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The Aristotelian proto-theory of design (2014)
Book Chapter
Koskela, L., Codinhoto, R., Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P., & Kagioglou, M. (2014). The Aristotelian proto-theory of design. In A. Chakrabarti, & L. Blessing (Eds.), An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design: Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6338-1_14

In comparing deliberation to the analysis of a geometrical figure, Aristotle made a highly significant theoretical statement on design, which has largely gone unnoticed. Through an interpretation of the accounts given by Aristotle and the Greek geom... Read More about The Aristotelian proto-theory of design.

Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex (2014)
Book Chapter
Kiviniemi, A., & Codinhoto, R. (2014). Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex. In Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (2014) (665-672). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.083

An often-introduced claim is that BIM can be a powerful tool for facility managers to improve buildings' performance and manage operations more efficiently throughout the life-cycle of buildings. Although this claim has been common since the early in... Read More about Challenges in the implementation of BIM for FM—Case Manchester Town Hall complex.