Untersuchung zur Wechselwirkung von Berechnen und Gestalten im Entwurf

This paper describes a study which tries to investigate the interactions between calculation and embodiment design during the phase of rough embodiment design. Design beginners and experienced designers had to work on two tasks in variant design and adaptive design. The solution processes were recorded and analysed by video and logfile. First results show differences between experienced designers and design beginners in reached solution quality and efficiency of procedure. Furthermore typical steps were found, which result in good solutions.