Design Narrative and City Information Modeling

This paper connects researchers from two different areas of expertise – Architecture/CIM (City Information Modeling) software and Design – by using the concept of the Trojan Horse to develop a common project. The concept is used experimentally to get a different insight on these two knowledge areas and as a method to research the impact of scientific knowledge on the two specific academic communities by intersecting very specific digital features from both knowledge areas. Computer analysis can help to stop or at least mitigate human failures as methods and analysis can be speeded up immensely. This research stems from a conversation between CIM and Design to improve the city analysis and modeling tools by looking into design thinking and design methods as a means for searching for better interfaces and human systems integration.