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Graph machine learning classification using architectural 3D topological models

Alymani, Abdulrahman, Jabi, Wassim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-9568 and Corcoran, Padraig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-3385 2022. Graph machine learning classification using architectural 3D topological models. Simulation 10.1177/00375497221105894

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Abstract

Some architects struggle to choose the best form of how the building meets the ground and may benefit from a suggestion based on precedents. This paper presents a novel proof of concept workflow that enables machine learning (ML) to automatically classify three-dimensional (3D) prototypes with respect to formulating the most appropriate building/ ground relationship. Here, ML, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), can ascertain the most appropriate relationship from a set of examples provided by trained architects. Moreover, the system classifies 3D prototypes of architectural precedent models based on a topological graph instead of 2D images. The system takes advantage of two primary technologies. The first is a software library that enhances the representation of 3D models through non-manifold topology (Topologic). The second is an end-to-end deep graph convolutional neural network (DGCNN). The experimental workflow in this paper consists of two stages. First, a generative simulation system for a 3D prototype of architectural precedents created a large synthetic database of building/ground relationships with numerous topological variations. This geometrical model then underwent conversion into semantically rich topological dual graphs. Second, the prototype architectural graphs were imported to the DGCNN model for graph classification. While using a unique data set prevents direct comparison, our experiments have shown that the proposed workflow achieves highly accurate results that align with DGCNN’s performance on benchmark graphs. This research demonstrates the potential of AI to help designers identify the topology of architectural solutions and place them within the most relevant architectural canons.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Published Online
Status: Published
Schools: Architecture
Additional Information: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Publisher: SAGE
ISSN: 0037-5497
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Date of First Compliant Deposit: 8 July 2022
Date of Acceptance: 5 May 2022
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2024 08:28
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151167

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