Director, Design Machine Group
Brian Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture. His interests include computer supported collaborative work (CSCW) tools for small groups, digital support for design decision making in both co-located and distributed situations, and design-computing pedagogy.
Brian received the ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) Award for Excellence in Research for 2002.
He received his B.S. in Physics and Math., summa cum laude, from the University of Puget Sound, and his Master of Architecture from the University of Washington.
Brian is an active member of ACADIA, serving as Site Coordinator for ACADIA'95 (Seattle), as ACADIA webmaster from 1997-99, as webmaster for the ACADIA Online Competition in1998, as President from 1999-2000, and as a Steering Committee member in various years. He is also a member of ACM.
Brian Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture. His interests include computer supported collaborative work (CSCW) tools for small groups, digital support for design decision making in both co-located and distributed situations, and design-computing pedagogy.
Brian received the ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) Award for Excellence in Research for 2002.
He received his B.S. in Physics and Math., summa cum laude, from the University of Puget Sound, and his Master of Architecture from the University of Washington.
Brian is an active member of ACADIA, serving as Site Coordinator for ACADIA'95 (Seattle), as ACADIA webmaster from 1997-99, as webmaster for the ACADIA Online Competition in1998, as President from 1999-2000, and as a Steering Committee member in various years. He is also a member of ACM.
web page: http://faculty.washington.edu/brj
email: brj@u.washington.edu
phone: 206.543.2132
fax: 206.616.4992
address:Department of Architecture
208 Gould Hall - BOX 355720
3949 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98195-5720
208 Gould Hall - BOX 355720
3949 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98195-5720
archives:
events:
- 5.14.2008 - Mehlika Inanici has been awarded the "Dean's Faculty Development Award"...
- 10.2.2007 - 10.7.2007 - ACADIA 2007 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Brian R Johnson will present the paper that...
- 10.12.2006 - 10.15.2006 - ACADIA 2006 - Louisville, Kentucky - Brian R Johnson presented "Context Aware...
- 04.27.2006 - The Colloquium on the Built Environment "What is Design Computing?" Brian...
- 9.13.2005 - 9.14.2005 - Brian R Johnson participated in the Seattle Innovation Symposium, exploring where...
- 10.26.2002 - Brian R Johnson awarded ACADIA Award of Excellence in Research as part of ACADIA...
- 10.24.2002 - 10.27.2002 - Brian R Johnson and Dan Glaser will present at the ACADIA 2002 Conference, Thresholds...
- 1.7.2002 - 1.11.2002 - Brian R Johnson presents " Compadres : Lightweight Support for Distributed...
- 10.26.2001 - 10.26.2001 - Brian R Johnson invited to speak at seminar in Madison Wisconsin. Seminar is titled...
- 10.11.2001 - 10.14.2001 - Brian R Johnson invited to ACADIA 2001 in Buffalo, N.Y. Participates in panel discussion...
- 7.9.2001 - 7.11.2001 - Design Machine Group: Mark D Gross , Ellen Yi-Luen Do , Brian R Johnson and Thomas...
- 7.8.2001 - 7.11.2001 - Mark D Gross , Ellen Yi-Luen Do , Brian R Johnson and Thomas Jung present papers...
- 10.18.2000 - 10.20.2000 - ACADIA 2000, at Washington DC. Brian R Johnson and Thomas Jung present papers! http://acadia2000.tamu.ed...
- 7.14.2000 - Mark D Gross , Brian R Johnson and Ellen Yi-Luen Do 's paper 'Beyond the Low Hanging...
- 6.20.2000 - Brian R Johnson , Ellen Yi-Luen Do , and Mark D Gross present 3 papers at eCAADe...
- 4.12.2000 - Urban Data Librarian - Brian R Johnson and Chuoc Lam
research:
publications:
- 2007 DVIN: a Dual-View Information Navigator
- 2006 Surfing the Tide of Change
- 2006 Context Aware Paper-Based Review Instrument: A Tangible User Interface for Architecture Design Review
- 2003 Requirements for an Effective Distributed Design Review
- 2002 Virtuality and Place
- 2002 Navigational Blocks: Tangible Navigation of Digital Information
- 2002 Navigational Blocks: navigating information space with tangible media
- 2002 Compadres: Lightweight Suppport for Distributed Collaborators
- 2001 The Design Amanuensis - An Instrument for Multimodal Design Capture and Playback
- 2001 Unfocused Interaction in Distributed Workgroups: Establishing Group Presence in a Web-Based Environment
- 2000 Sustaining Studio Culture- How well do internet tools meet the needs of Virtual Design Studios
- 2000 Between Friends: Support of Workgroup Communications
- 2000 Beyond the Low-hanging Fruit: Information Technology in Architectural Design, past, present, and future
- 1999 The 24 Hour Design Cycle: An Experiment in Design Collaboration Over the Internet
- 1999 Virtual Design Studio 1998 - a Place2Wait
- 1999 EVAL: A Web-based Design Review System
- 1998 Development Of a Case Study: 'Multi-Site' On The World Wide Web
- 1998 An Experiment in Design Collaboration
- 1998 The ArchiMedia Multisite: A Distributed Architectural Case Study Catalog
- 1998 Virtual Design Studio: Multiplying Time
- 1997 A Web-based Architectural Case Study System
- 1993 The Graphics Application Paradigm: A Framework for User Understanding of CG/CAD Applications
- 1991 Book Review: 'The Electronic Design Studio: Architectural Knowledge and Media in the Computer Era' by McCullough, Mitchell and Purcell, The MIT Press, 1990, 505 pages.
- 1990 Software Development, from Theory to Practice
- 1988 The Quantitative Modelling of Human Spatial Habitability
- 1985 An Analysis of the Benefit-Costs of Alternative Fenestration Assemblies for Internal-Load-Dominant Buildings Noting Solar Heat Gains and Daylighting Provision
- 1984 Devices to Reduce Cooling Loads for Three Climates
- 1983 A Study Method for Evaluating Fenestration Assemblies Considering the Control of Solar Heat Gain and the Provision of Daylighting
- 1981 Design of a Moderate-Cost Microcomputer Data Acquisition System for Experimental Investigations of Thermal Systems
- 1981 Conventional versus Earth-Sheltered Housing: A Comparative Study of Construction and Operation Costs for Three Cities
alumni:
presentations:
- the Design Amanuensis CF 2001
- eCAADe 2000 - Sustaining Studio Culture: How Well do Internet Tools Meet the Needs of Virtual Design Studios?
- Navigational Blocks
- IUI Navigational Blocks presentation
- GizmoVision
- CSCL 2002 - Compadres: Lightweight Support for Distributed Workgroups
- CHI 2002: Navigational Blocks Presentation
- CBE - What is Design Computing?
- CAPRI-VisionVideo
- CAAD Futures 2001 - Unfocused Interaction in Distributed Workgroups
- ACSA Technology Conference (2000) Beyond the Low-hanging Fruit
- ACADIA 2002: Virtuality and Place