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Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool. (2024)
Conference Proceeding
BELKOURI, D. and DOUNAS, T. 2024. Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool. In Di Marco, G., Lombardi, D. and Tedjosaputro, M. (eds.) Creativity in the age of digital reproduction: proceedings of the 1st xArch symposium (xArch 2023), 11-12 November 2023, Suzhou, China. Lecture notes in civil engineering, 343. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 103-110. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_13

The urban planning discipline is increasingly turning to specialized technologies to better understand the multiple and complex processes within cities. Automation is already reshaping infrastructure and urban ecosystems. This study seeks to reconcil... Read More about Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool..

What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
KIFOKERIS, D., DOUNAS, T., TEZEL, A. and MOON, S. 2023. What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper. In Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2023) co-located with the 40th International CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) conference (CIB W78 2023), 10-12 July 2023, Heraklion, Greece. Kanata, ON: CIB [online], paper 304. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.304

What is the value of tokens for blockchain applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)? How can token engineering be contextualized in AEC? This positional paper instigates the tackling of these largely unexplored questions. Fol... Read More about What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper..

Design dimensions for blockchain oracles in the AEC industry. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
DOUNAS, T., HUNHEVICZ, J. and BYERS, B.S. 2023. Design dimensions for blockchain oracles in the AEC industry. In Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2023) co-located with the 40th International CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction) conference (CIB W78 2023), 10-12 July 2023, Heraklion, Greece. Kanata, ON: CIB [online], paper 297. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.297

The literature on blockchain for AEC often has limited discussion on the design of the blockchain Oracle, the entity that ensures trusted information input from the real world. This work aims to illuminate an often unaddressed topic of how to best de... Read More about Design dimensions for blockchain oracles in the AEC industry..

Timber joints analysis and design using shape and graph grammar-based machine learning approach: synthetic data preparation of timber joints’ shape and graph grammar for machine learning application. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
YAU, H.M., DOUNAS, T., JABI, W. and LOMBARDI, D. 2023. Timber joints analysis and design using shape and graph grammar-based machine learning approach: synthetic data preparation of timber joints’ shape and graph grammar for machine learning application. In Dokonal, W., Hirschberg, U. and Wurzer, G. (eds.) Digital design reconsidered: proceedings of the 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023), 20-23 September 2023, Graz, Austria. Berlin: eCAADe, volume 1, pages 569-578. Hosted on CumInCAD [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.569

Timber joints had been applied as one of the primary methods across different cultures of building construction. The technique of crafting timber joints uses simple geometry to connect different components without the need of adhesives or fixings. Di... Read More about Timber joints analysis and design using shape and graph grammar-based machine learning approach: synthetic data preparation of timber joints’ shape and graph grammar for machine learning application..

Mass-customisation of dwellings in the Middle East: developing a design-to-fabrication framework to resolve the housing crisis in Saudi Arabia. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
ABDULMAJEED, A., AGKATHIDIS, A., LOMBARDI, D. and DOUNAS, T. 2023. Mass-customisation of dwellings in the Middle East: developing a design-to-fabrication framework to resolve the housing crisis in Saudi Arabia. In Dokonal, W., Hirschberg, U. and Wurzer, G. (eds.) Digital design reconsidered: proceedings of the 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023), 20-23 September 2023, Graz, Austria. Berlin: eCAADe, volume 2, pages 157-164. Hosted on CumInCAD [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.157

The Saudi government is taking the initiative to modernise the country and address critical challenges. One of its primary goals is to relieve the housing deficit. One of the challenges in supplying the houses is that potential inhabitants have denie... Read More about Mass-customisation of dwellings in the Middle East: developing a design-to-fabrication framework to resolve the housing crisis in Saudi Arabia..

Decentralised additive manufacturing for architecture: exploring the integration of distributed ledger technologies with 3D printing. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
BERDOS, Y., VELE, J. and DOUNAS, T. 2023. Decentralised additive manufacturing for architecture: exploring the integration of distributed ledger technologies with 3D printing. In Dokonal, W., Hirschberg, U. and Wurzer, G. (eds.) Digital design reconsidered: proceedings of the 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023), 20-23 September 2023, Graz, Austria. Berlin: eCAADe, volume 1, pages 709-718. Hosted on CumInCAD [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.709

This paper investigates the potential integration of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies with Additive Manufacturing in the context of architectural design and fabrication. The study aims to identify knowledge gaps, explore the affinity be... Read More about Decentralised additive manufacturing for architecture: exploring the integration of distributed ledger technologies with 3D printing..

Developing a design framework for the mass customisation of housing in Saudi Arabia: a critical review. (2023)
Journal Article
ABDULMAJEED, A., AGKATHIDIS, A., DOUNAS, T. and LOMBARDI, D. 2023. Developing a design framework for the mass customisation of housing in Saudi Arabia: a critical review. Architecture and planning journal [online], 28(3): proceedings of the 10th International conference of the Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design 2022 (ASCAAD 2022): hybrid spaces of the metaverse: architecture in the age of the metaverse: opportunities and potentials, 12-14 October 2022, [virtual event], article 32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8547.1227

This paper explores the suitability of mass customisation (MC) technologies and techniques in order to provide affordable housing solutions for Saudi Arabia. In particular, the paper analyses ten articles filtered through 1.165 publications searched... Read More about Developing a design framework for the mass customisation of housing in Saudi Arabia: a critical review..

A crypto-twin framework for the aec industry: enabling digital twins with blockchain technologies. (2023)
Journal Article
DOUNAS, T., LOMBARDI, D., VELE, J. and PROKOP, S. 2023. A crypto-twin framework for the AEC industry: enabling digital twins with blockchain technologies. Architecture and planning journal [online], 28(3): proceedings of the 10th International conference of the Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design 2022 (ASCAAD 2022): hybrid spaces of the metaverse: architecture in the age of the metaverse: opportunities and potentials, 12-14 October 2022, [virtual event], article 20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8547.1215

The paper describes a conceptual framework and the smart contract architecture for Crypto-Twins (CT) in the AEC industry, i.e. blockchain (BC) enabled digital twins. We describe the background, terminology of technologies involved, while the methodol... Read More about A crypto-twin framework for the aec industry: enabling digital twins with blockchain technologies..

Qualitative knowledge graph for the evaluation of metaverse(s): is the metaverse hype or a promising new field for architects? (2023)
Journal Article
AWAN, A., PROKOP, S., VELE, J., DOUNAS, T., LOMBARDI, D., AGKATHIDIS, A. and KURILLA, L. 2023. Qualitative knowledge graph for the evaluation of metaverse(s): is the metaverse hype or a promising new field for architects? Architecture and planning journal [online], 28(3): proceedings of the 10th International conference of the Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design 2022 (ASCAAD 2022): hybrid spaces of the metaverse: architecture in the age of the metaverse: opportunities and potentials, 12-14 October 2022, [virtual event], article 23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8547.1218

With the advancement of augmented and virtual reality technologies both in scale as well as accessibility, the Metaverse (Stephenson, 1992, Hughes, 2022) has emerged as a new digital space with potential for the application of architectural creativit... Read More about Qualitative knowledge graph for the evaluation of metaverse(s): is the metaverse hype or a promising new field for architects?.

Blockchain technologies in construction. (2022)
Book Chapter
DOUNAS, T. and LOMBARDI, D. 2022. Blockchain technologies in construction. In Dounas, T. and Lombardi, D. (eds.) Blockchain for construction. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 1-4. Available from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3759-0_1

The purpose of this volume is to inform the reader on the state of affairs of a new subset of construction informatics, Blockchain (B) and Decentralized Ledger Technologies (DLT)s. The initial motivation for writing and editing this volume was that w... Read More about Blockchain technologies in construction..

The promise of blockchain for the construction industry: a governance lens. (2022)
Book Chapter
HUNHEVICZ, J., DOUNAS, T. and HALL, D.M. 2022. The promise of blockchain for the construction industry: a governance lens. In Dounas, T. and Lombardi, D. (eds.) Blockchain for construction. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 5-33. Available from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3759-0_2

This chapter outlines the promise of blockchain for the construction industry. Blockchain is an opportunity to create novel forms of economic coordination toward better collaboration within and across the built asset life cycle phases. Ongoing resear... Read More about The promise of blockchain for the construction industry: a governance lens..

Decentralised autonomous organisations for the AEC and design industries. (2022)
Book Chapter
LOMBARDI, D. and DOUNAS, T. 2022. Decentralised autonomous organisations for the AEC and design industries. In Dounas, T. and Lombardi, D. (eds.) Blockchain for construction. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 35-45. Available from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3759-0_3

The chapter presents the concept of Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) and discusses what the current and possible applications are in relation to the AEC, design and design-linked industries. The chapter first introduces theoretical aspects... Read More about Decentralised autonomous organisations for the AEC and design industries..

Collective digital factories for buildings: stigmergic collaboration through cryptoeconomics. (2022)
Book Chapter
DOUNAS, T., LOMBARDI, D. and JABI, W. 2022. Collective digital factories for buildings: stigmergic collaboration through cryptoeconomics. In Dounas, T. and Lombardi, D. (eds.) Blockchain for construction. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 207-228. Available from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3759-0_11

The chapter describes conceptually how a blockchain (BC), through smart contracts (SC) and tokenisation, can act as a stigmergic information layer for the creation of collective digital factories in construction. The chapter focuses on the orchestrat... Read More about Collective digital factories for buildings: stigmergic collaboration through cryptoeconomics..

The Architecture Decentralised Autonomous Organisation: a stigmergic exploration in architectural collaboration. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
DOUNAS, T., VOELLER, E., PROKOP, S. and VELE, J. 2022. The Architecture Decentralised Autonomous Organisation: a stigmergic exploration in architectural collaboration. In Pak, B., Wurzer, G. and Stouffs, R. (eds.) Co-creating the future: inclusion in and through design: proceedings of the 40th eCCADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design), 13-16 September 2022, Ghent, Belgium. Ghent: eCAADe, volume 1, pages 567-576. Hosted on CumInCad [online]. Available from: http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/Show?ecaade2022_246

We present "ArchiDAO", a decentralised Autonomous Organisation, i.e an architecture studio run on via smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. The objective of the paper is to offer a concise framework for the transformation of the way architectur... Read More about The Architecture Decentralised Autonomous Organisation: a stigmergic exploration in architectural collaboration..

Discretisation design strategies: strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretization. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
ZAMANI, E. and DOUNAS, T. 2022. Discretisation design strategies: strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretization. In Kouider, T. and Saleeb, N. (eds.) Proceedings of the 9th International congress on architectural technology (ICAT 2022): digitally integrated cities: closing the chasm between social and physical, 19-20 May 2022, London, UK. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online], pages 1-15. Available from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17KEcD4GshS1PpSyH6dTPGRwNfsBtYtan/view

In the present paper, we introduce a classification system, for discretisation strategies, based on the procedural differences. This paper has a particular focus on strategies explicitly positioned towards an integration between digital design, robot... Read More about Discretisation design strategies: strategies to integrate design and fabrication through discretization..

Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. (2021)
Journal Article
DOUNAS, T., JABI, W. and LOMBARDI, D. 2021. Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. Blucher design proceedings [online], 9(6): proceedings of the 25th International conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 20201): designing possibilities, 8-12 November 2021, [virtual conference], pages 1189-1198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5151/sigradi2021-20

The presented research study tackles the topic of economic and material sustainable development in the built environment and construction industry, by introducing and applying the concept and the potential of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on blockchain... Read More about Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment..

Bioluminescent pavilion: temporary architecture provides lighting. (2021)
Conference Proceeding
FIAMEGKOU, T. and DOUNAS, T. 2021. Bioluminescent pavilion: temporary architecture provides lighting. In Proceedings of the 2021 Design computation input/output conference (DC I/O 2021), 6-8 October 2021, [virtual event]. London: Design Computation [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47330/dcio.2021.jtct3860

The present study will evolve around the design of a pavilion located at key points in the Aberdeen city. The structure will provide low intensity lighting using bioluminescent organisms on its inner and outer surface. For the creation of the design,... Read More about Bioluminescent pavilion: temporary architecture provides lighting..

A generative design case study for UAV-based assembly and fabrication: parametric analysis and synthesis of Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas. (2021)
Journal Article
ZAMANI, E. and DOUNAS, T. 2021. A generative design case study for UAV-based assembly and fabrication: parametric analysis and synthesis of Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas. Open house international [online], 46(3): architecture in the age of disruptive technologies, pages 476-493. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-03-2021-0060

Purpose: This study proposes a DfMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) based on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and uses Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas as the main case study due to their geometric modularity. In Islamic architecture, different geographic... Read More about A generative design case study for UAV-based assembly and fabrication: parametric analysis and synthesis of Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas..

Topology generated non-fungible tokens: blockchain as infrastructure for a circular economy in architectural design. (2021)
Conference Proceeding
DOUNAS, T., JABI, W. and LOMBARDI, D. 2021. Topology generated non-fungible tokens: blockchain as infrastructure for a circular economy in architectural design. In Globa, A., van Ameijde, J., Fingrut, A., Kim, N. and Sky Lo, T.T. (eds.) Proceedings of the 26th Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia international conference 2021 (CAADRIA 2021): projections, 29 March - 1 April 2021, [virtual conference]. Hong Kong: CAADRIA [online], vol 2, pages 151-160. Available from: https://caadria2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/caadria2021_376.pdf

The paper presents a new digital infrastructure layer for buildings and architectural assets. The infrastructure layer consists of a combination of topology graphs secured on a decentralised ledger. The topology graphs organise non-fungible digital t... Read More about Topology generated non-fungible tokens: blockchain as infrastructure for a circular economy in architectural design..