The design process: diagnosis and improvements

Abstract

This issue, first in 2017, presents articles by authors from the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Goiânia and Rio de Janeiro. The diversity of institutions of origin of the authors includes the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, the Federal University of Paraná, the State University of Londrina, the Unicesumar University Center, the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, the Federal University of Goiás , the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Petrobras. Multiple areas of education were involved as Architecture, Urbanism and Civil Engineering, in the majority, and Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science. Researches that diagnose the architectural design process or offer inputs for its development with greater potential for analysis and precision are presented. Emphasis is placed on the computational support, information modeling, and the application of scale models.