Cumincad : CUMINCAD Papers : Paper ga9808:MICROGENESIS, The Architect as Toolmaker: Computer-Based Generative Design Tools and Methods

id	ga9808
authors	Ceccato, Cristiano
year	1998
title	MICROGENESIS, The Architect as Toolmaker: Computer-Based Generative Design Tools and Methods
source	International Conference on Generative Art
summary	The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the results of various stages of research into the development of generative design methods and tools, conducted at the Architectural Association School of Architecture (London), Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London), and independently. A brief introduction explains the philosophy behind generative design methods and their basic principles. A number of computer software tools and projects developed by the author are then used to illustrate the methodology, techniques and features of generative design and its organisation of information.
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