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shape grammar: a standalone construct

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shapegrammar1 CONSTRUCTShape grammarSTINY · DESIGN COMPUTATION

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Design computation

a set of rules that transform shapes step by step to generate designs belonging to a given style or language.

In design computation, shape grammar refers to a set of rules that transform shapes step by step to generate designs belonging to a given style or language. This meaning comes from Stiny (1980) in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design.[1]

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References

  1. Stiny, G. (1980). Introduction to shape and shape grammars. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 7(3), 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1068/b070343

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