The Construction of Shapes

R Krishnamurti
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R Krishnamurti: Centre for Configurational Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, England

Environment and Planning B, 1981, vol. 8, issue 1, 5-40

Abstract: An algorithm for shape rule application is presented. A shape rule α → β applies to a labelled shape γ whenever there is a transformation τ that makes α a subshape of γ. In this case, a new labelled shape can be obtained by replacing the occurrence of τ(α) in 7 with τ(β). The algorithm required for this process is developed in this paper. This algorithm determines all possible distinct transformations under which a given shape rule applies to a given labelled shape and the corresponding labelled shapes resulting from such applications. The definitions and notations given for labelled shapes and shape grammars by Stiny (1980) are used.

Date: 1981
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