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Parametric, grammatical, and perceptual iterations on structural design synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2018

Rizal Muslimin
Rizal Muslimin*
Affiliation:
School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Author for correspondence: Rizal Muslimin, E-mail: rizal.muslimin@sydney.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper presents a computational design method to analyze and synthesize representation mechanisms in structural design. The role of shape grammar schemas in analyzing parametric and grammatical structural analysis is discussed, and a set of schema to generate novel structural topology is provided.

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Computational designcreativity and ideationdesign cognitiondesign methodsshape grammarstructure

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AI EDAM , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , August 2018 , pp. 269 - 281
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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