@inproceedings{7f984ed920044f16a5b382805ac4ea3d,
title = "Sketch-based methods for researching building layouts through the semantic fingerprint of architecture",
abstract = "The paper focuses on the early stages of the design process where the architect needs assistance in finding reference projects and describes different aspects of a concept for retrieving previous design solutions with similar structural characteristics. The proposed system offers a computational approach to extracting a few characteristic and prominent features of a floor plan which are then used to generate a semantic fingerprint. We propose the use of a visual query language and a semantic structure to query and create a floor plan repository. This enables the user of the system to sketch a schematic abstraction of a floor plan and search for floor plans that are structurally similar. It is a collective effort to create a community knowledge base about past projects and the retrieval strategies of this information. We examine the use of classic mouse and keyboard and pen -and touch-enabled interaction methods to annotate and retrieve spatial situation.",
author = "Christoph Langenhan and Markus Weber and Marcus Liwicki and Frank Petzold and Andreas Dengel",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} P. Leclercq, A. Heylighen and G. Martin (eds); 14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design: Designing Together, CAADFutures 2011 ; Conference date: 04-07-2011 Through 08-07-2011",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
series = "Designing Together: CAADFutures 2011 - Proceedings of the 14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design",
publisher = "Les Editions de l'Universite de Liege",
pages = "85--102",
editor = "Pierre Leclercq and Ann Heylighen and Genevieve Martin",
booktitle = "Designing Together",
}