Generative Design

Image from Autodesk Generative Design Primer by Matterlab: https://www.generativedesign.org/#open-source

'Generative design is a form-finding process that can mimic nature's evolutionary approach to design. It can start with design goals and then explore innumerable possible permutations of a solution to find the best option. By using cloud computing, generative design can cycle through thousands or even millions of design choices, test configurations and learn from each iteration what works and what doesn't. The process can enable designers to generate brand new options, beyond what a human alone could create, to arrive at a most effective design.' to find out more...

Revit 2021 included Revit Generative Design, to find out more... 

Passage via http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/865.18/design/generative/index.html

Related reading:

• https://medium.com/generative-design by Danil Nagy
• https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#fiona
• https://www.cgal.org/
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319115580_Developing_an_Open_Python_Library_for_Urban_Design_Optimisation-Pyliburo (Open source python package for urban design)
• https://medium.com/autodesk-university/generative-design-for-architectural-space-planning-9f82cf5dcdc0 (Autodesk)
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311534315_Analysing_Populations_of_Design_Variants_Using_Clustering_and_Archetypal_Analysis (Dr Chen Kian Wee)
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327032079_Enabling_Algorithm-Assisted_Architectural_Design_Exploration_for_Computational_Design_Novices (Dr Chen Kian Wee)

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