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Collaborative design exploration in an interactive workspace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2007

Renate Fruchter ,
Kushagra Saxena ,
Matt Breidenthal  and
Peter Demian
Renate Fruchter
Affiliation:
Project Based Learning Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Kushagra Saxena
Affiliation:
Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Matt Breidenthal
Affiliation:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Peter Demian
Affiliation:
Civil Engineering Department, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Architecture, engineering, and construction team members, while collaborating on building projects, rely on past experiences and content through the use of project design archives (whether in paper or digital format). Underutilization of potential knowledge in the decision-making process of data, information, and knowledge reuse is limited by access to these archives, because of sheer size, decontextualized content, and inconvenient access and presentation. This paper presents an integrated solution called CoMem–iRoom that leverages two technologies Corporate Memory (CoMem) and interactive Room (iRoom) developed at Stanford. CoMem–iRoom addresses critical limitations (content, context, visualization, and interactivity) constraining the process of collaborative exploration toward knowledge reuse and decision making.

Keywords

CollaborationCorporate MemoryDesignExplorationInteractive Workspace

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AI EDAM , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , August 2007 , pp. 279 - 293
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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