Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: LAIZE FERNANDES DE ASEVEDO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LAIZE FERNANDES DE ASEVEDO
DATE: 11/11/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATIONS AND SIMULATIONS AND THE DESIGN PROCESS: an investigation in a professional context

KEY WORDS:

Architectural representations. Architectural simulations. Contemporary
architectural design process. Professional practice.

 

PAGES: 118
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Projeto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SPECIALTY: Planejamento e Projetos da Edificação
SUMMARY:

In contemporary architectural design, architects have access to inumerous representation and
simulation tools. Diagrams, sketches, technical drawings, and models—analog or digital—,
several resources are used in the design process. Architectural representations and
simulations have active role in design, promoting communication between participants, and
aiding design actions and decision-making. However, each tool has its strengths and
limitations depending on the type of task to be performed. From this perspective, the question
is: "How, when, and for what purpose do architects utilize architectural representations
and/or simulations throughout the contemporary architectural design process?". The aim of
this research is to analyze the dialogical relationship between architectural representations
and simulations and the architectural design process, identifying possible connections
between the types and tools of representations and simulations, and the design stages,
actions, and constraints. The methodological approach is qualitative and applies multiple case
studies with semi-structured interviews, direct observation, and collection of productions
during the design process of Brazilian architects with practice and expertise in contemporary
architectural design. For data systematization and synthesis, the content analysis method
(Bardin, 1977) will be adopted, combined with architectural design analysis protocols. The
expected outcome is to synthesize the use of different representations and simulations in a
proposed mapping of the design process. The pilot case study, using a hybrid methodological
approach—part retrospective and part concurrent with the design process—identified the
variation in types, resources, and representation formats to answer to distinct design
constraints and to communicate with different participants at each stage of the process. It
also validated the hybridism of types and graphic resources to explore ideas and to promote
the evolution and definition of the design.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1298938 - MAISA FERNANDES DUTRA VELOSO
Interno - 2508732 - HEITOR DE ANDRADE SILVA
Externo à Instituição - WILSON FLORIO - UNICAMP