Shape Computation Lab

Paperless Grammars

 


Title:

Paperless Grammars

Authors:

Athanassios Economou and Thomas Grasl

Book:

Computational Studies on Cultural Variation and Heredity

Editors:

Ji-Hyun Lee

Series:

KAIST Research Series

Pages:

139-160

Publisher:

Springer, Singapore

Publication date:

2018

DOI:

10.1007/978-981-10-8189-7_12

Keywords:

Shape grammars, Shape computation, Computer implementation, Formal composition, Rule-based design, Symmetry

Abstract:

A workshop in formal composition using machine-based specifications of parametric shape rules is presented. The workshop is structured along two different trajectories: one starting from existing grammars and one starting from scratch, and both in a rising complexity in the specification of the rules and the ways they affect design. Rules, productions and designs in corresponding languages illustrate the findings. The speculation on a new design workflow whereas the designers seamlessly design and test their rules within their design processes is briefly discussed in the end.

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