Chien MIES : ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTATIONS FOR NON - PROFESSIONALS

Architecture plays a significant role in understanding a particular culture at a specific period of time. However, traditional architecture representations, i.e. two-dimensional photographs and abstract drawings or threedimensional miniature models, are difficult for non-professionals to understand. This paper presents an architecture representation framework―MIES―that combines information technology, i.e. computer graphics, multimedia presentation and virtual reality technology, with human-computer interaction methods to provide effective design communications and comprehensive architecture presentations for non-professionals. MIES framework concept is first experimented in a web-based interactive design environment for non-designers to promote user participation during the development of apartment buildings. In addition, MIES framework is used to guide the development of a digital architecture museum. Both case studies have provided encouraging results to confirm the validity of MIES framework.