CAAD Futures 2025 – Catalytic Interfaces: Conference Proceedings (Volume I)

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Crolla, K., Xue, F., Tan, T., Tam, K.-M. M., Guo, H., Goepel, G. & Zhang, H. (Eds.). (2025). CAAD Futures 2025 – Catalytic Interfaces: Conference Proceedings, Volume I. Hong Kong: Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. ISBN 978-988-78349-3-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29265815

Table of Contents

Part I. Catalytic Interfaces

1. Towards an interdisciplinary academia industry research nexus - Collaborative. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29270555
2. Catalytic Design Interfaces: AI-Guided Building Massing and Automated Compliance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29365466
3. Rethinking Participatory Architectural Design: Harnessing Immersive Environments & AI for Facilitating Designer-Stakeholder Collaboration. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29345678
4. From Augmentation to Autonomy: Human–XR–Robot Synergies in Advanced Design and Construction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29347415
5. Designing a Framework for AI-Informed Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly of Nonuniform Material in Extended Reality. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29365481
6. Buildings as Symbiotic Systems: Cybernetic Adaptation between Technical and Biological Systems in Architecture. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29365502

Part II. Research Papers (Nos. 1--29)

1. Superiority of High-Dimensional Latent Variable Representation in Urban Spatial Structure: Evidence from an Urban Climate Study. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29348945
2. Integrating Regulatory Compliance In AI-Assisted Architectural Design. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349179
3. A Full-Process Digital Method for Recursive Geometric Structure and Machining Parameter Generation Targeting the Reutilization of Curved Timber. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349371
4. Understand Urban Building Energy Consumption with Explainable Machine Learning Approaches. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349755
5. Adaptive Design and Fabrication of Modular Topological Interlocking Assemblies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349881
6. Collaborative, Conversational Architectural Design Process between Human Designers and Multimodal Agentic AIs for Early-stage Design Exploration. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349989
7. Architectural Preference Prediction Based on MBTI. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350163
8. Beyond Border Vacuums: A Machine Learning Critique of Park Boundary Vitality in Manhattan’s Contrasting Morphologies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350301
9. From Craft to Community: A Digital Fabrication Framework for Participatory Upcycling of Urban Waste. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350424
10. Intelligent Spatial Planning: A Multidimensional Study on Swiss Residential Design Using Large Language model (GPT-4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350562
11. How do AI-based Suggestions Support Designing in Immersive Environments? Using Generated Images as Visual References for Architectural Design in Mixed Reality. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29348774
12. Performance-based Urban Environmental Restoration: A Multi-Layered Cellular Automata Model for Ecological Design Simulation in High-Density Cities. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349107
13. Architectural Interfaces for Shared Spaces: A Multi-User Perspective on Intelligent Environment Interactions. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349527
14. Consolidated Empirical Bio-material Repository. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349644
15. AI2D-Architecture: a Benchmark for Evaluating Multimodal Large Language Models in Architecture. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349782
16. MR-RL-Robot: A Smart System for Enhanced Construction Safety and Efficiency. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349887
17. Resonant Blech: Emergent Soundscapes Through Human-AI Interaction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29349950
18. Enhancing Urban Vitality through Interactive XR Installations: Fostering Engagement and Environmental. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350076
19. BPMN-Based Building Project Lifecycle Analysis with a Core of BIM. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350142
20. Environmental-driven Making: Clay 3D Printing Instructed by Airflow Data. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350490
21. Integrating Traditional Vietnamese Bamboo and Rattan Weaving with Computational Design: A Modular Approach to Sustainable Craft. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29348765
22. Beyond LLMs: Integrating AI Tools and Methods in the Design Process. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350049
23. Comparing Different Building Representations for Readability by Large Language Models. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350238
24. Enhancing Robotic Embodiment in Architecture: An Intelligent Approach Combining Vision Systems and Generative Neural Networks for Autonomous Design-to-Production. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350361
25. Quantifying Architectural Experience Using Visual Language Models: Does AI Dream of Rendered Spaces? DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350478
26. Adaptive Origami: Fabrication of Pneumatic-Actuated Adaptive folding System. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350607
27. Material Reuse in Heritage Conservation: Developing A Digital Design-to-Production Circular Workflow. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350724
28. ArchSeek: Retrieving Architectural Case Studies Using Vision-Language Models. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350997
29. Design Quality Housing Assessment Methodology: Supporting Heuristics with Evidence-Based Decision-Making. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29351183