Artificial Architecture
Encyclopedia
Artificial architecture, also referred to as algorithmic architecture and algorithmic design, is the research area combining architectural design
and artificial intelligence
. It can be considered a subfield of design computing
, with emphases on artificial intelligence
, computational creativity
and knowledge engineering
.
The main objectives of this field are:
The term has been popularized by the Department of Artificial Architecture (Institute of Artificial Art Amsterdam), where remarkable efforts in this area have been made employing visual grammar to generate random specifications of 3-dimensional objects and structures.
The concept of artificial architecture was theoretically proposed and thoroughly used in the title and the content of a PhD Thesis developed at Polytechnical University of Madrid (Spain): Arquitectura Artificial o Manierismo por Computadora (Artificial Architecture or Computer Aided Mannerism).
Architectural Design
Architectural Design, also known as AD, is a UK-based architectural journal first launched in 1930.In its early days it was more concerned with the British scene, but gradually became more international. It also moved away from presenting mostly news towards theme-based issues...
and artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
. It can be considered a subfield of design computing
Design computing
Design Computing refers to an area of Design Studies that deals with furthering the understanding and the practice of design activities through the application and development of novel concepts and techniques in computing....
, with emphases on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
, computational creativity
Computational creativity
Computational creativity is a multidisciplinary endeavour that is located at the intersection of the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and the arts.The goal of computational creativity is to model, simulate or replicate creativity using a computer, to...
and knowledge engineering
Knowledge engineering
Knowledge engineering was defined in 1983 by Edward Feigenbaum, and Pamela McCorduck as follows:At present, it refers to the building, maintaining and development of knowledge-based systems...
.
The main objectives of this field are:
- Development of algorithms to partially simplify or automate architectural designArchitectural DesignArchitectural Design, also known as AD, is a UK-based architectural journal first launched in 1930.In its early days it was more concerned with the British scene, but gradually became more international. It also moved away from presenting mostly news towards theme-based issues...
and urban planningUrban planningUrban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
tasks. - Definition of computable models of architectural knowledge, as general and flexible as possible.
- Automatic generation of variations on architectural features, structures and objects.
The term has been popularized by the Department of Artificial Architecture (Institute of Artificial Art Amsterdam), where remarkable efforts in this area have been made employing visual grammar to generate random specifications of 3-dimensional objects and structures.
The concept of artificial architecture was theoretically proposed and thoroughly used in the title and the content of a PhD Thesis developed at Polytechnical University of Madrid (Spain): Arquitectura Artificial o Manierismo por Computadora (Artificial Architecture or Computer Aided Mannerism).
See also
- Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
- Artificial lifeArtificial lifeArtificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline was named by Christopher Langton, an American computer scientist, in 1986...
- Building Information ModelingBuilding Information ModelingBuilding information modeling is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle.BIM involves representing a design as objects – vague and undefined, generic or product-specific, solid shapes or void-space oriented , that carry their geometry, relations and attributes...
- CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
- CAAD (Computer-Aided Architectural Design)
- CLACCLACL (programming language)CLACL is the result of a theoretical research, still in progress, which aims to provide a formal description of the logical choices relating to the definition of organisational processes of composition.The logic of "CLACL" is not based on the processing of numerical information, but on...
(Computer-Aided Logical Composition) - Computational creativityComputational creativityComputational creativity is a multidisciplinary endeavour that is located at the intersection of the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and the arts.The goal of computational creativity is to model, simulate or replicate creativity using a computer, to...
- Design computingDesign computingDesign Computing refers to an area of Design Studies that deals with furthering the understanding and the practice of design activities through the application and development of novel concepts and techniques in computing....
- Digital morphogenesisDigital morphogenesisDigital morphogenesis is a process of shape development enabled by computation. While this concept is applicable in many areas, the term "digital morphogenesis" is used primarily in architecture....
- GenerativeComponentsGenerativeComponentsGenerativeComponents is parametric CAD software developed by Bentley Systems, was first introduced in 2003, became increasingly used in practice by early 2005, and was commercially released in November 2007. GenerativeComponents has a strong traditional base of users in academia and at...
- Knowledge engineeringKnowledge engineeringKnowledge engineering was defined in 1983 by Edward Feigenbaum, and Pamela McCorduck as follows:At present, it refers to the building, maintaining and development of knowledge-based systems...