Design Automation Lab

Patrick Janssen

Associate Professor
Department of Architecture
National University of Singapore

Adjunct Associate Professor
3D Geoinformation
Department of Urbanism
TU Delft

Books and Journals

Janssen, P, Bui, TDP, and Wang, L (2022) Mobius Evolver: Competitive Exploration of Urban Massing Strategies Using Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design: Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts, pp. (to appear). ResearchGate

Wang, L, Ji, G, Tong, Z, and Janssen, P (2021) EvoMass – Performance-based Building Massing Design Optimization and Exploration, Xinjianzhu/New Architecture, Xinjianzhu/New Architecture, pp. (to appear). ResearchGate

Chen, J, Alva, P, Stouffs, R, and Janssen, P (2021) Agile Automated Modelling: A Novel Geo-computational Methodology for Automating Planning Tasks, Xinjianzhu/New Architecture, 2 , pp. 16-23. ResearchGate , Link

Biljecki, F, Lim, J, Crawford, J, Moraru, D, Tauscher, H, Konde, A, Adouane, K, Lawrence, S, Janssen, P, and Stouffs, R (2021) Extending CityGML for IFC-sourced 3D city models, Automation in Construction, 121 , pp. 103440. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Sood, T, Janssen, P, and Miller, C (2020) Spacematch: Using Environmental Preferences to Match Occupants to Suitable Activity-Based Workspaces, Frontiers in Built Environment 6, 6 , pp. 113. ResearchGate , Link

Wang, LK, Janssen, P, and Ji, G (2020) SSIEA: A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for supporting conceptual architectural design, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 34 (4) , pp. 458-476. ResearchGate , Link

Lim, J, Janssen, P, and Biljecki, F (2020) Visualising detailed CityGML and ADE at the building scale, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIV-4/W1-2020 , pp. 83-90. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Alva, P, Janssen, P, and Stouffs, R (2019) Geospatial Tool-Chains: Planning Support Systems for Organisational Teams, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 17 (4) , pp. 336-356. ResearchGate , Link

Wang, L, Janssen, P, Chen, KW, Tong, Z, and Ji, G (2019) Subtractive Building Massing for Performance-Based Architectural Design Exploration: A Case Study of Daylighting Optimization, Sustainability, 11 (24) , pp. 6965. ResearchGate , Link

Adouane, K, Stouffs, R, Janssen, P, and Domer, B (2019) A model-based approach to convert a building BIM-IFC data set model into CityGML, Spatial Science, 69 (2) , pp. 1-24. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Chen, KW, Janssen, P, and Schlueter, A (2018) Multi-Objective Optimisation of Building Form, Envelope and Cooling System for Improved Building Energy Performance, Automation in Construction, pp. 449-457. ResearchGate , Link

Wang, L, Janssen, P, and Ji, G (2018) Utility of Evolutionary Design in Architecture: An Investigation into Constraint Handling Strategies, Design Computing and Cognition (DCC’18), 8 , pp. 177-194. ResearchGate , Link

Stouffs, R, and Janssen, P (2017) Rethinking Urban Practices: Designing for Jurong Vision 2050, CASA Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, NUS. ResearchGate , PDF

Stouffs, R, and Janssen, P (2017) A Rule-Based Generative Analysis Approach for Urban Planning, Morphological Analysis of Cultural DNA: Tools for Decoding Culture-Embedded Forms, pp. 125-136. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Janssen, P (2015) Dexen: A scalable and extensible platform for experimenting with population-based design exploration algorithms, AI EDAM, 29 (4) , pp. 443–455. ResearchGate , Link

Choo, TS, and Janssen, P (2014) Evolutionary Optimisation of Semi-transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaic Facades, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 12 (1) , pp. 81–100. ResearchGate , Link

Janssen, P, Stouffs, R, Chaszar, A, Boeykens, S, and Toth, B (2014) Custom Digital Workflows with User-defined Data Transformations via Property Graphs, Design Computation Cognition (DCC’14), 6 , pp. 559–578. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Toth, B, Janssen, P, Stouffs, R, Chaszar, A, and Boeykens, S (2012) Custom Digital Workflows: A New Framework for Design Analysis Integration, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 10 (4) , pp. 481–500. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Zhang, J, Heng, CK, Malone-Lee, LC, Hii, DJC, Janssen, P, Leung, KS, and Tan, BK (2012) Evaluating environmental implications of density: A comparative case study on the relationship between density, urban block typology and sky exposure, Automation in Construction, 22 , pp. 90–101. ResearchGate , Link

Bhatt, A, Janssen, P, and Schoch, O (2008) Editorial, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 6 (4) , pp. 3–4. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Janssen, P (2006) A Generative Evolutionary Design Method, Digital Creativity, 17 (1) , pp. 49–63. ResearchGate , Link

Janssen, P (2006) The Role of Preconceptions in Design, Design Computing and Cognition (DCC’06), 2 , pp. 365–383. ResearchGate , Link

Janssen, P, and Frazer, J (2005) A Framework For Generating And Evolving Building Designs, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 3 (4) , pp. 449–470. ResearchGate , Link

Frazer, J, and Janssen, P (2003) Generative and Evolutionary Models for Design, Communication and Cognition: Organic Aesthetics and Generative Methods in Architectural Design, 36 (3/4) , pp. 187–215. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Janssen, P, Frazer, J, and Tang, MX (2002) Evolutionary Design Systems and Generative Processes, Applied Intelligence: International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, and Complex Problem-Solving Technologies, 16 (2) , pp. 119–128. ResearchGate , PDF , Link

Editor

Janssen, P, Herr, C, and Stouffs, R (Eds.), (2018) Special Issue: Protocols, Flows, and Glitches , International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) , 16 (3) . ResearchGate , Link

Fukuda, T, Huang, W, Janssen, P, Crolla, K, and Alhadidi, S (Eds.), (2018) Learning, Adapting and Prototyping , Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2018) . ResearchGate , Cumincad

Janssen, P, Loh, P, Raonic, A, and Schnabel, MA (Eds.), (2017) Protocols, Flows, and Glitches , Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2017) . ResearchGate , Cumincad

Stouffs, R, Janssen, P, Roudavski, S, and Tuncer, B (Eds.), (2013) Open Systems , Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2013) . ResearchGate , Cumincad

Bhatt, A, Janssen, P, and Schoch, O (Eds.), (2008) International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) , 6 (4) . ResearchGate , Link

PhD

Janssen, P (2004) A Design Method and Computational Architecture for Generating and Evolving Building Designs, PhD Thesis, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. ResearchGate , PDF