Beauty and Brains: Integrating Easy Spatial Design and Advanced Urban Sustainability Models

摘要: This chapter contributes to the literature on dyad creative design versus analytical assessment. It describes challenges of creating a planning support system acceptable by designers, and reports success combining two tools: Phoenix, an easy-to-use natural user-interface (using multitouch physical objects input) for spatial Urban Strategy, framework integrating advanced environmental socio-economic models urban sustainability analysis. The systems were developed in different circumstances, contexts, groups, but their combination unlocked key user acceptance adoption. Their extremely low learning curve attracts even most technophobic stakeholders makes use recent advances cloud computing storage processing deliver immediate feedback. allows anyone (especially designers) sketch solutions with movements immediately receive feedback indicators performance, enabling iterative improvements designs.