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dc.contributor.advisorTerry Knight.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yufei, 1972-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-09T16:44:59Z
dc.date.available2010-02-09T16:44:59Z
dc.date.copyright1998en_US
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51561
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe synthesis of forms is an interesting problem which has faced designers for years. So far, the only solution to this problem is to use the imagination of designers. Even though computers have been used in representing designs, they play only a very passive role in the process of design. Computers are regarded as non-creative and lacking imagination. However, with the theory of Shape Grammar, a rule system that can be used to generate a large number of varied ~nd complex designs using only a small number of simple rules, computers can now have imagination. The problem is addressed here mainly in the domain of architecture. By formulating Shape Grammar in the framework of Iterated Function System (IFS) theory, various architectural massing designs, most of which could not be imagined by even the best architects, can be created by applying grammars to simple geometric forms recursively. The software package developed here uses Java, Open Inventor and cutting-edge 3D graphics technology. Architects will be able to work in a virtual 3D environment, generating designs with the aid of a creative computer.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Yufei Wang.en_US
dc.format.extent72 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.title3D architecture form synthesizeren_US
dc.title.alternativeThree D architecture form synthesizeren_US
dc.title.alternative3 dimensional architecture form synthesizeren_US
dc.title.alternativeThree dimensional architecture form synthesizeren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc40155122en_US


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