Embedded Intelligent Empathy: A Systematic Review Towards a Conceptual Framework

Yahya Lavaf-Pour, Merate Barakat, Anna Chatzimichali

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Abstract

This paper is part of a feasibility project aiming to expand computational design processes to include design empathy. The project is in response to recent valid criticism of computational design overlooking the empathy of the designer. Computational design has a heavier emphasis on the optimization process, inhibiting designers’ rational and empathic input. This preliminary phase of the study aims to provoke debates through a systematic literature review (SLR) and hypothesize that empathy could be systematically integrated into computational design rather than disjointed processes. The SLR identifies gaps in knowledge in this transdisciplinary domain. Found current research suggests that technology can abstract and quantify ephemeral design qualities such as soundscape design to generate rich, intelligent designs. To achieve this, we will establish a list of indices/indicators found in literature, as a data set embedded into an algorithm that derives a computational tool.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer-Aided Architectural Design. Design Imperatives
Subtitle of host publicationThe Future is Now - 19th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2021, Selected Papers
EditorsDavid Gerber, Evangelos Pantazis, Biayna Bogosian, Alicia Nahmad, Constantinos Miltiadis
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages36-48
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9789811912795
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 2022
Event19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 16 Jul 202118 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1465 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period16/07/2118/07/21

Keywords

  • Computational design
  • Designer's empathy
  • Soundscape

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics

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