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Dr. Edwin Gonzalez
Universidad de la Américas Puebla

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Journal article
Published: 09 July 2021 in Sustainability
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This work implements parametric tools to optimize the environmental design of urban adaptive shadings through multiobjective evolutionary algorithms that look for solutions of dynamic (time-changing) structures used in open public spaces. The proposal is located in Malecon Cancun Tajamar in the southeast part of Mexico, and the main objective is to enhance the thermal comfort of users as well as to become part of the social dynamics of the place reinforcing identity through appropriation. The proposed workflow includes four steps: (1) geometric modelling by parametric modelling tools; (2) simulation of environmental parameters by using BPS tools; (3) shape optimization by using an evolutionary algorithm; and (4) environmental verification of the results. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) was used to assess the outdoor thermal comfort derived from the dynamic shadings. The results showed a significant improvement in the thermal comfort with absolute UTCI differences of 3.9, 7.4, and 3.1 °C at 8, 12, and 16 h, respectively, during the summer; and absolute differences of 1.4, 3.5, and 2 °C at 8, 12, and 16 h, respectively, during the winter. The proposed workflow can help to guide the early design process of dynamic shadings by finding optimal solutions that enhance outdoor thermal comfort.

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Doris Chi; Edwin González M.; Renato Valdivia; Eduardo Gutiérrez J.. Parametric Design and Comfort Optimization of Dynamic Shading Structures. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7670 .

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Doris Chi, Edwin González M., Renato Valdivia, Eduardo Gutiérrez J.. Parametric Design and Comfort Optimization of Dynamic Shading Structures. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7670.

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Doris Chi; Edwin González M.; Renato Valdivia; Eduardo Gutiérrez J.. 2021. "Parametric Design and Comfort Optimization of Dynamic Shading Structures." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7670.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2021 in Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
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The Sports Palace of Mexico City was built in 1968 and became a turning point in the design and construction of laminar shells, leading the transition from reinforced concrete to metallic grid structures. Felix Candela observed that the use of concrete in designing laminar structures was limited to achieve great spans for sport spaces; he thus changed his first proposal for using a concrete laminar shell to a metallic structure. However, in the first architectural conception of the metallic structure, a lighter cable structure was proposed respecting the built geometry, with the intent of using high-strength wires in the upper and lower chords of the arches. In this paper, three different proposals are modeled. The first uses a 3D modelled concrete shell for understanding the geometry. The others use the final geometry and are analyzed using advanced NURBS (Non-uniform rational Bspline) modeling techniques with Rhinoceros and a parametric design with Grasshopper, where the parameters and results obtained in previous tests are compared with the results obtained in the simulations. Paneling plugins, forces simulation add-ons, finite elements analysis and environmental design simulation tools in Grasshopper are used to compare the results under normal design conditions.

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Edwin Gonzalez; Giancarlo Di Marco; Cynthia Gonzalez; Jessica Galindo. Parametric Analysis of the Dome of the Sports Palace of Mexico City. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 2021, 62, 50 -60.

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Edwin Gonzalez, Giancarlo Di Marco, Cynthia Gonzalez, Jessica Galindo. Parametric Analysis of the Dome of the Sports Palace of Mexico City. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2021; 62 (1):50-60.

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Edwin Gonzalez; Giancarlo Di Marco; Cynthia Gonzalez; Jessica Galindo. 2021. "Parametric Analysis of the Dome of the Sports Palace of Mexico City." Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 62, no. 1: 50-60.

Journal article
Published: 22 November 2018 in Economía Creativa
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Entre la década de los sesenta y los setenta, Pierre Bézier, desarrollador de las curvas y las superficies que llevan su nombre, se convirtió en el pionero del trabajo de las curvas NURBS o NonUniform rational B-Spilines, incrementando su flexibilidad y precisión, tecnología que se implementa por primera vez en la industria automotriz, en conjunto con la compañía Renault. La metodología de diseño de formas complejas se ha ido perfeccionando con el empleo de softwares de diseño adaptado a diferentes industrias, donde la palabra diseño esté implícita. Este artículo analiza la metodología propuesta por Giancarlo Di Marco en su libro Simplified Complexity. Concluyendo con una crítica sobre la metodología presentada y su aplicación en el proceso de flujos de trabajo para diferentes diseñadores.

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Edwin González Meza. Simplified complexity. Método para el modelado NURBS avanzado con Rhinoceros. Economía Creativa 2018, 205 -219.

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Edwin González Meza. Simplified complexity. Método para el modelado NURBS avanzado con Rhinoceros. Economía Creativa. 2018; (10):205-219.

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Edwin González Meza. 2018. "Simplified complexity. Método para el modelado NURBS avanzado con Rhinoceros." Economía Creativa , no. 10: 205-219.

Journal article
Published: 31 March 2018 in Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
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Juan G. Oliva Salinas; Marisela Mendoza; Edwin González Meza. Reflections on Frei Otto as Mentor and Promoter of Sustainable Architecture and his collaboration with Kenzo Tange and Ove Arup in 1969. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 2018, 59, 87 -100.

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Juan G. Oliva Salinas, Marisela Mendoza, Edwin González Meza. Reflections on Frei Otto as Mentor and Promoter of Sustainable Architecture and his collaboration with Kenzo Tange and Ove Arup in 1969. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2018; 59 (1):87-100.

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Juan G. Oliva Salinas; Marisela Mendoza; Edwin González Meza. 2018. "Reflections on Frei Otto as Mentor and Promoter of Sustainable Architecture and his collaboration with Kenzo Tange and Ove Arup in 1969." Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 59, no. 1: 87-100.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Revista de la construcción
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Edwin González Meza; Jesús Anaya Díaz. Typological and constructive transformations of spatial structures in Mexico: The Sports Palace for the XIX Olympics. Revista de la construcción 2016, 15, 38 -47.

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Edwin González Meza, Jesús Anaya Díaz. Typological and constructive transformations of spatial structures in Mexico: The Sports Palace for the XIX Olympics. Revista de la construcción. 2016; 15 (3):38-47.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Edwin González Meza; Jesús Anaya Díaz. 2016. "Typological and constructive transformations of spatial structures in Mexico: The Sports Palace for the XIX Olympics." Revista de la construcción 15, no. 3: 38-47.

Book chapter
Published: 27 June 2013 in Structures and Architecture
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E Meza; J Díaz. Shapes and behavior of triangular grid structures. Current trends in architecture of the 21th Century. Structures and Architecture 2013, 1395 -1402.

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E Meza, J Díaz. Shapes and behavior of triangular grid structures. Current trends in architecture of the 21th Century. Structures and Architecture. 2013; ():1395-1402.

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E Meza; J Díaz. 2013. "Shapes and behavior of triangular grid structures. Current trends in architecture of the 21th Century." Structures and Architecture , no. : 1395-1402.