Web services are a consolidated reality of the modern Web with tremendous, increasing
impact on everyday computing tasks. They turned the Web into the largest, most accepted …

This paper reviews the history and practices of geometry rationalization in non-standard
architecture. Referring to numerous examples, the changing role of the architect between …

In this paper we describe how constraint modeling can support design innovation.
Furthermore, we lay out how constraints are employed in the construction and exploration of …

Rapid prototyping and CNC machining tools are increasingly making their way, not only into
production, but also into design schools. The machines are posing new challenges, not so …

Rationalisation of architectural design is paramount to manufacturing and its construction.
This paper presents a methodology of rationalisation of building envelope geometry. We …

The capacities of language use, that of designing (see Heskett [2002], pp. 8-9) and those of
making and of using tools (see Baber [2003], pp. 3-4) are frequently cited when humans …

This paper is a progress report on an investigation into the rationalisation of apparently
irregular, foam-like space frame structures. The notion of design rationalisation and its …

This paper puts forward the concept of Generative Fabrication as a framework for exploring
the potential of material and device-specific design grammars to act both as machine …

Computation has enormous creative potential for designers. Unfortunately, many factors,
such as the considerable investment required to learn programming, have prevented it from …

This thesis investigates the impact of digital technology on the methods of design and
production in architecture. Through research of history, theory, technology, and methods, the …