Q2. What was the role of the other artefacts in the design process?
Other design process artefacts carried information about planned activities and played a key role in the co-ordination of the design work.
Q3. What were the various forms of artefacts used in the design process?
They included drawings (of various kinds), a CAD system, a physical scale model, a dayfile, a mailing system, a filing system, annotation and marking tools, desks and walls to pin drawings on, duplication and shrinking technology (photocopier), and communication technologies (telephone and fax).
Q4. What applications are identified as facilitating colocated or distributed design work?
Such applications identified as facilitating colocated or distributed design work include: shared screen (whiteboard), shared editor, designer’s notepad, videoconference, intelligent agents for conflict detection, issue based information system (IBIS), work-flow management, people locators and awareness system, and virtual meeting room.
Q5. What was the common method of sending drawings?
When sending drawings, it was usual to first shrink them on a photocopier, then to send them by fax, although detail (colour or legibility) was occasionally lost.
Q6. What were the tools used to transform architectural drafts into engineering drawings?
The early stage of transforming architectural drafts into engineering drawings was nearing completion, and detailing of the “fittingout” of the building was beginning, including building services and non-structural features.
Q7. What was the common form of communication between individuals and organisations?
1 0A third form of communication between individuals and organisations involved the transfer of design representations, in the form of artefacts.
Q8. What is the role of groupware systems designers in the design and engineering field?
Groupware systems designers are increasingly creating systems with a view to supporting the work of design and engineering groups.
Q9. How many engineers were involved in the design of the building?
Two teams within the BEG were studied, the Mechanical and Electrical group (M&E, usually four engineers), and the structural engineering group (seven engineers).
Q10. What was the amount of communication between the two projects?
the amount of communication taking place through the telephone and in unscheduled chats suggests that, in both projects, there was a great deal of informal verbal interaction taking place in parallel with the relatively formal drafting work.
Q11. What were the tools used to transform the architectural specifications of an architect into forms that can withstand?
Building engineers transform the conceptual specifications of an architect into forms that can withstand stresses placed upon them, and ensure that the design conforms to appropriate regulations and standards.
Q12. How many engineers were distributed over several sites?
The structural engineers were distributed over several sites, but three of their members (including the senior engineer) worked together in the office, separated from the M&E team by several partitions.
Q13. What was the common use of CAD drawings?
they rarely used the package to create production drawings, but rather sketches of the rotor, parts of the pump, or test rig.
Q14. What are the types of people who may be consulted during design?
The potential range of people who may be consulted during design is extensive, and these may be external to the organisation in which the design group is located (clients, model users, managers of users or clients, suppliers, technical experts, other designers), or internal (production personnel, organisational managers).