Selected Publications
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Evaluation of the dynamic response for scaled models of shaped concrete floor slabs
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
Building Acoustics | 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1177/1351010X231157613
Revisiting the Viipuri Library: Assessing performance and design trade-offs in custom ceiling geometry
Broyles, J., Self, I., and Brown, N.
Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2022 | 2022 | Ingenta Connect Link
Dynamic subset sensitivity analysis for design exploration
Hinkle, L., Pavlak, G., Curtis, L., and Brown, N.
Proceedings of ANNSIM (SimAUD track) | 2022 | ANNSIM Link
Evaluating profession-based vocabulary in teams of architecture and engineering designers
Bunt, S., and Brown, N.
in Structures and Architecture: a Viable Urban Perspective? (ICSA 2022) | 2022 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003023555-148
Quantifying potential dynamic façade energy savings in early design using constrained optimization
Hinkle, L., Wang., J., and Brown, N.
Building and Environment | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109265
Modified acoustic transmission metrics for early-stage design exploration using a computational case study of heavyweight floors
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
Applied Acoustics | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2022.108865
Design optimization of structural–acoustic spanning elements in buildings
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
Journal of Architectural Engineering | 2022 | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000520
Calibrating a formfinding algorithm for simulation of tensioned knitted textile architectural models
Oghazian, F., Brown, N., and Davis, F.
CAADRIA | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.111
Quantifying sound transmission of building structures for optimization in early-stage design
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings | 2021
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ince/incecp/2021/00000263/00000005/art00024
Evaluation of concrete floor systems for embodied carbon, air-borne, and structure-borne acoustic performance
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
Proceedings of IASS | 2021 | ResearchGate Link
Design space exploration for comparing embodied carbon in tall timber structural systems
Hens, I., Solnosky, R., and Brown, N.
Energy and Buildings | 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110983
First, roll over
Bunt, S.
National Conference on the Beginning Design Student | 2021 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOb8j_mPPcM
Investigation of optimization techniques on structural-acoustical shaped concrete slabs in buildings
Broyles, J., Shepherd, M., and Brown, N.
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0001354
Implementing data-driven parametric building design with a flexible toolbox
Brown, N. , Jusiega, V., and Mueller, C.
Automation in Construction | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103252
Suggesting design directions: early examples of simulation-based guidance for common model types
Brown, N.
Proceedings of SimAUD | 2020 | http://simaud.org/2020/proceedings/94.pdf
Design performance and designer preference in an interactive, data-driven conceptual building design scenario
Brown, N.
Design Studies | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2020.01.001
Design variable analysis and generation for performance-based parametric modeling in architecture
Brown, N. and Mueller, C.
International Journal of Architectural Computing | 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1177/1478077118799491
Quantifying diversity in parametric design: a comparison of possible metrics
Brown, N. and Mueller, C.
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing | 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060418000033
Gradient-based guidance for controlling performance in early design exploration
Brown, N. and Mueller, C.
Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2018 | 2018 | Ingenta Connect Link
Designing with data: moving beyond the design space catalog
Brown, N. and Mueller, C.
Disciplines and Disruption: ACADIA 2017 | 2017 | http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/acadia17_154.pdf
Design for structural and energy performance of long span buildings using geometric multi-objective optimization
Brown, N. and Mueller, C.
Energy and Buildings | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.05.090
Data-driven approximation algorithms for rapid performance evaluation and optimization of civil structures
Tseranidis, S., Brown, N., and Mueller, C.
Automation in Construction | 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2016.02.002