Generating alternative proposals for the Louvre using procedural modeling

Erica Calogero; David Arnold

Generating alternative proposals for the Louvre using procedural modeling

Erica Calogero, David Arnold

University of Brighton

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This paper presents the process of reconstructing two facade designs for the East wing of the Louvre using procedural modeling. The first proposal reconstructed is Louis Le Vau’s 1662 scheme and the second is the 1668 design of the “petit conseil” that still stands today. The initial results presented show how such reconstructions may aid general and expert understanding of the two designs. It is claimed that by formalizing the facade description into a shape grammar in CityEngine, a systematized approach to a stylistic analysis is possible. It is also asserted that such an analysis is still best understood in the historical context of what is known about the contemporary design intentions of the building creators and commissioners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 4th ISPRS International Workshop 3D-ARCH 2011: 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures
Publisher	ISPRS Commission V - WG 4
Volume	XXXVII
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011
Event	Proceedings of the 4th ISPRS International Workshop 3D-ARCH 2011: 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures - Trento, Italy, 2-4 March 2011 Duration: 1 Mar 2011 → …

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Workshop	Proceedings of the 4th ISPRS International Workshop 3D-ARCH 2011: 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures
Period	1/03/11 → …

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procedural modelling
reconstruction
case study
Louvre
architecture

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Calogero, E., & Arnold, D. (2011). Generating alternative proposals for the Louvre using procedural modeling. In Proceedings of the 4th ISPRS International Workshop 3D-ARCH 2011: 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures (Vol. XXXVII). ISPRS Commission V - WG 4. http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXVIII-5-W16/185/2011/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-5-W16-185-2011.pdf

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Generating alternative proposals for the Louvre using procedural modeling. / Calogero, Erica; Arnold, David.
Proceedings of the 4th ISPRS International Workshop 3D-ARCH 2011: 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures. Vol. XXXVII ISPRS Commission V - WG 4, 2011.

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