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Hermes: A Computational Tool for Proportional Studies in Design
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Hyoung-June Park, Athanassios Economou and Panos Papalambros
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Bob Martens and Andre Brown
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Learning from the Past a Foundation for the Future: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architecture Design Futures (CAADFutures)
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Kluwer Academic Publishers: Vienna, Austria
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Proportion, Means, Design automation, Genetic algorithms, Design optimization, Andrea Palladio
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The absence of computational tools for the application of proportional theory in analysis and synthesis in design has been a persistent problem in the field of formal composition in architectural design. Analysis of existing designs still requires an enormous amount of patience and persistence from the researcher to undertake with pencil and paper. Synthesis of new designs with proportional qualities is even more elusive because of the mathematical sophistication it demands from the designers. And both activities require a command of this body of knowledge that very few architects nowadays possess. This work presents a computational tool as a tool for proportional studies based on the theory of means. The analysis component of the application evaluates existing designs and provides statistical measures about the proportional structure of the design. The synthesis component of the application generates new designs from known ones with additional prescribed proportional properties. In both cases design optimization methodologies are employed. The analysis component is written in Autolisp and runs within AutoCAD. The synthesis component is written using the Genetic Algorithm Toolbox of Matlab and an Autolisp application within AutoCAD.
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