neolithic times, however has recently been neglected. The stepped form has represented many themes including hierarchy, transcendence, or authority. In contrast, the contemporary staircase has embraced pragmatics. Safety restrictions, efficiency, and budget constraints, result in disregard for aesthetics and meaning. Film provides a behavioural setting in which to analyse how people move, behave, interact, and experience staircases. A range of films will be analysed to identify techniques for meaningful stair design. The influence of surreal qualities will also be determined to enhance an experience. Surreal imagery offers the opportunity to create dreamlike space, activating the subconscious. The metaphoric connotations of staircases will be explored through six research categories; the stair as Symbolic, Illusive, Transitional, Kinetic, Psychological, and Iconic. Design case studies will then investigate the intersection of the staircase as architecture, filmic representation, and surreal experience. The stepped building Casa Malaparte in Italy acts as a reference model for the successful integration of these concepts. With influence of these themes, the staircase can once again become widely acknowledged as architecture.</p>

FROM METADESIGN TO GENERATIVE DESIGN: CASE STUDIES BETWEEN SHAPE AND STRUCTURE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Maroldi ◽  
Nicolò Colnaghi ◽  
Fabio Vanerio ◽  
Valerio Levati
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Generative Design ◽  
Design Case

scholarly journals E-Portfolio: value tensions encountered in documenting design case studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinyu Li ◽  
Peter Tolmie ◽  
Anne Weibert ◽  
Marén Schorch ◽  
Claudia Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Case

scholarly journals Applicability of the Goda–Takahashi Wave Load Formula for Vertical Slender Hydraulic Structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 868
Author(s):  
Nadieh Elisabeth Meinen ◽  
Raphaël Daniël Johannes Maria Steenbergen ◽  
Bas Hofland ◽  
Sebastiaan Nicolaas Jonkman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Economic Design ◽  
Hydraulic Structures ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Wave Loads ◽  
Wave Load ◽  
Impact Wave ◽  
Current Design

Vertical slender hydraulic structures such as sluices, navigation locks, or storm-surge barriers are often dynamically loaded by waves. For a safe and economic design, an accurate description of the wave loads is needed. A widely used formula for this purpose is the Goda–Takahashi wave load formula (GT). It was derived for the assessment of gravity-based caisson breakwaters. Due to its many advantages, the formula is also often employed for the assessment of vertical slender hydraulic structures, although its applicability to those type of structures was never fully demonstrated. This study provides insights in the applicability of GT for vertical slender hydraulic structures. This is done based on a literature review on the historical backgrounds of GT, and an investigation of several case-studies. In the case-studies, the equivalent-static wave loads for caisson breakwaters in scope of GT are compared with those for vertical slender hydraulic structures. The results show that GT can safely be applied for vertical slender hydraulic structures loaded by pulsating wave loads, but that systematic over- or under-estimations are expected for breaking or impact wave loads. For individual cases, differences up to 200% were obtained. These large over- or under-estimations underline the need for an improvement of the current design tools for vertical slender hydraulic structures loaded by breaking or impact wave loads.

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