A Paradigm for Interpreting Tractable Shape Grammars

Kui Yue and Ramesh Krishnamurti
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Kui Yue: Microsoft Inc., Redmond, WA 98052, USA
Ramesh Krishnamurti: School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA

Environment and Planning B, 2014, vol. 41, issue 1, 110-137

Abstract: Shape grammars are, in general, intractable. Even amongst tractable shape grammars, their characteristics vary significantly. This paper describes a paradigm for practical general shape grammar interpreters, which aim to address computational difficulties posed by parameterization. The paradigm is expressed in terms of frameworks each comprising an underlying data structure, manipulation algorithms, and a metalanguage. The approach is illustrated through three exemplar frameworks.

Keywords: shape grammars; tractability; framework; computer implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1068/b39107

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