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bookVisualizing Building Data with Matplotlib

Data visualization is a powerful tool in architecture, enabling you to communicate complex design information clearly and efficiently. By transforming raw data into visual formats, you can quickly highlight trends, compare values, and support design decisions. Whether you are presenting room sizes, material quantities, or spatial relationships, effective charts and graphs help both you and your collaborators understand the underlying data at a glance. In architectural workflows, visualization is essential not only for client presentations but also for internal analysis and design optimization.

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Hardcoded data: room names and their areas in square meters rooms = ['Living Room', 'Bedroom', 'Kitchen', 'Bathroom', 'Study'] areas = [35, 20, 15, 8, 12] plt.bar(rooms, areas) plt.xlabel('Room') plt.ylabel('Area (sqm)') plt.title('Room Areas in Apartment') plt.show()
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This code uses matplotlib to create a bar chart that visualizes the areas of different rooms in an apartment. The plt.bar() function generates vertical bars for each room, with the height representing the area in square meters. The plt.xlabel() and plt.ylabel() functions label the x-axis and y-axis, making it clear what each axis represents. The plt.title() function adds a descriptive title to the chart. By running this code, you will see a window displaying the bar chart, which provides an immediate visual comparison of room sizes—helpful for both analysis and presentation.

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt rooms = ['Living Room', 'Bedroom', 'Kitchen', 'Bathroom', 'Study'] areas = [35, 20, 15, 8, 12] colors = ['skyblue', 'lightgreen', 'salmon', 'plum', 'gold'] plt.bar(rooms, areas, color=colors) plt.xlabel('Room') plt.ylabel('Area (sqm)') plt.title('Room Areas in Apartment') # Add value annotations on top of each bar for i, area in enumerate(areas): plt.text(i, area + 0.5, str(area), ha='center', va='bottom') plt.show()
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1. What type of plot is best for comparing room sizes in a building?

2. How does visualization support architectural decision-making?

3. Which matplotlib function is used to display a plot window?

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What type of plot is best for comparing room sizes in a building?

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How does visualization support architectural decision-making?

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Which matplotlib function is used to display a plot window?

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Data visualization is a powerful tool in architecture, enabling you to communicate complex design information clearly and efficiently. By transforming raw data into visual formats, you can quickly highlight trends, compare values, and support design decisions. Whether you are presenting room sizes, material quantities, or spatial relationships, effective charts and graphs help both you and your collaborators understand the underlying data at a glance. In architectural workflows, visualization is essential not only for client presentations but also for internal analysis and design optimization.

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Hardcoded data: room names and their areas in square meters rooms = ['Living Room', 'Bedroom', 'Kitchen', 'Bathroom', 'Study'] areas = [35, 20, 15, 8, 12] plt.bar(rooms, areas) plt.xlabel('Room') plt.ylabel('Area (sqm)') plt.title('Room Areas in Apartment') plt.show()
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This code uses matplotlib to create a bar chart that visualizes the areas of different rooms in an apartment. The plt.bar() function generates vertical bars for each room, with the height representing the area in square meters. The plt.xlabel() and plt.ylabel() functions label the x-axis and y-axis, making it clear what each axis represents. The plt.title() function adds a descriptive title to the chart. By running this code, you will see a window displaying the bar chart, which provides an immediate visual comparison of room sizes—helpful for both analysis and presentation.

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt rooms = ['Living Room', 'Bedroom', 'Kitchen', 'Bathroom', 'Study'] areas = [35, 20, 15, 8, 12] colors = ['skyblue', 'lightgreen', 'salmon', 'plum', 'gold'] plt.bar(rooms, areas, color=colors) plt.xlabel('Room') plt.ylabel('Area (sqm)') plt.title('Room Areas in Apartment') # Add value annotations on top of each bar for i, area in enumerate(areas): plt.text(i, area + 0.5, str(area), ha='center', va='bottom') plt.show()
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1. What type of plot is best for comparing room sizes in a building?

2. How does visualization support architectural decision-making?

3. Which matplotlib function is used to display a plot window?

question mark

What type of plot is best for comparing room sizes in a building?

Select the correct answer

question mark

How does visualization support architectural decision-making?

Select the correct answer

question mark

Which matplotlib function is used to display a plot window?

Select the correct answer

Tudo estava claro?

Como podemos melhorá-lo?

Obrigado pelo seu feedback!

Seção 3. Capítulo 1
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