Entry Date:
April 4, 1999

Shape Grammars

Principal Investigator George Stiny

Co-investigators Terry Knight , Takehiko Nagakura

Project Website http://www.shapegrammar.org


This group is engaged in a broad range of work on shape grammars, a visual and generative system for creating and describing designs on multiple levels. Work on shape and shape representation at the theoretical level aims at a new computational basis for design. Work on practical applications focuses on the potential of shape grammars in stylistic analysis and in the creative design process. Faculty and students are also exploring the use and development of digital and web-based technologies, computer software, and remote collaboration for supporting shape grammar applications.