A Form-making Algorithm
: Shape Grammar Reversed
Under the assumption that design is a hypothetical test of building, this paper introduces a method of employing architectural knowledge through direct manipulation of geometric objects. Proposing a framework for retrieving and analysing not only what is modelled but also how it is designed, this paper demonstrates that designing can be viewed as an object of research. The paper also discusses the issues pertaining to the implementation of the aforementioned framework.
DESCRIPTION
The tool for making an architectural reference has been developed as a migration of Nine Square Grid Composition (NSGC), which was designed within AutoCAD environment in AutoLisp and DCL, to a web-based application in C++ and JAVA programming language. The basic structure of NSGC is rooted from research on designer work in traditional studio class. There are two most polemic points taken from the research. The first is that rational discussion between designer and instructor about a design is not possible without records of the form-making process. The second is that the necessity of an architectural reference for searching, comparing, and retrieving design artifacts during design process with a computational application.
Our understanding of where we live
is not so philosophical but rather pragmatic
Understanding urban environment with quantifiable measures has been the source of debates
Well then becomes the one of heated discussions … now possiblly the one of main trends