After architecture : charting a new course

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-107). === The thesis is a synthesis of technology, art, science, computation and philosophy in charting a new course for architecture. It attempts to address the ques...

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Main Author: Ramachandran, Girish, 1963-
Other Authors: Peter A. Testa, Mark Jarzombek.This evolutionary modeling tool keeps the clay wet for the architect to interact, interpret and translate these complex 3-D forms and spaces to architecture at any given time. It also provides the capability to track ancestral history of forms and to use genetic properties of any particular generation in the evolution process. The thesis thus sets the framework for future exploration based on artificial life, a new form of designed artifact interacting and evolving in harmony with natural forces.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69392

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