Shape grammars allow a designer to explore a diverse and broad design space. Especially
among architects and engineers, the opportunity to evaluate numerous alternatives in the …

Abstract Recent Artificial Intelligence studies have achieved substantial improvements in
practical tasks by using extensive amounts of data. We assume that a substantial part of the …

Low profitability of the building industry has driven the adoption of industrialised production
methods in this sector. In an industrialised context, mass-customisation (MC) is a set of …

In Slovenia, the existing organised housing infrastructure for people over 65 years of age is
insufficient and lacks diversification. Older people are often homeowners, many of whom …

Shape grammars are rule-based formalisms for the specification of shape languages. Most
of the existing shape grammars are developed on paper and have not been implemented …

The kiosk K67 is a known example of mass-produced modular architecture designed in the
60s. Although these modules allow many design solutions, the designer Saša Mächtig did …

This paper compares the quality of designs generated by shape grammar systems with
designs created by professional architects. It describes an experiment in which evaluators …

The purpose of mass-customization strategies is to achieve product variety to satisfy different
customer tastes while increasing the standardization of products to gain economic benefits …

The software used by architects has evolved, and continues to do so, according to different
factors that, at their own pace, modify their practices to varying degrees. In order to …

The purpose of this study is to analyze William Hajjar's single-family houses in State
College, Pennsylvania, home of the Pennsylvania State University's main campus, by using …